[tor-bugs] #23882 [Core Tor/Tor]: Investigate implementing a Rust allocator wrapping tor_malloc

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#23882: Investigate implementing a Rust allocator wrapping tor_malloc
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 Reporter:  isis                                 |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.2.2-alpha
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  rust, rust-pilot,                    |  Actual Points:
  034-triage-20180328, 034-removed-20180328      |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:  3
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor8-can
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Comment (by chelseakomlo):

 Replying to [comment:8 cypherpunks3]:
 > `GlobalAlloc` is now stable.
 >  https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/alloc/trait.GlobalAlloc.html
 >  https://blog.rust-lang.org/2018/08/02/Rust-1.28.html

 Excellent, this is great news. Thanks for updating this ticket.

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