[ace-users] Objects returning themselves to a memory pool

[Stew Paddaso]

ACE VERSION : 5.5.1

HOST MACHINE and OPERATING SYSTEM:
        i686, linux kernel 2.6 and WinXP

TARGET MACHINE and OPERATING SYSTEM, if different from HOST:
        i686, PPC, MIPS

COMPILER NAME AND VERSION (AND PATCHLEVEL):
        GCC 4.0.1 and VC9

THE $ACE_ROOT/ace/config.h FILE:
        #include "ace/config-linux.h"

THE $ACE_ROOT/include/makeinclude/platform_macros.GNU FILE:
    no_hidden_visibility=1
    include $(ACE_ROOT)/include/makeinclude/platform_linux.GNU

DESCRIPTION:

Our system is a C++ reference counted / interfaced-based system, and
we would like to create a MediaBuffer object that will automatically
return itself to a buffer pool when there are no further references to
it. Our thought was to use ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator<MediaBuffer>
and pass a pointer to the allocator to the MediaBuffer. Then, when the
MediaBuffer object if released, it would call _allocator->free(this)
to return itself to the pool. I suspect this will work from what I've
read, but I want confirm this we those more knowledgeable than I.

Thanks.