vtmalloc 1.2

vtmalloc is a fast memory allocator for multi-threaded applications and Tcl. vtmalloc project provides low contention and the ability to return memory to the system.

Tcl

Replace exiting tclThreadAlloc. in the Tcl distribution and recompile with
--enable-threads option. Or use LD_PRELOAD=tclThreadAlloc.so before loading your application.

There is command Tcl_VTMallocCtlObjCmd which can be used in application to force deallocating global pages as well.

To use it in your Tcl program, link it with libvtmalloc.so and execute

extern Tcl_ObjProc Tcl_VTMallocCtlObjCmd;

Tcl_CreateObjCommand(interp, "vtmalloc_ctl", Tcl_VTMallocCtlObjCmd, NULL, NULL);

What's New in This Release:

· Greatly improved speed and memory usage.



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