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

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

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

From: christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)
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Subject: Re: lib/54050: malloc_usable_size() is provided on recent NetBSD-current, however malloc.h has no prototype
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:21:45 -0400

 On Mar 12, 12:45pm, martin%duskware.de@localhost (Martin Husemann) wrote:
 -- Subject: Re: lib/54050: malloc_usable_size() is provided on recent NetBSD-
 
 |  I strongly agree with Joerg here: it should not be part of libc.
 
 I agree. I will move the extra symbols to -ljemalloc. We should not
 be binding libc with a malloc implementation.
  
 |  Most software abuses this interface (c.f. firefox about:memmory) and 
 |  anything that really needs more than the C standard should use its own 
 |  malloc library that provides whatever it needs without tying our libc
 |  to that particular malloc implementation.
 |  
 |  I have no problem with us proivding a libjemalloc.so.* from the same
 |  source we build the intree libc stuff and exposing the interface there,
 |  but we may stop providing that shared lib in future releases.
 
 Will do (expose the interface there).
 
 christos