hash, use single linked list for entries#16351
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Curl's double linked list is proven code, but it comes with some additional memory overhead. Since hash's internal list of elements needs only forward traversals, it seems worthwhile to use a single linked list internally. This saves 3 pointers per entry plus 3 pointers per slot.
…s implementation did. This seems to happen in the multi event handling and maybe worth revisiting once that refactor has been merged. It seems wrong to destroy a hash twice.
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Curl's double linked list is proven code, but it comes with some additional memory overhead. Since hash's internal list of elements needs only forward traversals, it seems worthwhile to use a single linked list internally. This saves 3 pointers per entry plus 3 pointers per slot. Closes curl#16351
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Curl's double linked list is proven code, but it comes with some additional memory overhead. Since hash's internal list of elements needs only forward traversals, it seems worthwhile to use a single linked list internally.
This saves 3 pointers per entry plus 3 pointers per slot.