Custom (pool) allocator with boost shared_ptr

Question

I want objects managed by a shared_ptr to be allocated from a pool, say Boost\'s Pool interface, how can this be achieved?

Answer 1

These are almost orthogonal concerns. shared_ptr plays no part in allocation of objects.

Where it is concerned is in the deletion of memory no longer referenced. If you have allocated from anything other than the default heap you'll need to provide a custom deleter