Subject: Re: signal(SIGSEGV, SIG_IGN) -> 100% CPU
To: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@netbsd.org>
From: Hubert Feyrer <feyrer@rfhs8012.fh-regensburg.de>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/10/1999 09:53:52
On 9 Jun 1999, Chris G. Demetriou wrote:
> you have effectively written a complex while(1) ; loop, or, probably
> closer, a whlie(1) getpid(); loop.

Can you please explain this a bit more? I don't see it...
By what I understand, this installs the handler, then pipe(2) causes some
fault, the fault is ignored, and then the program continues.

Or is the pipe(2) call restarted after the fault is detected?


 - Hubert

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