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authorEvan Huus <eapache@gmail.com>2012-11-24 18:49:52 +0000
committerEvan Huus <eapache@gmail.com>2012-11-24 18:49:52 +0000
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Add the block allocator to the documentation.
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@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ The currently available allocators are:
- glib (wmem_allocator_glib.h)
A simple allocator that g_allocs requested memory and tracks each
allocation via a linked list.
+ - block (wmem_allocator_block.h)
+ A simple block allocator that grabs large chunks of memory at a time
+ (10 MB currently) and serves allocations out of those chunks.
3.2 Creating a Pool