MagicStack / MagicStack/immutables
Adding support for shared_memory allocator for multiprocessing.
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- C
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Description
How feasible is it modifying `static MapObject * map_alloc(void)` (and the `...dealloc` functions) to use a custom allocator, if buffer parameter is passed to constructor, so a multiprocessing.shared_memory.SharedMemory().buf can be used, similarly to Numpy?
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Research direction
Start with the static map_alloc and dealloc functions named in the issue, then trace the constructor path and its buffer handling. Compare the proposed SharedMemory.buf use with the existing Numpy approach, including the C extension boundary. Done should be a clearly scoped design and feasibility result with any required tests identified.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100