On Sat, Apr 01, 2017 at 03:11:32AM +0000, Steven Schneider wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a question about the recommended settings for /etc/malloc.conf. I'm
> currently using JUC on my i386 laptop, just to see how the old beast handles
> it. I hadn't noticed any significant performance issues though it did crash
> Chromium because it was using memory it had just freed. On my amd64 desktop
> I am just using J as I was working on some assignments and I didn't want to
> try anything too risky until I had completed the assignments.
I'd use at C or S for development. The earlier you discover a problem,
the better. Note that S includes a few other flags.
>
> What are some recommended settings for /etc/malloc.conf in given scenarios
> such as general use desktop, or an internet facing webserver?
Just use no malloc.conf, it's te default. If the performance loss is
acceptable (only you can decide that) try S. But as you have seen,
some programs have bugs that are exposed by the flags. Again, only you
can decide if that's acceptable.
-Otto
