Re: Adding ‘--enable-openbsd-malloc’ configure-flag to Tor.

[ng0]

Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <address@hidden> writes:

> Guix,
>
> On 30/01/17 23:44, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>> Re: [PATCH] gnu: tor: Add hardening configure-flags.
>> 
>> Applied, thanks.
>
> Ah, just too late :-) Although this isn't hardening-related.
>
> I'd like to also add the ‘--enable-openbsd-malloc’ configure flag to our 
> Tor <https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#RelayMemory>.
>
> Since adding it, I've been able to serve more traffic more reliably on a 
> memory-constrained relay — without any noticable increase in load. This 
> might be different on a SoC, although I'd suspect RAM would be the 
> limiting factor there too.
>
> To anyone willing to give it a try & give their opinion on the matter: 
> I'd be very grateful.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> T G-R
>
> PS: Sorry, no patch, because of
>
> -- 
> Sent from a Web browser. Excuse/enjoy my brevity.
>

The tradeoff is more CPU load. For tor-relays I know how annoying
this can be, but I'm not sure if less RAM, more CPU is a good
idea (or any improvement) for the client-only side.

I need to read more about this and comment again once I know
more.
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