Re: [Fwd: basic_string<> - useless because of its poor performance]

[Ryszard Kabatek <Ryszard dot Kabatek at softax dot pl>]

Carlo Wood wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 08:38:34AM +0200, Ryszard Kabatek wrote:
> > size_type
> > get_new_capacity(size_type n,
> >                  size_type max_len)
> > {
> >   if (n > max_len) // OK, we get an exception in _Rep::_S_create
> >      return n;
> >
> >   size_type result = n < 17 ? 32 : 2*n;
> >   return result < max_len ? result : max_len; // Avoiding an exception in _Rep::_S_create
> > }
> 
> Hmm.  How about:
> 
> size_type
> get_new_capacity(size_type n,
>                  size_type max_len)
> {
>   // Not sure if this is still correct:
>   if (n > max_len)                                      // OK, we get an exception in _Rep::_S_create
>      return n;
> 
>   const size_type l2 = 5;                               // 5 == 2log(32), 32 is the minimum size.
>   size_type l = (n < __page_size ? n : __page_size) + __malloc_header_size - 1;
> 
>   if (l >= __page_size - 1)
>     n = (((n - 1) >> __log_page_size) + 1) << __log_page_size;  // __log_page_size == 2log(__page_size).
>   else
>     for (n = 1 << l2, l >>= l2; l > 0; n <<= 1)
>       l >>= 1;
> 
>   size_type result = n - __malloc_header_size;
>   return result < max_len ? result : max_len;           // Avoiding an exception in _Rep::_S_create
> }
> 
> I am not sure if I understand it correctly however: does this function
> return the new __capacity, or is this what is passed directly to malloc()?
> This implementation assumes that the result is passed directly to malloc().
> I have the feeling it should contain sizeof(CharT) and sizeof(_Rep) somehow though :/
> This function is not as trivial as it looks.
> 
In my intention the parameter n of get_new_capacity is the storage amount we really need.
get_new_capacity should expand that value by a factor of 2 ( max. till string::max_size()).
Perhaps the name is not perfect :-\

The return value of get_new_capacity is passed to _Rep::_S_create.

Regards
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Ryszard Kabatek