Does anyone has fixed size memory allocator code?

[Min-Koo Seo]

Hello.

I am reading Effective C++ by Scott Myers. In item 10, there is a
question for readers: writing generalized fixed size memory allocator.

I tried to solve the problem, but I couldn't. To allocate for memory
for any objects, I need declare a void *. But, AFAIK, void * does not
support + operator, making the solution complicated.

If you solved the problem, or know where the answer is, then please
let me know.

TIA
Minkoo Seo

[valentin tihomirov]

> generalized fixed size memory allocator.

Generics aka templates

[Min-Koo Seo]

"valentin tihomirov" <va*********************@abelectron.com> wrote in message news:<2j*************@uni-berlin.de>...

generalized fixed size memory allocator.

Generics aka templates

I'm afriad that generics is not the answer I want.

The fixed size memory allocator I've metioned operates as follows:

1) Allocate large chunk of memory.
2) If client (some class) requests memory, then small amount of memory
(size of the memory required is fixed) is given to the client.
3) Client uses the memory and return it to allocator.

Regards,
Minkoo Seo

[tom_usenet]

On 20 Jun 2004 07:58:25 -0700, po******@hanmail.net (Min-Koo Seo)
wrote:

Hello.

I am reading Effective C++ by Scott Myers. In item 10, there is a
question for readers: writing generalized fixed size memory allocator.

I tried to solve the problem, but I couldn't. To allocate for memory
for any objects, I need declare a void *. But, AFAIK, void * does not
support + operator, making the solution complicated.

If you solved the problem, or know where the answer is, then please
let me know.

Check out Loki's small object allocator:
http://www.moderncppdesign.com/ (and read the book for the how-to).

Alternatively, boost's pool library also does this. See www.boost.org

Tom
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