uses tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc as the global allocator (backport so…

…lana-labs#20149) (solana-labs#20166) * uses tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc as the global allocator (solana-labs#20149) solana-labs#16346 switched default allocator from jemalloc to system allocator, but that has shown regressions in form of higher ram usage causing nodes go OOM: https://discord.com/channels/428295358100013066/439194979856809985/890413193858539580 This commit sets jemalloc as the default allocator. (cherry picked from commit 2cf081d) # Conflicts: # Cargo.lock * removes backport merge conflicts Co-authored-by: behzad nouri <behzadnouri@gmail.com>
behzadnouri · Sep 24, 2021 · 53e03f7 · 53e03f7
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diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/validator/Cargo.toml b/validator/Cargo.toml
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ solana-version = { path = "../version", version = "=1.7.12" }
 solana-vote-program = { path = "../programs/vote", version = "=1.7.12" }
 symlink = "0.1.0"
 
+[target.'cfg(not(target_env = "msvc"))'.dependencies]
+jemallocator = {package = "tikv-jemallocator", version = "0.4.1"}
+
 [target."cfg(unix)".dependencies]
 libc = "0.2.81"
 signal-hook = "0.1.15"

diff --git a/validator/src/main.rs b/validator/src/main.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ use {
     },
 };
 
+#[cfg(not(target_env = "msvc"))]
+use jemallocator::Jemalloc;
+
+#[cfg(not(target_env = "msvc"))]
+#[global_allocator]
+static GLOBAL: Jemalloc = Jemalloc;
+
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 enum Operation {
     Initialize,