[Bug 861296] [NEW] mmap fails to allocate 2030Mb heap on ARM

[Xerxes Rånby]

Public bug reported:

The attached testcase pass on ia32 but fails on armel systems running oneiric.
test system got 512mb of ram and 3Gb of swap.

gcc mmap-test.c -o mmap-test
./mmap-test

on my pandaboard I hit Couldn't allocate the heap: 2025Mb
on my ac100 I hit Couldn't allocate the heap: 2027Mb

The testcase fails to allocate heap on armel in the range of 2023-2030Mb
and above.

** Affects: eglibc (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: armel

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Title:
  mmap fails to allocate 2030Mb heap on ARM

Status in “eglibc” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The attached testcase pass on ia32 but fails on armel systems running oneiric.
  test system got 512mb of ram and 3Gb of swap.

  gcc mmap-test.c -o mmap-test
  ./mmap-test

  on my pandaboard I hit Couldn't allocate the heap: 2025Mb
  on my ac100 I hit Couldn't allocate the heap: 2027Mb

  The testcase fails to allocate heap on armel in the range of
  2023-2030Mb and above.

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