[dpdk-dev] [RFC v2] mem: poison memory when freed

[Burakov, Anatoly]

On 19-Jul-18 5:20 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> DPDK malloc library allows broken programs to work because
> the semantics of zmalloc and malloc are the same.
> 
> This patch enables a  more secure model which will catch
> (and crash) programs that reuse memory already freed if
> RTE_MALLOC_DEBUG is enabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
> ---

Making it not default behavior makes it suitable for inclusion without 
deprecation notices IMO.

Reviewed-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov at intel.com>

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Thanks,
Anatoly