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Allocators like that aren't the default for every process because they have higher startup costs. They are targeted to server workloads where startup cost doesn
by jeffbee 7mo ago
Allocators like that aren't the default for every process because they have higher startup costs. They are targeted to server workloads where startup cost doesn't matter, but it matters a lot if you're doing crud like starting millions of short-lived processes.
- senderista 7mo agoI don't think glibc malloc makes an optimal set of tradeoffs for any scenario.