mallocBytes allows underflow
https://hackage.haskell.org/package/base-4.10.1.0/docs/src/Foreign.Marshal.Alloc.html#mallocBytes
This function doesn't complain when passed a negative number. Instead you get something like
*** Exception: malloc: resource exhausted (out of memory)
Which is confusing, and probably not consistent across platforms.
This came up in https://github.com/tel/saltine/issues/42
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| Version | 8.0.2 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | libraries/base |
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