linux-kernel - Re: DOS by unprivileged user

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Message-ID: <20180422101654.GA26243@amd>
Date:   Sun, 22 Apr 2018 12:16:54 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Ferry Toth <ftoth@...fort.nl>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: DOS by unprivileged user

On Thu 2018-04-19 21:13:35, Ferry Toth wrote:
> It appears any ordinary user can easily create a DOS on linux.
> 
> One sure way to reproduce this is to open gitk on the linux kernel repo 
> (SIC) on a machine with 8GB RAM 16 GB swap on a HDD with btrfs and quad core 
> + hyperthreading. But I will be easy enough to get the same effect with more 
> RAM, other fs etc.

You may want to disable swap.

									Pavel
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