Re: [squid-users] Fw: Update on Sattellite

From: Henrik Nordstrom <hno@dont-contact.us>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:09:05 +0200

wojtek@3miasto.net wrote:
>
> >
> > Do you find that the GNU malloc performs better than the one that comes with
> > Squid 2.4?
>
> i found gnu malloc in linux 2.2.19 glibc 2.1.3 much worse.
> turning memory_pools off ended with 85MB squid process image while max
> 58MB with memory_pools on

Worse than what?

Disabling memory_pools does not change malloc from one to another, only
how Squid uses malloc.

memory_pools are there to limit memory fragmentation, and is needed with
most malloc implementations. Very few manages OK without the help from
memory_pools in Squid.

--
Henrik Nordstrom
Squid Hacker
Received on Mon Apr 30 2001 - 12:26:45 MDT

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