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+--TEST--
+GH-17951 Runtime Change 6
+--INI--
+memory_limit=128M
+max_memory_limit=512M
+--FILE--
+<?php
+for($i = 0; $i < 3; $i++) {
+  ini_set('memory_limit', '1024M');
+  echo ini_get('memory_limit');
+}
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Warning: Failed to set memory_limit to 1073741824 bytes. Setting to max_memory_limit instead (currently: 536870912 bytes) in %s on line %d
+512M
+Warning: Failed to set memory_limit to 1073741824 bytes. Setting to max_memory_limit instead (currently: 536870912 bytes) in %s on line %d
+512M
+Warning: Failed to set memory_limit to 1073741824 bytes. Setting to max_memory_limit instead (currently: 536870912 bytes) in %s on line %d
+512M