Re: slab allocator

[Marcus Brinkmann]

On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 01:04:18PM +0200, Johan Rydberg wrote:
> Actually, there is no need for doing that.  But slab sapces are small objects
> with a static size, for which the slab allocator is used.  But you're right,
> malloc could be used instead.  That would eliminate the need for a init 
> function.

Right.  Well, slab spaces certainly are small objects with a static size,
but if only two or three are going to be created at startup, and then no
more, you can not take advantage of a slab allocator scheme (which is
effective when you allocate a lot of objects and release frequently).

I am open minded here.  We can leave it in as it is for now, and later
simplify it if we find a reason to think that it is a waste.

Thanks,
Marcus

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