Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:33:58 -0500
On 2/20/23 16:25, Thiago Macieira wrote:
> On Monday, 20 February 2023 13:13:42 PST you wrote:
>> A crash because of an unreliable memory allocator is fundamental in my
>> world.
>
> Agreed.
>
> But we have seen no evidence of there being an unreliable memory allocator
> anywhere. Allocators are probably the single most used functionality in the
> entire OS, so an unreliable one is likely going to be detected soon and fixed
> ASAP. They're also scrutinised very closely for the same reason.
I was using a really aggressive application under Windows which I can't
reproduce at home because I only have a deprecated laptop with a Windows
dual-boot. All other machines have Linux.
So I'll need to ask permission to test that on my employer's machine later.
Thanks,
> On Monday, 20 February 2023 13:13:42 PST you wrote:
>> A crash because of an unreliable memory allocator is fundamental in my
>> world.
>
> Agreed.
>
> But we have seen no evidence of there being an unreliable memory allocator
> anywhere. Allocators are probably the single most used functionality in the
> entire OS, so an unreliable one is likely going to be detected soon and fixed
> ASAP. They're also scrutinised very closely for the same reason.
I was using a really aggressive application under Windows which I can't
reproduce at home because I only have a deprecated laptop with a Windows
dual-boot. All other machines have Linux.
So I'll need to ask permission to test that on my employer's machine later.
Thanks,
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