[tor-bugs] #20424 [Core Tor/Tor]: Remove --enable-openbsd-malloc (Tor maxes CPU when --enable-openbsd-malloc is used)

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#20424: Remove --enable-openbsd-malloc (Tor maxes CPU when --enable-openbsd-malloc
is used)
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 Reporter:  icanhasaccount  |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect          |         Status:  needs_revision
 Priority:  Low             |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.4.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor    |        Version:
 Severity:  Minor           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                  |         Points:  .2
 Reviewer:                  |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by Hello71):

 gcc 7 simply deletes the functions, so --enable-openbsd-malloc now instead
 does nothing except slightly increase compilation resources and executable
 size.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/20424#comment:18>
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