From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Aug 22 07:48:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA08010 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Sat, 22 Aug 1998 07:48:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.camalott.com ([208.203.140.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA07993 for ; Sat, 22 Aug 1998 07:48:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from joelh@gnu.org) Received: from detlev.UUCP (tex-114.camalott.com [208.229.74.114]) by mail.camalott.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA19743; Sat, 22 Aug 1998 09:49:09 -0500 Received: (from joelh@localhost) by detlev.UUCP (8.9.1/8.9.1) id SAA00616; Fri, 21 Aug 1998 18:01:04 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from joelh) Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 18:01:04 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199808212301.SAA00616@detlev.UUCP> To: nick.hibma@jrc.it CC: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: (message from Nick Hibma on Fri, 21 Aug 1998 09:14:35 +0200 (MET DST)) Subject: Re: Realloc fix for review From: Joel Ray Holveck Reply-to: joelh@gnu.org References: Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >> Not to mention that on a large number of programs, memory shortage is >> fatal so the block will be free'd soon anyway. > Like a web server deciding to return a 'short on resources' error? > Kernel that is supposed to run for years? Vi trying to extend this one > megabyte line for yet another character and failing and saying 'BEEP: > cannot load file? > I don't think so. > Nick Woah, woah, I said on a large number of programs! I realize your point, just reread the discussion. Best, joelh -- Joel Ray Holveck - joelh@gnu.org - http://www.wp.com/piquan Fourth law of programming: Anything that can go wrong wi sendmail: segmentation violation - core dumped To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message