1121312 - Rename Core::Jemalloc to Core::Memory Allocator

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(bugzilla.mozilla.org :: Administration, task)

Description

[Mike Hommey [:glandium]]

We don't have a generic bugzilla component for memory allocation-related things, and we've been abusing Core::jemalloc for that for long enough.

Since there is now a Memory Allocator module[1], we might as well use that name. I don't think it's worth keeping a separate module for jemalloc itself.

1. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Modules/All#Memory_Allocator

Comment 1

[David Lawrence [:dkl]]

Should we also update the component's description to reflect the new name? Currently it is:

For bugs relating to improving and integrating <a
href="http://people.freebsd.org/~jasone/jemalloc/bsdcan2006/jemalloc.pdf">jemalloc</a>. <p><i>Crashes in jemalloc are usually someone else's fault.
<b>Please</b> file the bugs based on the <u>caller</u> instead of in this component.</i>

dkl

Comment 2

[Mike Hommey [:glandium]]

Indeed, please update it to match that of the module, but remove DMD, since it has its own component.

So:

Most things related to memory allocation in Gecko, including jemalloc, replace-malloc, logalloc, etc.

Comment 3

[David Lawrence [:dkl]]

Done