On Thu, 20 May 2021 14:34:00 +0200 Peter Bex <pe...@more-magic.net> wrote:
> As discussed in the ticket and on IRC, the default maximum heap size > is *not* to kill processes early to prevent programs from running amok, > but as a way to avoid allocating more than our C_word pointers can > address with the masked out bits. > > Therefore, the value on 64-bit platforms is not correct - it is 2GB > there, which is the 32-bit limit. Attached is a signed-off copy of > Dieggsy's trivial patch with a change in the NEWS file to point this > out to users as this may be an important change for people relying > on this limit for other reasons. Thanks Diego and Peter. I've pushed the patch and closed the ticket. All the best. Mario -- http://parenteses.org/mario
