> > In general, if you want malloc to return NULL on Linux in a controlled > > way, the best advice is to use "ulimit -v" IMHO. > > No, this is really a very bad idea, as this would limit the virtual > memory, instead of checks being done dynamically.
Oh, so you're adding/removing physical memory dynamically? > And the memory will > quickly be exhausted. Well, either live with that or add sufficient swap space. Regards, Wolfram.
