linux-kernel - Re: Simple script that locks up my box with recent kernels

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Date:	Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:25:12 -0500
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Cc:	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: Simple script that locks up my box with recent kernels

On Tue, Nov 21, 2006 at 06:36:39PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
 > 
 > 
 > On Wed, 22 Nov 2006, Jesper Juhl wrote:
 > > 
 > > So it *seems* to be somehow related to running low on RAM and swap
 > > starting to be used.
 > 
 > Does it happen if you just do some simple "use all memory" script, eg run 
 > a few copies of
 > 
 > 	#define SIZE (100<<20)
 > 
 > 	char *buf = malloc(SIZE);
 > 	memset(buf, SIZE, 0);
 > 	sleep(100);
 > 
 > on your box?

ITYM...

memset(buf, 0, SIZE);

		Dave

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