[tor-bugs] #11476 [Tor]: Try making all memory pool and freelist code off by default, or clear-on-alloc

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#11476: Try making all memory pool and freelist code off by default, or clear-on-
alloc
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     Reporter:  nickm   |      Owner:  andrea
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  needs_revision
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:  tor-relay, security, 025-triaged
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Changes (by nickm):

 * status:  needs_review => needs_revision


Comment:

 Suggestion:

  * Rather than scattering ENABLE_MEMPOOLS items through our code, why not
 instead make the code in mempool.h just wrap malloc_zero() and free() when
 we're running in with mempools disabled?  That way, the rest of the code
 stays pretty.

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