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Re:Nginx sucks at SSL, here's what to do instead by tptacek on Monday July 11, 2011 @10:01PM (#2753239)
If malloc is rigged to explode when it fails, you can't accidentally forget to check; sometimes, malloc failures can end up being exploitable. It's not like most code does anything particularly smart when memory runs out.
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Re:Nginx sucks at SSL, here's what to do instead by neilc on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @02:14AM (#2753744)
An exception to this is library code, which should typically check for malloc failures and return an error to the client code.
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