microsoft / microsoft/mimalloc
in Gentoo Linux sandbox, mimalloc makes autoconf's getcwd long path test stuck
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Description
On Gentoo Linux, I installed the latest mimalloc. I then added the following to /etc/ld.so.preload:
`/usr/${LIB}/libmimalloc.so`
Then I tried to install cpio and got stuck at autoconf's getcwd long path test.
I do the same using jemalloc and only get stuck for a few seconds at the same stage. But using mimalloc, it's like being stuck there all the time.
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Reproduce the hang on Gentoo Linux using /etc/ld.so.preload with libmimalloc.so, then run the cpio installation through autoconf's getcwd long path test. Compare the behavior with jemalloc and use the reproduction to identify the cause; done means the test no longer remains stuck when mimalloc is preloaded.
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- Tech stack
- c, linux
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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- Stale
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- Needs clarification
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