Not to mention that by using the system allocator you get all sorts of things “f...

saagarjha on Nov 30, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Rust std fs slower than Python? No, it's hardware

Not to mention that by using the system allocator you get all sorts of things “for free” that the system developers provide for you, wrt observability and standard tooling. This is especially true of the OS and the allocator are shipped by one group rather than being developed independently.