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@@ -143,6 +143,16 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility: that still use these functions will now need to preload libc_malloc_debug.so in their environment using the LD_PRELOAD environment variable. +* The deprecated memory allocation hooks __malloc_hook, __realloc_hook, + __memalign_hook and __free_hook are now removed from the API. Compatibility + symbols are present to support legacy programs but new applications can no + longer link to these symbols. These hooks no longer have any effect on glibc + functionality. The malloc debugging DSO libc_malloc_debug.so currently + supports hooks and can be preloaded to get this functionality back for older + programs. However this is a transitional measure and may be removed in a + future release of the GNU C Library. Users may port away from these hooks by + writing and preloading their own malloc interposition library. + Changes to build and runtime requirements: * On Linux, the shm_open, sem_open, and related functions now expect the |