[Python-Dev] Activating pymalloc

Neil Schemenauer nas@python.ca
Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:37:07 -0800


Tim Peters wrote:
> There's just no sane way to say "give me obmalloc.c's malloc".  I'd rather
> we named obmalloc.c's entry points, e.g., PyMalloc_Malloc directly ...

Me too.  That way I could have PyObject_GC_{New,NewVar,Del} use obmalloc
under the hood.  Even better, maybe there's a way to do some inlining
and remove some of the alloction function call overhead.

  Neil