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Quote: arena allocation is 3/4's as fast as stack allocation, twice as fast as quick fit and 7 times faster than first fit
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memory management by age
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On a VAX, the total cost of stack allocation is about 5N/k instructions per byte for N allocations of k bytes apiece. First fit takes about 57N/k instructions per byte. Quick fit of predetermined blocks takes about 15N/k instructions per byte, while arena allocation takes 8N/k instructions. Without very large physical memories, garbage collection is much more expensive.
Topic: memory management by age (18 items)