193622 - RFE: Use libmtmalloc() (or libbsdmalloc()) for memory allocations...

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox Build System :: General, enhancement)

Description

[Roland Mainz]

RFE: What about using libmtmalloc() (see mtmalloc(3t) manual page) for memory
allocations on Solaris instead of the standard libc |malloc()|.

That may give some perf. boost...

Comment 1

[Roland Mainz]

For testing:
# use the BSD memory allocator instead of the libc one
% (LD_PRELOAD=libbsdmalloc.so ./mozilla)

# use the MT memory allocator instead of the libc one
% (LD_PRELOAD=libmtmalloc.so ./mozilla)

# use the mmap() memory allocator instead of the libc one (this is _slow_ (but
still far faster than Purify etc.) - but you will crash immediately on stuff
like mismatched/wrong/illegal free(), write outside malloc()ed memory etc.)
% (LD_PRELOAD=libmapmalloc.so ./mozilla)

Comment 2

[hacker formerly known as [e-mail]]

Mass reassign to new default build assignee

Comment 3

[(default assignee for unassigned bugs. does not receive bugmail)]

Mass reassign of Build/Config bugs to Leaf.

Comment 4

[Chase Phillips]

Mass reassign of open bugs for [e-mail] to [e-mail].