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> SuperMalloc achieves these performance advantages using less than half as much code as the alternatives. SuperMalloc exploits the fact that although physical
by anarazel 10y ago
> SuperMalloc achieves these performance advantages using less than half as much code as the alternatives. SuperMalloc exploits the fact that although physical memory is always precious, virtual address space on a 64-bit machine is relatively cheap.
On the other hand that can considerably increase the size of the page table, and the cost and frequency of TLB misses. So I'm not sure this all a meaningful comparison.