# \[bug:trunk\] 100000.times { Time.allocate }: \[FATAL\] failed to allocate memory

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-trunk-100000-times-time-allocate-fatal-failed-to-allocate-memory/189479>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [June 1, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-trunk-100000-times-time-allocate-fatal-failed-to-allocate-memory/189479 "2010-06-01T16:08:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-trunk-100000-times-time-allocate-fatal-failed-to-allocate-memory/189479/1 "2010-06-01T16:08:22Z")

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% ./ruby -ve ‘100000.times { Time.allocate }’  
ruby 1.9.3dev (2010-05-28 trunk 28053) [i686-linux]  
[FATAL] failed to allocate memory

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% ./ruby -ve ‘100000.times { Time.allocate }’  
ruby 1.9.3dev (2010-05-28 trunk 28052) [i686-linux]

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**Author:** ![Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 6:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-trunk-100000-times-time-allocate-fatal-failed-to-allocate-memory/189479/2 "2010-06-06T06:17:45Z")

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This issue was solved with changeset r28185.  
Akira, thank you for reporting this issue.  
Your contribution to Ruby is greatly appreciated.  
May Ruby be with you.

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[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/3377](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/3377)