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Add a library constructor for jemalloc that initializes the allocator. This fixes a race that could occur if threads were created by the main thread prior to any memory allocation, followed by fork(2), and then memory allocation in the child process. Fix the prefork/postfork functions to acquire/release the ctl, prof, and rtree mutexes. This fixes various fork() child process deadlocks, but one possible deadlock remains (intentionally) unaddressed: prof backtracing can acquire runtime library mutexes, so deadlock is still possible if heap profiling is enabled during fork(). This deadlock is known to be a real issue in at least the case of libgcc-based backtracing. Reported by tfengjun.
jemalloc is a general-purpose scalable concurrent malloc(3) implementation. This distribution is a "portable" implementation that currently targets FreeBSD, Linux, Apple OS X, and MinGW. jemalloc is included as the default allocator in the FreeBSD and NetBSD operating systems, and it is used by the Mozilla Firefox web browser on Microsoft Windows-related platforms. Depending on your needs, one of the other divergent versions may suit your needs better than this distribution. The COPYING file contains copyright and licensing information. The INSTALL file contains information on how to configure, build, and install jemalloc. The ChangeLog file contains a brief summary of changes for each release. URL: http://www.canonware.com/jemalloc/