malloc does not return null when out of memory

[Matthias Buelow]

Darryl Okahata wrote:

>      You know, we could probably eliminate many of these periodic "why
> doesn't malloc() return NULL?" threads by simply enhancing the malloc(3)
> man page and adding a FAQ entry.

Or better yet, fix the VM and disable the dreadful overcommit, or at 
least provide a knob for the user for disabling it.

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   Matthias Buelow;  mkb@{mukappabeta.de,informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de}