From: Pavel Vozenilek (pavel_vozenilek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-12 17:42:44
"Kim Barrett" wrote:
> The object allocation mechanisms provided by shmem are, surprise,
> dynamic allocation. If a system design forbids dynamic allocation,
> there is nothing magical about the shmem library's allocation
> mechanisms that would make it more acceptable in such a system.
>
shmem, being so limited, may provide lower
and easier to estimate upper limits than
dynamic allocation provided by OS/compiler RTL.
(The stress is on /may/, I don't know whether anyone
will rely on such assumption.)
/Pavel