improve memory allocator

[nbds] / todo

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-+ fix makefile to compute dependency info as a side-effect of compilation (-MF)
-+ support integer keys for ht
-+ optimize tracing code, still too much overhead
-+ use NULL instead of a sentinal node in skiplist and list
-+ make the interfaces for all data structures consistent 
-+ make list and skiplist use string keys
-+ optimize integer keys
-+ ht_print()
-+ iterators
-- make rcu yield when its buffer gets full instead of throwing an assert
-- alternate memory reclamation schemes, hazard pointers and/or reference count
-- investigate 16 byte CAS; ht can store GUIDs inline instead of pointers to actual keys 
-- document usage
-- document algorithms
-- port tests from lib-high-scale
-- 32 bit version of hashtable
-- verify list and skiplist work on 32 bit platforms
+memory manangement
+------------------
+- allow threads to dynamically enter and exit rcu's token passing ring
+- augment rcu with heartbeat manager to kill and recover from stalled threads
+- make rcu try yielding when its buffer gets full
+- alternate memory reclamation schemes: hazard pointers and/or reference counting
+- seperate nbd_malloc/nbd_free into general purpose malloc/free replacement
+
+quality
+-------
+- verify the key memory management in list, skiplist, and hashtable
 - transaction tests
-- validate the arguments to interface functions
+- port perf tests from lib-high-scale
+- characterize the performance of hashtable vs. skiplist vs. list
+- validate function arguments in interface functions
+- document usage of the library
+- document algorithms
+
+optimization
+------------
+- investigate 16 byte CAS; ht can store GUIDs inline instead of pointers to actual keys 
 - shortcut from write-set to entries/nodes
 - use a shared scan for write-set validation, similar to ht copy logic
-- characterize the performance of hashtable, list and skiplist
 - experiment with the performance impact of not passing the hash between functions in ht
-- experiment with embedding the keys in the list/skiplist nodes
-- allow values of 0 to be inserted into maps (change DOES_NOT_EXIST to something else)
-- see if it's possible to rename nbd_malloc to malloc
+- experiment with embedding the nstring keys in the list/skiplist nodes
+
+features
+--------
+- allow values of 0 to be inserted into maps (change DOES_NOT_EXIST to something other than 0)