[Mono-bugs] [Bug 65089][Min] New - Marshal.AllocHGlobal returns NULL (0) on Linux

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Changed by t7@pobox.com.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=65089

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+Bug#: 65089
+Product: Mono: Runtime
+Version: unspecified
+OS: 
+OS Details: GNU/Linux (all)
+Status: NEW   
+Resolution: 
+Severity: 
+Priority: Minor
+Component: misc
+AssignedTo: mono-bugs@ximian.com                            
+ReportedBy: t7@pobox.com               
+QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Cc: 
+Summary: Marshal.AllocHGlobal returns NULL (0) on Linux
+
+Description of Problem:
+System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.AllocHGlobal returns NULL (0)
+pointer on failure instead of throwing OutOfMemoryException
+
+
+Steps to reproduce the problem:
+1. Compile test case below
+2. run it
+3. 
+
+Actual Results:
+prints p=0
+
+Expected Results:
+should abort with OutOfMemoryException
+
+How often does this happen? 
+every time (unless you have 1GB of free RAM!)
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+public class MarshalTest
+{
+  public static void Main()
+  {
+    IntPtr p = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(1024*1024*1024);
+    Console.WriteLine("p="+p);
+  }
+}
+
+
+Additional Information:
+System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.AllocHGlobal is implemented
+in mono/metadata/marshal.c function mono_marshal_alloc(gpointer size)
+which just calls g_try_malloc(size), but doesn't check the return
+value for NULL.