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Diffstat (limited to 'dbug/user.r')
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/dbug/user.r b/dbug/user.r index 1ccd46bd21e..8d8a9ce6910 100644 --- a/dbug/user.r +++ b/dbug/user.r @@ -881,20 +881,6 @@ Modifying .I initial value does not affect threads that are already running. Obviously, these macros are only useful in the multi-threaded environment. -.SP 1 -.LI DBUG_MALLOC\ -.LI DBUG_REALLOC\ -.LI DBUG_FREE\ -When these macros are used instead of system malloc(), realloc(), and free(), -.I dbug -built-in memory debugger performs checks for memory overwrites, underwrites, -memory leaks, and accesses to uninitialized or freed memory. Memory leaks are -found as memory not deallocated at shutdown. Memory overwrites and underwrites -are detected when this memory is about to be freed (by -.B DBUG_FREE -macro), unless -.B S -flag is present in the debug control string (see below). .LE .SK @@ -1003,11 +989,9 @@ Most useful with macros used to temporarily alter the debugger state. .LI S -Check the memory allocated with -.B DBUG_MALLOC -and -.B DBUG_REALLOC -for overwrites/underwrites +When compiled with +.I safemalloc +this flag invokes "sanity" memory checks (for overwrites/underwrites) on each .B DBUG_ENTER and |