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		EasyMark on Oct 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Fastest Mutexes Can’t you sub in your own malloc like the one in the article or jemalloc if you don’t like the performance of the original in your app?

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Sure, and lots of projects do. I was just trying to make the point that there isn't one "good" libc that is universally better – each project has costs and benefits that are tied to its priorities.

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