Re: What are the differences between std::shared_ptr and boost::shared_ptr?
On 19 Sep., 07:23, Juha Nieminen wrote:
SG <s.gesem...@gmail.com> wrote:
On 17 Sep., 14:48, Juha Nieminen wrote:
SG <s.gesem...@gmail.com> wrote:
auto sa = std::make_shared<std::vector<int>>(100);
(*sa)[5] = 1729;
So you have, internally, a pointer which points to a dynamically
allocated object (plus probably another to a different dynamically
allocated object containing a refcount and other data), which has as
a member a pointer to a dynamically allocated array.
Sounds like you're counting three allocations. But it's possible to do
that with two (including the array the vector allocates in its
constructor)!
Double the indirection, double the amount of memory allocations,
double the overhead.
...compared to what?
Compared to the scenario where the smart pointer points directly to t=
he
allocated array,
....and what scenario is that exactly? Please be more specific. What
kind of implementation are you referring to? boost::shared_array?
rather than to a dynamically allocated object which has
a pointer to a dynamically allocated array. The intermediate dynamically
allocated object would be avoided.
Just to make sure: You are aware of the fact that it's possible to
implement std::make_shared so that make_shared<vector<int>> allocates
the reference counter and the vector in one go, right?
So, unless you come up with a "juha::make_shared_array" template which
crams reference counter and array into the same memory block (so only
one allocation is needed), there is no improvement in terms of number
of allocations. As of now, Boost doesn't offer this kind of function
template.
Cheers!
SG
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