[Bug manual/32181] New: malloc_info should be documented

[Bug manual/32181] New: malloc_info should be documented

[naesten at gmail dot com]

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).

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