Brad Roberts wrote:
On 6/12/2010 1:53 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
Brad Roberts wrote:
Or, even better:
import core.memory;
void* m = GC.malloc(size);
The idea was to not use the gc, instead explicitly manage the block of
memory.
Actually, the point was to get precise lifetime of memory, right? That's where
the refcounting comes in. That the memory comes from the gc doesn't mean it
can't be refcounted to achieve that. It does mean that it's needlessly scanned
as part of any collection cycles. It's not too hard to suggest that it's worth
doing to find refcount cycles that should have gone away.
You're right, but enormous effort has gone into improving malloc/free, why not
take advantage of it? It also serves as a demonstration for how to do it.
