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From: "naesten at gmail dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla@sourceware.org> To: glibc-bugs@sourceware.org Subject: [Bug manual/32181] New: malloc_info should be documented Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:53:16 +0000 [thread overview] Message-ID: <bug-32181-131@http.sourceware.org/bugzilla/> (raw) https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32181 Bug ID: 32181 Summary: malloc_info should be documented Product: glibc Version: 2.41 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: manual Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org Reporter: naesten at gmail dot com CC: mtk.manpages at gmail dot com Target Milestone: --- It would be good if malloc_info was mentioned in the manual, because: 1. I have wasted entirely too much time wondering if it was deliberately omitted or simply forgotten. (My conclusion: if you wanted people to avoid using it, you would just say so explicitly rather than removing it.) 2. It would be nice to see some official guidance on format stability, when to use/avoid it, etc. 3. Bionic says: ```c #ifndef STRUCT_MALLINFO_DECLARED #define STRUCT_MALLINFO_DECLARED 1 struct mallinfo { __MALLINFO_BODY }; #endif /** * [mallinfo(3)](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/mallinfo.3.html) returns * information about the current state of the heap. Note that mallinfo() is * inherently unreliable and consider using malloc_info() instead. */ struct mallinfo mallinfo(void); /** * On Android the struct mallinfo and struct mallinfo2 are the same. */ struct mallinfo2 { __MALLINFO_BODY }; /** * [mallinfo2(3)](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/mallinfo2.3.html) returns * information about the current state of the heap. Note that mallinfo2() is * inherently unreliable and consider using malloc_info() instead. */ struct mallinfo2 mallinfo2(void) __RENAME(mallinfo); ``` and I was hoping the glibc manual would offer another perspective ("inherently unreliable" seems ... a tad strong). -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
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