a general gc allocator: gc_alloc

[xushiwei]

What is GC Allocator:

• It is not "GC".
• It is an Allocator for allocating memory.
• A better Smart Pointer.
• Another way of GC: if you forget to release memory, it will help you doing this.

See ​http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/gc-allocator.aspx

[xushiwei]

Chageset [44910]: initial version of gc_alloc.

[xushiwei]

Changeset [44911]: gc_alloc::newArray

[xushiwei]

[44912]: gc_alloc::_TryGC, boost::priority_queue

[xushiwei]

[44913]: gc_alloc defects - gc_alloc::destroy, destroyArray crashed when they destroy a normal pointer (types with no destructor).

[xushiwei]

[44915]: gc_alloc::swap

[xushiwei]

[44920]: release gc_alloc (pre-alpha)

[xushiwei]

[44923]: linux/gcc

[xushiwei]

[45015]:

1. MemHeader::cbSize => MemHeader::cbNodeSize
2. defect: condition of AllocSizeHuge

[xushiwei]

[45020]: gc_alloc::_reduceDestroyChain();

[xushiwei]

[45196]: gc_alloc: memory align

[Steven Watanabe]

Trac tickets are primarily for dealing with bugs in existing Boost libraries.