[tor-bugs] #5337 [Tor Directory Authority]: Memory fragmentation(?) issues on dirauths

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#5337: Memory fragmentation(?) issues on dirauths
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 Reporter:  Sebastian                |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect                   |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  major                    |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component:  Tor Directory Authority  |        Version:                    
 Keywords:                           |         Parent:                    
   Points:                           |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by nickm):

 First thing to try is linking with a different malloc to confirm whether
 that makes a difference.  The "openbsd malloc" thing is solid but not so
 efficient.  I also hear good thing about  tcmalloc .

 In the past, the usage pattern that caused the most trouble with glibc
 malloc was allocating a lot of small things, then freeing most (but not
 all) of them.  If we know about when this behavior started, we could look
 for new patterns like that.

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