Re: Crashing the Linux System

[alex xmb ratchev]

On Sat, Jun 17, 2023, 15:06 LitHack <lithack0@gmail.com> wrote:

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> From: LitHack <lithack0@gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 at 08:52
> Subject: Crashing the Linux System
> To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
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> Running the yes command in command substitution will crash the linux shell.
> According to me inside command the substitution it is creating multiple
> process(fork).  Command: `yes` or $(yes)
>

maybe it outmaxes the mem limit ( its endless yes\n text ) and mix with
many procs result in bad ..
forkbomb style
try setting some ulimit s , .. im not much aware of them .. -u says user
processes , -T says threads max , ..

the forkbomb

:() { : | : ; } ; :

crashes sys es .. unproportionally unrespondingly slow


Here is the bug report:
> Bug report <https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217565>
>