/* * Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 * The President and Fellows of Harvard College. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met: * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software * without specific prior written permission. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE UNIVERSITY OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF * SUCH DAMAGE. */ /* * forkbomb - apply malthus to an operating system ;-) * * DO NOT RUN THIS ON A REAL SYSTEM - IT WILL GRIND TO A HALT AND * PEOPLE WILL COME AFTER YOU WIELDING BASEBALL BATS OR THE AD * BOARD(*). WE WARNED YOU. * * We don't expect your system to withstand this without grinding to * a halt, but once your basic system calls are complete it shouldn't * crash. Likewise for after your virtual memory system is complete. * * (...at least in an ideal world. However, it can be difficult to * handle all the loose ends involved. Heroic measures are not * expected. If in doubt, talk to the course staff.) * * * (*) The Administrative Board of Harvard College handles formal * disciplinary action. */ #include <unistd.h> #include <err.h> static volatile int pid; int main(void) { int i; while (1) { fork(); pid = getpid(); /* Make sure each fork has its own address space. */ for (i=0; i<300; i++) { volatile int seenpid; seenpid = pid; if (seenpid != getpid()) { errx(1, "pid mismatch (%d, should be %d) " "- your vm is broken!", seenpid, getpid()); } } } }