Richard Braun, le Tue 17 Jan 2012 11:40:38 +0100, a écrit : > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:26:26AM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > > I'd suggest using a base size of e.g. 64 or another power of two close > > > to the expected common size, instead of "twice as much". > > > > Why? > > It should reduce fragmentation in most memory allocators
Why? Allocators often use header/footer around the allocated area, so a power of two does nothelp. > and it's also quicker to multiply. ?? "twice as much" is shifting left. Computing a close power of two is way longer to compute. Samuel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
