Tim Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: > Anything in obmalloc that is not arena space should continue to come > from malloc, I believe.
Sorry, but I don't understand why arena space should be different. If a platform's libc implementers think mmap should be used to obtain 256KB chunks (i.e., arenas), then surely they implement the platform malloc to defer to mmap in such cases. If they don't but "should", then bugging the platform vendor to improve the system malloc in this respect is the best idea (then all apps on the platform benefit, and Python stays simpler). OTOH, if for some compelling reason it's believed Python knows better than platform vendors, then obmalloc should be uglied-up on all paths to make the enlightened choice. ---------- nosy: +tim_one _______________________________________ Python tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bugs.python.org/issue3526> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
