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Replaced Skyrim's default heap allocation with TBBMalloc (from Intel's Threading Building Blocks).
Like SSE Engine Fixes' UseTBBMalloc does.
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Simple Heap Replacer
The Simple Heap Replacer plugin replaces Skyrim's default heap allocation (heapAlloc?) with TBBMalloc.
Most people may not understand, simply put:Many people have used meh321's Crash Fixes with UseOSAllocators=1 to enhance stability for the user's Skyrim (I think so).
In fact, UseOSAllocators=1 is to replace the default heap allocation of Skyrim with malloc of the C standard library, and tbbmalloc is the allocation method used by Intel Threading Building Blocks to replace malloc.
So in essence Simple Heap Replacer is similar to UseOSAllocators=1, but the malloc used for replacement is changed to tbbmalloc.
Q&A
Question: Why am I replacing heap allocations?
Answer: Usually not needed, if you feel you have built your Skyrim well you can just use the SKSE Patch to increase the heap memory.
Question: Why use tbbmalloc instead of malloc?
Answer: tbbmalloc is a function provided by Intel Threading Building Blocks to replace malloc, and one of the purposes of TBB is threading to improve performance.
Question: Is it safe to replace the default heap allocation?
Answer: In preliminary tests, we did find some bugs caused by replacing the default heap allocation, but the side effects are usually the same as UseOSAllocators=1. If you like to use UseOSAllocators=1, then Simple Heap Replacer is the same.
Common compatibility issues:
Crash Fixes's UseOSAllocators=1:
Obviously, you can't have Simple Heap Replacer and Crash Fixes coexist with UseOSAllocators=1, they modify the same places.Solution: Keep the UseOSAllocators of CrashFixPlugin.ini at 0.
Note: Keep the AlignHeapAllocate at 0.
hdtSkyrimMemPatch's ReplaceDefaultHavokHeap = true:
Likewise, any plugin that modifies the default heap may not be compatible.
Solution: keep ReplaceDefaultHavokHeap=false if you have hdtSkyrimMemPatch.
Please note that the tbbmalloc.dll in Part 2 must be extracted to the game root directory (near TESV.exe), otherwise the plugin will not take effect.
Credit:
Intel's Threading Building Blocks
SKSE Team's Skyrim Script Extender
meh321's Crash Fixes
aers - Nukem - Ryan SSE Engine Fixes