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= GrapheneOS hardened_malloc
Version: 0.1.0.9
Version: 0.1.0.10
This documentation contains instructions to use
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`$ make <arguments>`
`CONFIG_N_ARENA=n` can be adjusted to increase parallel performance at the expense of memory usage,
or decrease memory usage at the expense of parallel performance, where `n` is an integer; higher
values prefer parallel performance, lower values prefer lower memory usage. For low-memory systems,
`VARIANT=light` can be used to compile the light variant of hardened_malloc, which sacrifices some
security for much less memory usage.
or decrease memory usage at the expense of parallel performance, where `n` is an integer. Higher
values prefer parallel performance, lower values prefer lower memory usage. The number of arenas has
no impact on the security properties of hardened_malloc.
* Minimum number of arenas: 1
* Maximum number of arenas: 256
For low-memory systems, `VARIANT=light` can be used to compile the light variant of hardened_malloc,
which sacrifices some security for much less memory usage.
== Copy Compiled hardened_malloc Library