diff --git a/.gdbinit b/.gdbinit
index a0fae7f59a..6b3f9b72a4 100644
--- a/.gdbinit
+++ b/.gdbinit
@@ -349,23 +349,45 @@ define dump_allocator
     printf "Allocator free list:\n"
     set $i = 0
     set $max =(sizeof $arg0->free)/(sizeof $arg0->free[0])
+    set $kb = 0
     while $i < $max
         set $node = $arg0->free[$i]
         if $node != 0
             printf " #%2d: ", $i
             while $node != 0
-                printf "%d, ", $node->endp - $node->first_avail
+                printf "%d, ", 4096 << $node->index
+                set $kb = $kb + (4 << $node->index)
                 set $node = $node->next
             end
             printf "ends.\n"
         end
         set $i = $i + 1
     end
+    printf "Sum of free blocks: %dkiB\n", $kb
 end
 document dump_allocator
     Print status of an allocator and its freelists.
 end
 
+define dump_one_pool
+    set $p = $arg0
+    set $size = 0
+    set $free = 0
+    set $nodes = 0
+    set $node = $arg0->active
+    set $done = 0
+    while $done == 0
+        set $size = $size + (4096 << $node->index)
+        set $free = $free + ($node->endp - $node->first_avail)
+        set $nodes = $nodes + 1
+        set $node = $node->next
+        if $node == $arg0->active
+            set $done = 1
+        end
+    end
+    printf "Pool '%s' [%p]: %d/%d free (%d blocks)\n", $p->tag, $p, $free, $size, $nodes
+end
+
 # Set sane defaults for common signals:
 handle SIGPIPE noprint pass nostop
 handle SIGUSR1 print pass nostop
diff --git a/STATUS b/STATUS
index bb9a751d02..72976a0d0d 100644
--- a/STATUS
+++ b/STATUS
@@ -104,12 +104,6 @@ PATCHES ACCEPTED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:
      +1: rjung, humbedooh, jim
      rjung: sf: you applied it to trunk, care to vote?
 
-   * .gdbinit: improve dump_allocator, add dump_one_pool.
-     trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1352909
-     2.4.x patch: trunk patch works
-     +1: rjung, jorton, jim
-     rjung: sf: you applied it to trunk, care to vote?
-
 
 PATCHES PROPOSED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:
   [ New proposals should be added at the end of the list ]