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Writing Custom STL Allocators for std::vector and std::map in C++

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11mo ago · Sep 12, 2025 2:40 PM

Implementing the C++17 allocator requirements (allocate, deallocate, value_type) to route STL containers through custom memory arenas.

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11mo ago · Sep 12, 2025 4:30 PM

std::pmr (Polymorphic Memory Resources) in C++17 makes custom allocators even simpler with std::pmr::monotonic_buffer_resource.

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11mo ago · Sep 12, 2025 10:30 PM

Using stack-allocated monotonic buffers for temporary vectors inside frame loops eliminated 100% of malloc/free heap lock contention.

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