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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -52,9 +52,14 @@ ******************************************************************************** * pkmem.h: def PK_IMPL_MEM before including pk.h to enable ad-hoc. * -* A bucketed memory manager. Allows the creation and management of up to a well -* known number of buckets. While this is thread-safe, the threading safety is -* a Grug implementation via a single mutex. PRs welcome. +* A bucketed memory manager. Allows for the creation and management of up to a +* well-defined number of buckets. +* +* Thread safety: Bucket creation and destruction is *not* thread-safe. On the +* other hand, the "pk_new" and "pk_delete" methods *are* thread-safe, but +* thread-safety is implemented per-bucket via a single mutex with long-running +* lock times. PRs for a more performant thread-safe strategy are welcome, +* complexity and benchmark depending. * * The following definitions (shown with defaults) can be overridden: * PK_DEFAULT_BUCKET_SIZE 256MB (used when bkt is NULL on first call) |
