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Re: malloc_hook questions ...

From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>
To: michael dot meeks at novell dot com
Cc: libc-alpha at sources dot redhat dot com, sandmann <sandmann at redhat dot com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 07:39:29 -0700
Subject: Re: malloc_hook questions ...
References: <1153913320.4125.151.camel@t60p.site>

Michael Meeks wrote:
> 	I've recently been trying to use the glibc malloc hooks instead of an
> LD_PRELOAD hack in my re-work of 'memprof', and a number of interesting
> issues rear their heads.

Do not use malloc hooks.  They cannot work reliably and will disappear
in the next malloc implementation.  Ignore them.

-- 
â Ulrich Drepper â Red Hat, Inc. â 444 Castro St â Mountain View, CA â

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