[In a comparison of memory allocators with real traces] To our great surprise, we found that … well. All three of these allocators had only … small block sizes up to four words. They … 28%, 31% and 32%. Then came a cluster … 59% [sic]. These were followed by a cluster … storage using powers-of-two sizes came last, at 85%. … In simulations of two of the best allocators … 14%.
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