Findecanor 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I would call that a region-based memory allocator... Only that it has a single region, ever.

	▲	antonvs 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Or it's a generational garbage collector with the generation management and collection functionality omitted.

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whartung 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They do that in other places.

As I heard the tale, on the Standard Missile, they don't recirculate the hydraulic fluid, they just spit out as the missile flies. It's a wonderful engineering solution.

	▲	pfdietz 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		And on the Falcon 9, the hydrocarbon fuel is used as hydraulic fluid, then just dumped back into the fuel tank.

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dana321 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

now that is what i call the ultimate in garbage collection technology