[opensource-dev] Script Memory Management Algorithm

[Lear Cale]

Fine, don't waste your time responding.  Go do better things.

On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 6:39 AM, Carlo Wood <carlo at alinoe.com> wrote:
> It makes little sense to me to put time into convincing a random non-Linden.
> And since LL is going to ignore the whole discussion/idea anyway, I have
> better things to do. Sorry.
>
> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 11:56:36AM -0500, Lear Cale wrote:
>> If it were a simple change, I'm sure it would be considered.  What
>> you're suggesting sounds like would require a massive rewrite.  I
>> agree that a dynamic system would be much better, easier to code and
>> less wasted memory.  But without detailed knowledge of how the system
>> is currently implemented, it's not possible to assess how difficult it
>> would be to change from a fixed allocation scheme to a dynamic one.
>>
>> It's easy to ask for changes without regard to the cost.  LL needs to
>> consider the cost, in terms of effort and risk.  Can you do a
>> cost/benefit analysis on your suggestion?  Or are you just being
>> immovably stubborn?
>
> There would be a one-time cost to write it. I doubt that needed
> four to eight times the amount of physical RAM weight up against
> any (possible) maintenance cost (which I estimate to be neglectable
> in the first place).
>
>> Lear
>
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> Carlo Wood <carlo at alinoe.com>
>