`fbstring` is a drop-in replacement for `std::string`. The main
benefit of `fbstring` is significantly increased performance on
virtually all important primitives. This is achieved by using a
-two-tiered storage strategy and by cooperating with the memory
+three-tiered storage strategy and by cooperating with the memory
allocator. In particular, `fbstring` is designed to detect use of
jemalloc and cooperate with it to achieve significant improvements in
speed and memory usage.
* Small strings (<= 23 chars) are stored in-situ without memory
allocation.
-* Other strings (> 23 chars) are stored in malloc-allocated
+* Medium strings (24 - 255 chars) are stored in malloc-allocated
memory and copied eagerly.
+* Large strings (> 255 chars) are stored in malloc-allocated memory and
+ copied lazily.
+
### Implementation highlights
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* 100% compatible with `std::string`.
+* Thread-safe reference counted copy-on-write for strings "large"
+ strings (> 255 chars).
+
* Uses `malloc` instead of allocators.
* Jemalloc-friendly. `fbstring` automatically detects if application