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diff --git a/mysys/array.c b/mysys/array.c
index 4ea1946d837..354508f05ef 100644
--- a/mysys/array.c
+++ b/mysys/array.c
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
DESCRIPTION
init_dynamic_array() initiates array and allocate space for
init_alloc eilements.
- Array is usable even if space allocation failed.
+ Array is usable even if space allocation failed, hence, the
+ function never returns TRUE.
RETURN VALUE
- TRUE my_malloc_ci() failed
FALSE Ok
*/
@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ my_bool init_dynamic_array(DYNAMIC_ARRAY *array, uint element_size,
array->max_element=init_alloc;
array->alloc_increment=alloc_increment;
array->size_of_element=element_size;
- if (!(array->buffer=(char*) my_malloc_ci(element_size*init_alloc,MYF(MY_WME))))
- {
+ /*
+ Since the dynamic array is usable even if allocation fails here malloc
+ should not throw an error
+ */
+ if (!(array->buffer= (char*) my_malloc_ci(element_size*init_alloc, MYF(0))))
array->max_element=0;
- DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
- }
DBUG_RETURN(FALSE);
}