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From: madd@world.std.com (jim frost)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Paging-space problems
Message-ID: <1990Nov16.172011.3437@world.std.com>
Date: 16 Nov 90 17:20:11 GMT
References: <311@cadlab.sublink.ORG> <MARC.90Nov14153807@marc.watson.ibm.com>
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Organization: Saber Software
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marc@arnor.uucp writes:
>malloc fails when the request causes the heap to exceed the 
>ulimit for data.  It has nothing to do with paging space.

You are mistaken -- either can cause malloc to fail.

jim frost
saber software
jimf@saber.com