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Re: malloc probes for glibc 2.19
- From: Siddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh dot poyarekar at gmail dot com>
- To: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at redhat dot com>
- Cc: GNU C Library <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:40:52 +0530
- Subject: Re: malloc probes for glibc 2.19
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On 14 August 2013 05:59, Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> wrote:
> Since the tree is open for changes for 2.19, I've updated the malloc
> probes patchset. The current version of the patchset is in branch
> lxoliva/malloc-probes-bz742038.
>
> On Sep 4, 2012, Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> I was asked to introduce probes in malloc to aid in debugging cases in
>> which our memory allocation code performs poorly.
>
>> I've grouped the probes in separate patches, in which the probes are
>> logically connected.
>
> Each probe is documented in the manual, under a note that indicates
> they're not part of libc's stable ABI.
>
> Ok to install?
The probes and manual entries look fine to me. It would be nice if
another set of eyes could look at them too, but I am fairly certain
that they're OK.
Siddhesh
PS: The reply-to on your email was set to
libc-alpha@sources.redhat.com, which is no longer correct.
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