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Using Pools gives you more control over how memory is used in your program.
For example, you could have a situation where you want to allocate a bunch
of small objects at one point, and then reach a point in your program where
none of them are needed any more. Using pool interfaces, you can choose to
run their destructors or just drop them off into oblivion; the pool interface
will guarantee that there are no system memory leaks.
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Pools are generally used when there is a lot of allocation and deallocation
of small objects. Another common usage is the situation above, where many
objects may be dropped out of memory.
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In general, use Pools when you need a more efficient way to do unusual memory
control.
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