Pre-Allocate Memory?

Hi,

I'm running websocket-sharp in Unity 5.4 for a virtual reality application. Among other things, I am streaming image data at 10 hz to Unity from another computer through websockets. Every second and a half or so, however, the garbage collector calls and I lose 10 or more frames, which is unacceptably uncomfortable for a VR program. The websocket client seems to be generating a lot of wasted memory from the image data received. Is there any way to specify to websocket-sharp to pre-allocate some memory in a pool and only save to the locations in that pool when receiving messages? The messages received are the same length every time, so I could provide that to a constructor if necessary.

If changes are necessary but you can't provide them yourself, where would I begin making such changes?

Thanks!
Zoe

Start by tracing the websocket client’s receive path and how fixed-length image messages are stored and released. Determine whether a caller-configurable memory pool is feasible without changing message behavior; done means the allocation approach is specified and verified for repeated image receives.