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From: Barney Wolff <barney@databus.com>
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On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 11:15:43AM -0400, Chuck Swiger wrote:
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> +/* write a single byte per page to disable overcommit behavior */
> +static int malloc_overcommit;

Won't this merely die in malloc, not return 0?
I don't think that's the behavior the original poster was looking for.
The wanted behavior would be fairly expensive to achieve, especially
on an smp machine.

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