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Is there any callback from the SyncPoint for the NativeContainers in Jobs to dispose?

Discussion in 'Entity Component System' started by TMPxyz, Jul 15, 2019.

  1. TMPxyz

    TMPxyz

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    This must be a dumb question, but I cannot find out the place for NativeContainers to dispose.

    If I don't understand it in a wrong way, the jobs might outlast the OnUpdate() in System (if doesn't call Complete in main-thread), but they will finish at the sync points.

    The problem is [DeallocateOnJobCompletion] doesn't work for all NativeContainer, so I've to find a place to dispose those dangling container when they finally end.

    I've tried to find a callback on sync-point for system to do some mem cleanup but found nothing.

    So my backup plans include:
    • Use persistent alloc, so only clear() before use and dispose() at end. This is simple but it might hold the memory even the system doesn't run every frame.
    • Use Monobehaviour to expose an event for all systems to subscibe, which fire at the end of frame or some safe points.
    Is there some obvious solution I'm missing here. I really prefer some callback from sync-points.
     
  2. tertle

    tertle

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    I'd say this is probably the standard approach.