[PD] [PD-announce] share-mem lib

[Phil Stone]

Cyrille, this is very exciting. Where can we get more details?


Phil


On 10/31/12 4:19 PM, Cyrille Henry wrote:
> hello,
>
> i just did a initial commit of share-mem, a lib dedicated to deal with 
> shared memory.
>
> background :
> pd / pd~ communication is really slow. by example, having a pd~ patch 
> with 8 audio in and 8 out, use about 50% cpu of a recent computer for 
> each process only to deal with audio communication.
> sending a large array from one process to the other is almost not 
> possible in RT.
> This really limit pd~ usability.
>
> -----
>
> Thanks to share memory, communication between process can be greatly 
> improve.
> This lib is mainly composed of an external, and few abstraction and 
> examples.
>
>
> Everything look stable, at least on a ubuntu (12.04) and a osX laptop.
> Implementation follow POSIX standard, so it will unfortunately not 
> work on windows.
>
> everything that I need is there, even if lot's more work could be 
> made. I hope to have user feedback before making more development.
>
> Cheers
> Cyrille
>
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