diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index b74d3f32579..34d072e0950 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2002-12-18  Kaveh R. Ghazi  <ghazi@caip.rutgers.edu>
+
+	* testsuite/23_containers/vector_capacity.cc (test03): Move ...
+	* testsuite/23_containers/vector_resize.cc: ...here as a new file.
+	Pass in -lmalloc for irix6.
+	* testsuite/27_io/ios_base_storage.cc: Pass in -lmalloc for irix6.
+
 2002-12-18  Jason Merrill  <jason@redhat.com>
 
 	* src/vterminate.cc (__verbose_terminate_handler): Send
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/23_containers/vector_capacity.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/23_containers/vector_capacity.cc
index 621ef7e373f..50740ba5967 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/23_containers/vector_capacity.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/23_containers/vector_capacity.cc
@@ -100,26 +100,6 @@ void test02()
   }
 }
 
-void test03()
-{
-  bool test = true;
-  std::vector<int> v;
-  try
-    {
-      v.resize(v.max_size());  
-      v[v.max_size() - 1] = 2002;
-    }
-  catch (const std::bad_alloc& error)
-    {
-      test = true;
-    }
-  catch (...)
-    {
-      test = false;
-    }
-  VERIFY( test );
-}
-
 // Verifies basic functionality of reserve() with forced reallocation.
 void
 test_reserve()
@@ -184,7 +164,6 @@ int main()
 {
   test01();
   test02();
-  test03();
   test_reserve();
   test_reserve_exception_guarantee();
   return 0;
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/23_containers/vector_resize.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/23_containers/vector_resize.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3cc6c57ed42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/23_containers/vector_resize.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// 1999-05-07
+// bkoz 
+
+// Copyright (C) 1999, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// This file is part of the GNU ISO C++ Library.  This library is free
+// software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+// terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+// Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+// any later version.
+
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with this library; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+// Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307,
+// USA.
+
+// 23.2.4.2 vector capacity
+
+// XXX This test will not work for irix6 because of bug(s) in libc malloc
+// XXX for very large allocations.  However -lmalloc seems to work.
+// See http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/libstdc++/2002-12/msg00131.html
+// { dg-options "-lmalloc" { target mips*-*-irix6* } }
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <testsuite_hooks.h>
+
+void test01()
+{
+  bool test = true;
+  std::vector<int> v;
+  try
+    {
+      v.resize(v.max_size());  
+      v[v.max_size() - 1] = 2002;
+    }
+  catch (const std::bad_alloc& error)
+    {
+      test = true;
+    }
+  catch (...)
+    {
+      test = false;
+    }
+  VERIFY( test );
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+  test01();
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/ios_base_storage.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/ios_base_storage.cc
index c39d0302716..a02eacba166 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/ios_base_storage.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/27_io/ios_base_storage.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 
 // 27.4.2.5 ios_base storage functions
 
+// XXX This test will not work for some versions of irix6 because of
+// XXX bug(s) in libc malloc for very large allocations.  However
+// XXX -lmalloc seems to work.
+// See http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2002-05/msg01012.html
+// { dg-options "-lmalloc" { target mips*-*-irix6* } }
+
 #include <sstream>
 #include <iostream>