Index: glibc-2.11.1/malloc/malloc.c =================================================================== --- glibc-2.11.1.orig/malloc/malloc.c 2010-01-18 18:01:41.000000000 +0100 +++ glibc-2.11.1/malloc/malloc.c 2010-02-23 13:47:59.000000000 +0100 @@ -3933,9 +3933,10 @@ public_vALLOc(size_t bytes) if(!p) { /* Maybe the failure is due to running out of mmapped areas. */ if(ar_ptr != &main_arena) { - (void)mutex_lock(&main_arena.mutex); - p = _int_memalign(&main_arena, pagesz, bytes); - (void)mutex_unlock(&main_arena.mutex); + ar_ptr = &main_arena; + (void)mutex_lock(&ar_ptr->mutex); + p = _int_memalign(ar_ptr, pagesz, bytes); + (void)mutex_unlock(&ar_ptr->mutex); } else { #if USE_ARENAS /* ... or sbrk() has failed and there is still a chance to mmap() */ @@ -3978,9 +3979,10 @@ public_pVALLOc(size_t bytes) if(!p) { /* Maybe the failure is due to running out of mmapped areas. */ if(ar_ptr != &main_arena) { - (void)mutex_lock(&main_arena.mutex); - p = _int_memalign(&main_arena, pagesz, rounded_bytes); - (void)mutex_unlock(&main_arena.mutex); + ar_ptr = &main_arena; + (void)mutex_lock(&ar_ptr->mutex); + p = _int_memalign(ar_ptr, pagesz, rounded_bytes); + (void)mutex_unlock(&ar_ptr->mutex); } else { #if USE_ARENAS /* ... or sbrk() has failed and there is still a chance to mmap() */