[tor-bugs] #20424 [Core Tor/Tor]: Remove --enable-openbsd-malloc (Tor maxes CPU when --enable-openbsd-malloc is used)

Mon May 21 04:00:54 UTC 2018

#20424: Remove --enable-openbsd-malloc (Tor maxes CPU when --enable-openbsd-malloc
is used)
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 Reporter:  icanhasaccount                       |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_revision
 Priority:  Low                                  |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.5.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Minor                                |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  review-group-31,                     |  Actual Points:
  034-triage-20180328, fast-fix                  |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:  .2
 Reviewer:  nickm                                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 I'd like to point out that jemalloc has more issues with security than
 either ptmalloc or OpenBSD's malloc. The large, aligned heaps make ASLR
 less effective (and that's one reason why Firefox on *nix machines is so
 much easier to compromise than on Windows).

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