RE: Kernel is unstable

[Heusden, Folkert van]

> memory area has to be accessed. In some memory management systems,
> the allocated area has to be actually written (demand zero paging).
> If you execute from a user account, not root, with ulimits enabled,
> you should be able to do:
>         char *p;
> 	for(;;)
>      {
>             if((p = (char *) malloc(WHATEVER)) == NULL)
>             {
>                  puts("Out of memory");
>                  exit(1);
>             }
>             *p = (char) 0x01;    /* Write to memory */
>         }
>       ... without hanging the system.

Allow me to nitpick :o)
int loop;
for(loop=0;loop<WHATEVER; loop+=PAGESIZE)
	p[loop] = 0x01;

Because: as far as I remember only the pages that are touched are
allocated, not the whole memory-block.

But, indead, that's nitpicking. Sorry for that :o)