Multiple malloc(3)s (was Re: HEADS DOWN)

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <4648B65A.2040803 at freebsd.org>, Jason Evans writes:
>Robert Watson wrote:

>In my opinion, keeping only one malloc implementation in the base system 
>was the right approach.  Doing so put a lot of extra pressure on 
>jemalloc to handle all conceivable edge cases, rather than punting here 
>and there.

100% agreement from here.

Poul-Henning

PS: Threading libraries (he said knowingly) "nudge nudge, wink wink!"

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