rr-debugger / rr-debugger/rr

Add another run of tests with jemalloc (or another complex custom allocator)

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Description

We've had a number of really nasty rr bugs due to subtle interactions with jemalloc. #721 should hopefully make all that go away, but it would be great to ensure that by adding a third test run with jemalloc or another similarly complex allocator. Marking 1.0 to see if this is easy to do, but #721 may eliminate these interactions and lower the priority of this below 1.0.

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Research direction

Start by inspecting the repository's existing test-run configuration and the changes referenced by #721. Determine how allocator-backed runs are currently defined, then add a third run using jemalloc or a similarly complex custom allocator and verify the test suite completes successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, linux
Domain
operating-systems, testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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