Is there a way to increase the efficiency of shared_ptr by storing the reference count inside the controlled object?

Question

This is becoming a common pattern in my code, for when I need to manage an object that needs to be noncopyable because either A. it is \"heavy\" or B. it is an operating sys

Answer 1

If you want to reduce the overhead of distinct memory allocations for your object and the reference counter, you could try to use make_shared. That's what its for.