Re: jemalloc 5.3.0 upgrade

From: dikshie <dikshie_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:04:39 UTC
replying to an old thread.

On Sat, Aug 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM Carl Shapiro <cshapiro@panix.com> wrote:
>
> Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> writes:
>
> > This is likely the last update of jemalloc since the upstream is, at best, in
> > turmoil, and at worst dead.
>
> Most of the jemalloc development over the past few years has been done
> by engineers at Meta.  Development actively continues in this repository
>
> https://github.com/facebook/jemalloc/


Now,  Facebook has unarchived the original jemalloc.

I just read the announcement in facebook's blog:
https://engineering.fb.com/2026/03/02/data-infrastructure/investing-in-infrastructure-metas-renewed-commitment-to-jemalloc/





> The intention, even prior to the archiving, has been to do a major
> release after HPA improvements have landed.  In all likelihood, the
> release will happen in the fork.



Best Regards,
-- 
-dikshie-