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Re: 2.3 plans


> What kind of improvements do you expect with the new malloc?

Mostly less fragmentation.  The mozilla people in particular have
reported this.  But also faster performance, since there are now
'fastbins' again (chunks that aren't immediately consolidated on a
free() but can be handed out again quickly).

Regards,
Wolfram.


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