[New-bugs-announce] [issue26251] Use "Low-fragmentation Heap" memory allocator on Windows

[STINNER Victor]

New submission from STINNER Victor:

Python has a memory allocator optimized for allocations <= 512 bytes: PyObject_Malloc(). It was discussed to replace it by the native "Low-fragmentation Heap" memory allocator on Windows.

I'm not aware of anyone who tried that. I would nice to try, especially to run benchmarks.

See also the issue #26249: "Change PyMem_Malloc to use PyObject_Malloc allocator?".

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components: Windows
messages: 259293
nosy: haypo, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Use "Low-fragmentation Heap" memory allocator on Windows
type: performance
versions: Python 3.6

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