microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Add and use snmalloc, mimalloc for allocation performance
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- Dominant language
- C++
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Description
# Description of the new feature/enhancement
Github randomly revealed a project from Microsoft that upon investigation seems like it would be pretty useful here to possibly boost performance for allocations. https://github.com/microsoft/snmalloc
# Proposed technical implementation details (optional)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no source files, tests, or entry points; begin by locating the terminal's allocation paths and reviewing snmalloc and mimalloc integration requirements. Done would require measured allocation-performance results and a clearly scoped, reviewed implementation plan.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems, performance
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100