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Real-Time Design Patterns: Robust Scalable Architecture for Real-Time Systems
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Real-Time Design Patterns: Robust Scalable Architecture for Real-Time Systems

by Bruce Powel Douglass
September 2002
Intermediate to advanced
528 pages
11h 7m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Chapter 6. Memory Patterns

The following patterns are presented in this chapter.

  • Static Allocation Pattern: Allocates memory up front

  • Pool Allocation Pattern: Preallocates pools of needed objects

  • Fixed Sized Buffer Pattern: Allocates memory in same-sized blocks

  • Smart Pointer Pattern: Makes pointers reliable

  • Garbage Collection Pattern: Automatically reclaims lost memory

  • Garbage Compactor Pattern: Automatically defragments and reclaims memory

Memory Management Patterns

Much of the difficulty in building complex real-time and embedded system centers around managing shared resources in ways that are simultaneously efficient and robust. The patterns in this chapter focus on efficient management of memory as a resource and the robust sharing of general software ...

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