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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/alloc.c b/src/alloc.c
index 0c18fca1755..8d0fdd125dc 100644
--- a/src/alloc.c
+++ b/src/alloc.c
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ static char *spare_memory[7];
#define SPARE_MEMORY (1 << 14)
#endif
+#ifdef SYSTEM_MALLOC
+# define LARGE_REQUEST (1 << 14)
+#else
+# define LARGE_REQUEST SPARE_MEMORY
+#endif
+
/* Number of extra blocks malloc should get when it needs more core. */
static int malloc_hysteresis;
@@ -3283,15 +3289,12 @@ memory_full (size_t nbytes)
{
/* Do not go into hysterics merely because a large request failed. */
int enough_free_memory = 0;
- if (SPARE_MEMORY < nbytes)
+ if (LARGE_REQUEST < nbytes)
{
- void *p = malloc (SPARE_MEMORY);
+ void *p = malloc (LARGE_REQUEST);
if (p)
{
- if (spare_memory[0])
- free (p);
- else
- spare_memory[0] = p;
+ free (p);
enough_free_memory = 1;
}
}