stdlib malloc should not block indefinitely.
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Currently `malloc` blocks indefinitely when it cannot perform an allocation. This deviates from the usual behavior of `malloc`, which would return a NULL pointer and may set `errno`, but not block indefinitely, when an allocation cannot be performed. Set the timeout to 0 to immediately return when an allocation cannot be satisfied. Signed-off-by: Hugo Lefeuvre <hugo.lefeuvre@scisemi.com>
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Currently
mallocblocks indefinitely when it cannot perform an allocation. This deviates from the usual behavior ofmalloc, which would return a NULL pointer and may seterrno, but not block indefinitely, when an allocation cannot be performed.Set the timeout to 0 to immediately return when an allocation cannot be satisfied.