> :Returning NULL isn't an error, it's an indication that there is no more
> :memory.  Don't think if it as an error, think of it as a hint. 
> 
>     It's only a hint if it is returned due to the process resource limit
>     being hit.  If it is returned due to the system running out of swap,
>     it would be an error.

Not necessarily.

>     This creates a dependancy between two completely independant processes
>     possibly owned two totally unrelated users.  This is not acceptable,
>     and is precisely why this sort of behavior does not occur.

In embedded systems, there are no such things as 'independant'
processes that are given unlimited access to the system.



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