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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: new malloc/libc...
To: phk@critter.tfs.com (Poul-Henning Kamp)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 11:24:21 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <22360.826734831@critter.tfs.com> from "Poul-Henning Kamp" at Mar 13, 96 04:33:51 pm
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> The malloc in 2.1 doesn't do >anything< to conserve memory, a fact than
> can easily be confused with a memory leak.
> 
> phkmalloc is >not< in 2.1.

Poul-Henning's law: A sufficiently primitive malloc is indistinguishable
from a memory leak.

I want credit in your memoirs.  8-).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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