[ python-Bugs-1525589 ] Malloc, memory error, failmalloc, low memory.

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Bugs item #1525589, was opened at 2006-07-19 23:28
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Rene Dudfield (illume)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Malloc, memory error, failmalloc, low memory.

Initial Comment:
The failmalloc library can be used to simulate high
load, low memory conditions.

http://www.nongnu.org/failmalloc/

It reports that python segfaults under some conditions
when memory allocation fails.

"
$ LD_PRELOAD=libfailmalloc.so FAILMALLOC_INTERVAL=10 python
Fatal Python error: Can't initialize 'type'
Aborted
$ LD_PRELOAD=libfailmalloc.so FAILMALLOC_INTERVAL=100
python
Segmentation fault
"

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