[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 21272] Switching between custom allocators (TCmalloc, JEmalloc) in linux-qt

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Tue Feb 9 10:29:58 PST 2010


https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21272





--- Comment #21 from Ismail "cartman" Donmez <ismail at namtrac.org>  2010-02-09 10:29:55 PST ---
(In reply to comment #20)
> Mozilla's Fennec uses jemalloc to overcome this virtual memory space issue as
> jemalloc is ported to WinCE to circumvent the limitation.
> 
> My colleague is currently working on this issue. He will be able to submit a
> patch soon or later.

Using jemalloc is fine but once you have mismatched allocators i.e stuff
allocated with jemalloc and freed by CRT's free/delete you are gonna end up
crashing.

It will be tough road imho.

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