[PATCH] malloc: Fix attached thread reference count handling [BZ #19243]

[Florian Weimer]

On 11/17/2015 01:20 PM, Florian Weimer wrote:
> This patch does not address the deadlock scenario around list_lock and
> the fork handler.
> 
> I tried various different approaches, and there is an immediate
> temptation to introduce proper synchronization into the arena selection
> logic.  This is why I went with the minimal change for now.
> 
> The test, while racy, is extremely reliable in practice.  It usually
> crashes within one or two seconds.  I have never seen it succeeding
> without the fix.

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Florian