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Jemalloc 5.4.0

https://github.com/jemalloc/jemalloc/releases/tag/5.4.0
25•gkfasdfasdf•2h ago

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ZenoArrow•35m ago
Why is this on the HN front page? Is there something particularly noteworthy about this release?
aktenlage•32m ago
They resumed development on jemalloc only recently, after years of no releases.
ck45•31m ago
I just checked whether it's the first release after Jason Evans stepped down as maintainer, but it isn't. That was the previous release, 5.3.1
defrost•30m ago
The noted resumption and likely a small amount of halo effect from the Comparison of Malloc() Algorithms thread two / three days ago.

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49715318

vocx2tx•24m ago
For some context on why this release is notable: Jemalloc Postmortem [0]

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44264958

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