Re: return value of apr_palloc

On Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 03:04:33PM -0500, Jim Blandy wrote:
>
> Dumb question, Greg:
>
> According to _Writing Apache Modules_, one must check the return value
> of ap[r]_palloc. According to the code, it will always return
> non-zero, and APR_ABORT when it runs out of memory.
>
> Is it kosher for me to assume that if apr_palloc returns, it has
> succeeded?

Absolutely. I'd say "by design" :-)

If any of the ap_palloc(), ap_pcalloc(), etc return, then it succeeded. You
will never see an "out of memory" error.

Cheers,
-g

-- 
Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/