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		dataflow on June 10, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Malloc Never Fails (2012) If you're suggesting Linux did not intend its malloc implement the corresponding function in the C standard then you're just lying to yourself. That's exactly why it's there and that's exactly what it's used for.

cesarb on June 10, 2019 [–]

> If you're suggesting Linux did not intend its malloc implement

Linux (the kernel) doesn't have malloc. It's part of the C library, which is a completely separate project. What Linux implements is brk and mmap.

dataflow on June 10, 2019 | [–]

Playing loose with the word Linux here. Play along a bit maybe?

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