Re: lib/54050: malloc_usable_size() is provided on recent NetBSD-current, however malloc.h has no prototype

[Kamil Rytarowski <n54%gmx.com@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR lib/54050; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Kamil Rytarowski <n54%gmx.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: lib/54050: malloc_usable_size() is provided on recent
 NetBSD-current, however malloc.h has no prototype
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 20:25:09 +0100

 On 12.03.2019 19:10, Christos Zoulas wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR lib/54050; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, lib-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, 
 > 	gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, ryoon%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc: 
 > Subject: Re: lib/54050: malloc_usable_size() is provided on recent NetBSD-current, however malloc.h has no prototype
 > Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:06:33 -0400
 > 
 >  On Mar 12,  6:05pm, n54%gmx.com@localhost (Kamil Rytarowski) wrote:
 >  -- Subject: Re: lib/54050: malloc_usable_size() is provided on recent NetBSD-
 >  
 >  |  I will be happy to pick -ljemalloc for the additional functionality.
 >  |  Maintaining it partially externally has obvious benefits of jemalloc
 >  |  major library version bump without issues.
 >  |  
 >  |  On the other hand we will bind malloc.h with jemalloc.. should it be
 >  |  namespaced to jemalloc/malloc.h or jemalloc.h?
 >  
 >  I can put the functions in jemalloc.h. It is trivial.
 >  
 >  christos
 >  
 > 
 
 I don't have strong opinions. Probably we could restore K&R compat and
 keep malloc.h as an alias for stdlib.h, and push jemalloc specific API
 to jemalloc.h.