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Re: bad alloc

From yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay)
Newsgroups comp.lang.c++
Subject Re: bad alloc
Date 2011-09-07 10:20 +0000
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In article <1cdb8d42-faa0-4001-91f3-fbb58309f0ee@d25g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>,
Adam Skutt  <askutt@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Sep 3, 7:20pm, James Kanze <james.ka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That's the correct response to a programming error or a system
>> wide problem. For a request which is part of a DOS attack, it
>> seems to be playing into the attacker's hand, and for a simply
>> unreasonable client request, it does seem unnecessary to abort
>> all other client connections.
>
>One, it's not a given that it aborts other client connections, after
>all.  There could be a higher level mechanism that provides the
>illusion of a persistent connection even after failover.  Second, it
>may be unnecessary, but just because it's unnecessary it doesn't
>follow that:
>1) The value of trying to handle OOM, instead of terminating, exceeds
>it cost.
>2) OOM can be handled in a robust fashion.

This arguments can go both ways which you seem to refuse to accept: It
doesn't follow that:

1) The cost of trying to handle *some* OOM error, instead of
terminating, exceeds the value.
2) That no OOM errors whatsoever can be handled in a robust fashion.

Yannick

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bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-29 23:26 -0700
  Re: bad alloc Krice <paulkp@mbnet.fi> - 2011-08-30 02:14 -0700
    Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 06:26 -0700
      Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 14:34 +0100
        Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 06:54 -0700
          Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 15:02 +0100
            Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 15:06 +0100
            Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 07:20 -0700
              Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 15:31 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 07:47 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 15:52 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 08:00 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 16:15 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 10:31 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 18:58 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 19:18 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 16:17 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-31 00:56 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 17:11 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-31 01:24 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-31 12:33 +1200
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 18:38 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Noah Roberts <roberts.noah@gmail.com> - 2011-08-30 20:07 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-31 04:04 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Noah Roberts <roberts.noah@gmail.com> - 2011-08-31 09:17 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-31 14:59 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-01 00:50 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-09-01 12:41 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-01 05:00 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-09-01 13:59 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-01 06:35 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-09-01 14:50 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-01 13:51 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-09-01 21:58 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-01 14:05 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-09-01 22:08 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-02 03:16 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-02 04:12 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-09-02 15:08 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-02 03:07 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-02 04:15 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 11:21 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 10:46 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 18:58 +0100
                Re: bad alloc "Waldek M." <wm@localhost.localdomain> - 2011-08-31 20:58 +0200
                Re: bad alloc "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-09-03 10:13 +0200
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-05 18:53 -0700
            Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 16:28 -0700
              Re: bad alloc Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-01 00:49 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-01 04:50 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-02 03:17 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-02 04:21 -0700
                Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 16:23 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-02 03:19 -0700
                Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-03 15:37 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Dombo <dombo@disposable.invalid> - 2011-09-04 09:25 +0200
        Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 16:20 -0700
      Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-08-30 06:54 -0700
        Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 07:12 -0700
    Re: bad alloc Dombo <dombo@disposable.invalid> - 2011-08-30 22:58 +0200
      Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 15:56 -0700
        Re: bad alloc yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-08-31 09:28 +0000
          Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-31 04:20 -0700
            Re: bad alloc yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-09-02 14:57 +0000
              Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-02 08:35 -0700
          Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-08-31 04:25 -0700
  Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-08-30 03:26 -0700
    Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 05:54 -0700
      Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 14:30 +0100
        Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 07:00 -0700
          Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-08-31 00:37 -0700
            Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-31 04:26 -0700
      Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-08-30 07:03 -0700
        Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 07:57 -0700
          Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 16:04 +0100
            Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 08:15 -0700
              Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 16:20 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 10:37 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 18:41 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 10:49 -0700
          Re: bad alloc Asger-P <junk@asger-p.dk> - 2011-08-31 10:33 +0200
            Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-31 04:22 -0700
    Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-08-30 16:04 -0700
      Re: bad alloc Noah Roberts <roberts.noah@gmail.com> - 2011-08-30 20:02 -0700
        Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-08-30 20:33 -0700
          Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-08-31 01:30 -0700
            Re: bad alloc yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-08-31 09:23 +0000
              Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-08-31 04:21 -0700
              Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-08-31 04:47 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-31 05:35 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-01 01:08 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 03:56 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-02 04:18 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Dombo <dombo@disposable.invalid> - 2011-09-03 18:37 +0200
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-03 13:39 -0700
                Re: bad alloc red floyd <no.spam.here@its.invalid> - 2011-09-03 13:45 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-03 13:51 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Sjouke Burry <burryNULNULFOUR@PPLLAANNEETT.NNLL> - 2011-09-04 00:14 +0200
                Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-03 15:51 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-04 12:15 +1200
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-04 05:00 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-05 18:13 -0700
                Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-03 15:45 -0700
                Re: bad alloc yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-09-02 15:40 +0000
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-02 09:33 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-02 14:06 -0700
                Re: bad alloc "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-09-03 10:12 +0200
            Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-08-31 04:21 -0700
      Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-08-31 01:22 -0700
        Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-08-31 05:18 -0700
          Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-08-31 06:36 -0700
            Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-08-31 09:33 -0700
              Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 00:20 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 04:25 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-09-01 12:51 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 06:04 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 06:26 -0700
              Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 16:58 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Joshua Maurice <joshuamaurice@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 17:25 -0700
                Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-03 16:02 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-05 18:20 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-05 19:13 -0700
                Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 15:39 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 17:26 -0700
                Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 15:35 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 17:28 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 21:01 -0700
                Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-03 16:14 -0700
                Re: bad alloc "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-09-05 10:31 +0200
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-05 18:36 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-06 04:09 -0700
                Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 15:49 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 17:11 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 00:24 -0700
          Re: bad alloc Joshua Maurice <joshuamaurice@gmail.com> - 2011-08-31 09:59 -0700
            Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-08-31 11:24 -0700
              Re: bad alloc Joshua Maurice <joshuamaurice@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 16:29 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Joshua Maurice <joshuamaurice@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 16:42 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 21:37 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-02 17:45 +1200
                Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-03 16:20 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-04 12:03 +1200
                Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-04 10:56 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-05 18:50 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 00:12 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 03:04 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 00:08 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-07 02:33 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 04:28 -0700
                Re: bad alloc yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-09-06 13:43 +0000
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-06 07:37 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 00:11 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-07 04:29 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 05:38 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-07 18:17 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-09-08 00:45 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 06:58 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-06 09:21 -0700
                Re: bad alloc "Fred Zwarts \(KVI\)" <F.Zwarts@KVI.nl> - 2011-09-07 09:10 +0200
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-07 04:18 -0700
                Re: bad alloc yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-09-07 10:34 +0000
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 04:00 -0700
                Re: bad alloc yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-09-08 12:11 +0000
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-08 06:27 -0700
                Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 15:52 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 17:16 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-07 02:39 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 04:14 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-06 17:00 +1200
                Re: bad alloc Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> - 2011-09-06 14:51 +0900
                Re: bad alloc James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 15:55 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-05 18:44 -0700
                Re: bad alloc yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-09-07 10:20 +0000
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 03:40 -0700
                Re: bad alloc yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-09-13 17:06 +0000
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-13 12:09 -0700
                Re: bad alloc "Paul" <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-14 00:18 +0100
                Re: bad alloc yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-09-14 15:11 +0000
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-14 11:17 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-09-15 04:17 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-15 06:50 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-09-15 07:31 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-15 07:59 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-09-16 00:19 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Noah Roberts <roberts.noah@gmail.com> - 2011-09-17 10:13 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-09-18 10:07 -0700
                Re: bad alloc yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-09-16 15:41 +0000
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-16 11:26 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Joshua Maurice <joshuamaurice@gmail.com> - 2011-09-16 15:38 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-17 04:25 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Joshua Maurice <joshuamaurice@gmail.com> - 2011-09-01 23:17 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-09-02 04:03 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-02 04:37 -0700
                Re: bad alloc Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-09-02 15:15 +0100
                Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-09-02 07:35 -0700
    Re: bad alloc Adam Skutt <askutt@gmail.com> - 2011-08-30 16:06 -0700
      Re: bad alloc Paul <pchristor@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-30 16:45 -0700

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