I have found that malloc() is much slower on Solaris than Linux. man malloc gives some clues, that by default Solaris errs on the side of reducing memory fragmentation whereas Linux errs on the side of performance.
clamAV does a LOT of malloc/frees especially when decoding emails. -Nigel -- Nigel Horne. Arranger, Composer, Typesetter. NJH Music, Barnsley, UK. ICQ#20252325 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bandsman.co.uk _______________________________________________ http://lists.clamav.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users
