Simple application overriding global new and delete operators like this:

#include <new>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <FBaseLog.h>
#include <FBaseColArrayList.h>

static bool MEM_LOG = false;
void *operator new(::size_t size) throw(std::bad_alloc)                 { if (MEM_LOG) { AppLog("%d", size); } return ::malloc(size); }
void *operator new [] (::size_t size) throw(std::bad_alloc)             { if (MEM_LOG) { AppLog("%d", size); } return ::malloc(size); }
void *operator new(::size_t size, const ::std::nothrow_t &) throw()     { if (MEM_LOG) { AppLog("%d", size); } return ::malloc(size); }
void *operator new [] (::size_t size, const ::std::nothrow_t &) throw() { if (MEM_LOG) { AppLog("%d", size); } return ::malloc(size); }

void operator delete(void *p) throw()                               { if (MEM_LOG) { AppLog("%p", p); } ::free(p); }
void operator delete [] (void *p) throw()                           { if (MEM_LOG) { AppLog("%p", p); } ::free(p); }
void operator delete(void *p, const ::std::nothrow_t &) throw()     { if (MEM_LOG) { AppLog("%p", p); } ::free(p); }
void operator delete [] (void *p, const ::std::nothrow_t &) throw() { if (MEM_LOG) { AppLog("%p", p); } ::free(p); }

void dump_global_new_delete_override_for_system_class() {
    MEM_LOG = true;
    AppLog("================================================================");
    Tizen::Base::Collection::ArrayList* p = new Tizen::Base::Collection::ArrayList();
    p->Construct();
    delete p;
    AppLog("================================================================");
    MEM_LOG = false;
}

extern "C" _EXPORT_ int OspMain(int argc, char *pArgv[]) {
    AppLog("Application started.");
    dump_global_new_delete_override_for_system_class();
    return 0;
}

gives different output results when running in debug mode or not:

When it’s executed in debug mode (or via ‘sdb launch -m debug’) log contains what I expect:

06-13 17:37:53.165 : INFO / SpikeGlobalNewDelete ( 5865 : 5865 ) : int OspMain(int, char **)(28) > Application started.
06-13 17:37:53.165 : INFO / SpikeGlobalNewDelete ( 5865 : 5865 ) : void dump_global_new_delete_override_for_system_class()(19) > ================================================================
06-13 17:37:53.165 : INFO / SpikeGlobalNewDelete ( 5865 : 5865 ) : void *operator new(::size_t)(7) > 36
06-13 17:37:53.165 : INFO / SpikeGlobalNewDelete ( 5865 : 5865 ) : void *operator new[](::size_t, const ::std::nothrow_t &)(10) > 40
06-13 17:37:53.165 : INFO / SpikeGlobalNewDelete ( 5865 : 5865 ) : void operator delete[](void *)(13) > 0x2a027c20
06-13 17:37:53.165 : INFO / SpikeGlobalNewDelete ( 5865 : 5865 ) : void operator delete(void *)(12) > 0x2a010b70
06-13 17:37:53.165 : INFO / SpikeGlobalNewDelete ( 5865 : 5865 ) : void dump_global_new_delete_override_for_system_class()(23) > ================================================================

But when it’s executed in run mode (or via ‘sdb launch -m run’ or via the launch icon on device), log contains only:

06-13 17:38:08.540 : INFO / SpikeGlobalNewDelete ( 5879 : 5879 ) : int OspMain(int, char **)(28) > Application started.
06-13 17:38:08.540 : INFO / SpikeGlobalNewDelete ( 5879 : 5879 ) : void dump_global_new_delete_override_for_system_class()(19) > ================================================================
06-13 17:38:08.540 : INFO / SpikeGlobalNewDelete ( 5879 : 5879 ) : void *operator new(::size_t)(7) > 36
06-13 17:38:08.540 : INFO / SpikeGlobalNewDelete ( 5879 : 5879 ) : void dump_global_new_delete_override_for_system_class()(23) > ================================================================

It happens for every class from dynamic library (in this case it is ArrayList from ‘libosp-appfw.so’) on real device and on emulator too.

It looks like undefined symbols of such dynamic libraries (new/delete – _Znaj/_ZnajRKSt9nothrow/_ZdaPv/etc) are still linked with standart’s new/delete implementations from “libstdc++.so” instead of my executable module.

Why does it happen in run? Why debugging has a different but at least correct behavior?

How correctly to override global operators new and delete on Tizen platform?