[Development] QtCore missing check for memory allocation

[Thiago Macieira]

On Thursday 26 February 2015 20:16:43 Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> > There's no feature on Linux to do that. Overcommit is always enabled.
> 
> wrong.
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/vm/overcommit-accounting

Have you read the file you linked to?

Options are:
 0	Heuristic overcommitting
 1	Always overcommit
 2	Overcommit by swap + 50% of RAM

That sounds to me like you can't turn it off.

> > > also, linux isn't the only os around.
> > 
> > True, but it's the vast majority of the embedded OSes out there and
> > only growing.
> 
> given tqtc's strategic interest in the embedded market, a purely
> majority-based approach is hardly justifiable.

One contributor company's strategy does not bind the others or the project. 
The project governance rules apply to the project.

That implies discussion on technical content, which is what we're doing. As 
we're reaching no consensus, the Chief Maintainer should be asked to weigh in.

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  Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center