malloc vs ptmalloc2
Jason Henson
jason at ec.rr.com
Sat Feb 12 22:45:16 PST 2005
I saw on a few of the lists here how linux uses ptmalloc2 and it
outperforms bsd's malloc. I tried to do some research into it and
found PHK's pdf on it and it seems bsd's malloc was ment to be ok in
most every situation. Because of this it shines when primary storage is
seriously over committed.
So here is my question, I use FreeBSD as a desktop and never ever use
swap(I just don't stress my system enough?), can I use ptmalloc in
stead of malloc? Like defining SCHED_ULE instead of SCHED_4BSD. Can
the system malloc be switched out?
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