> > I have a vague memory that one of the tests in SPEC has a loop that > tries to malloc, doubling the size each time, until it fails. Would > the patch change the behavior of such a loop?
If the resulting allocation is unused except for NULL check we will make it always "succeed" and thus the loop will likely loop forever. I wonder what this loop computes on systems, like linux, that overcommits memory. Clang implements this optimization for a while, I will run SPEC to see if something breaks. Honza > > Sorry, I can't remember further details. > Dave >
