Re: Joe User DOS kills Linux-2.6.10

[Andreas Schwab]

linux-os <root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> When I compile and run the following program:
>
> #include <stdio.h>
> int main(int x, char **y)
> {
>     pause();
> }
> ... as:
>
> ./xxx `yes`

This is roughly equivalent to this:

#include <stdlib.h>
int main(void) { while (1) malloc(1); }

Andreas.

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