malloc probes for glibc 2.19
Siddhesh Poyarekar
siddhesh.poyarekar@gmail.com
Thu Sep 12 05:10:00 GMT 2013
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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