workshit/src/reaper.c

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

#define AMOUNT 1024*1024*1024

void * mem[16];

int main() {
	int i;
	for(i=0; i < 16; i++) {
		mem[i] = malloc(AMOUNT); // One gigabyte XXX do not do this
		memset(mem[i], 0, AMOUNT);
		printf("Allocated %d GB of ram...\n", i+1);
	}

	printf("16 GB of memory used, waiting for input... ");

	while(1) {
		printf("Trashing ram use...\n");

		for(i=0; i < 16; i++) {
			memcpy(mem[i], mem[(i+1)%16], AMOUNT);
		}
	}

	for (i=0; i < 16; i++) {
		free(mem[i]);
	}
}