[Bug libc/208] New: mallinfo returns incomplete information

["carlton at bactrian dot org" <sourceware-bugzilla at sources dot redhat dot com>]

Judging from both the implementation and an experiment, mallinfo()
only returns information about the memory used in the current arena.
This doesn't seem to be mentioned anywhere in the info file or
in malloc.h, and I don't see how it's useful information, given that
arenas don't seem to be exposed in the user interface.

I am aware of malloc_stats(), but I don't always want the statistics
dumped to stderr.  (Incidentally, malloc_stats() doesn't seem to be
mentioned in the info pages.)

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           Summary: mallinfo returns incomplete information
           Product: glibc
           Version: 2.2.5
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: libc
        AssignedTo: gotom at debian dot or dot jp
        ReportedBy: carlton at bactrian dot org
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com


http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=208

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