On Sat, Jun 17, 2023, 15:06 LitHack <litha...@gmail.com> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: LitHack <litha...@gmail.com> > Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 at 08:52 > Subject: Crashing the Linux System > To: <linux-ker...@vger.kernel.org> > > > 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> >