Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!actnyc!jhs
From: jhs@actnyc.UUCP (John Spicer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: malloc and -lmalloc.
Message-ID: <731@actnyc.UUCP>
Date: 14 Mar 88 15:57:49 GMT
References: <344@sce.UUCP>
Organization: InterACT Corporation, New York
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Summary: Summary of malloc and -lmalloc

In article <344@sce.UUCP>, ptrubey@sce.UUCP (Phil Trubey) writes:
> Are both versions of malloc performance pigs?  Or just the standard
> one?

The standard version of malloc is a pig.

The -lmalloc version DOES NOT WORK.

This has been a problem for as long as I have been using Microport (since 1.2).

Since malloc is important for a lot of applications (and one would think, for
the performance of the Microport system itself), you would think that Microport
would have more of an interest it fixing it.

Does anyone know which version of malloc is used by the Mircoport
compilers and utilities?

If they use the standard malloc, their performance could possibly be improved
by making -lmalloc work and using that version.

John Spicer
InterACT Corp.
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