[ZODB-Dev] BTree memory bomb

[Jim Fulton]

Simon Burton wrote:
...
> I don't particularly need to know
> the len of it, and if I did I could store that in a counter.

Note that there is a class in BTrees.Length designed for
specifically this purpose. Keeping a counter creates a hot
spot.  The BTree Length class is designed to mitigate the
hot spot by providing conflict resolution.

Jim

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