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Building a Fixed-Size Block Memory Pool Allocator in C++

VectorByte
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3y ago · Sep 21, 2022 2:28 PM
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Heap fragmentation in dynamic game loops can cause latency spikes. A pre-allocated memory pool allocator provides O(1) allocation and deallocation.
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KronoDev
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3y ago · Sep 21, 2022 4:12 PM
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Free list pointers stored directly inside the unused memory chunks avoid extra metadata overhead per block.
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3y ago · Sep 21, 2022 5:12 PM
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Using memory pools for bullet entities and particle effects eliminated our frame drops completely.
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