From: Marcus Sundberg <e94_msu@e.kth.se>
  To  : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
  Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 14:09:19 +0200

Re: _ggi_malloc()

Hartmut Niemann wrote:
> 
> >
> > I've added _ggi_malloc() as a libggi internal function.
> > Currently the return value from malloc() is not checked
> > at all in some places and in the places where it is checked
> > we have duplicated code.
> >
> > _ggi_malloc() should be used in all parts of libggi and
>
> ... where you can not continue your work if you don't get the memory ...

You can _always_ continue the work if you don't get the memory.
The question is if you want to bother dealing with a failed
malloc on modern systems having virtual memory and even
overcommitting.

> Do we have documentation of any kind about libggi internal functions?

Not that I know of...

//Marcus