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From: Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: encapsulating directory operations
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2025 20:39:17 +0200
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Am 09.06.2025 um 20:33 schrieb Scott Lurndal:

> And there are many ways to handle it that don't include throwing
> bad_alloc when the system is unable to provide additional address
> space, memory or backing store.

These ways are all less comfortable than bad_alloc.

> Allocating major data structures at application start (perhaps using
> a pool allocator) and crafting your algorithms such that they
> don't require infinite memory is a good start.

With modern allocators like mimalloc allocation is that fast that
you mostly can't compete with your own pools.