[Python-checkins] cpython (3.2): Issue #16335: Fix integer overflow in unicode-escape decoder.

[Serhiy Storchaka]

On 21.01.13 12:29, Christian Heimes wrote:
> The test requires a lot of memory on my 64bit Linux box. Two of three
> times the test process was killed by the Kernel's out of memory manager
> although I have 8 GB physical RAM and 4 GB swap. Can you rewrite the
> test to use less memory?

No, I can't. 4 GB needed for bytes object, and 4 or 8 GB (depending on 
platform) additionally needed for its creating. Then unicode-escape 
requires 4*sizeofunicodechar GB (i.e. 4 GB on 3.3+, 8 GB on narrow 
build, 16 GB on wide build) for output buffer. Or may be more or less.

When I used bigmem decorator, test was skipped even on machine with 
enough memory (I were tested on x3 snakebite). Current test was passed.

May be drop this test at all?