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Old 10-21-2006
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Last edited by jacques83; 10-22-2006 at 01:13 AM..
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Old 10-22-2006
Please read the unix.com rules, which state that homework problems are not allowed.
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Old 10-22-2006
i am sorry sir, i did not know it..will delete all my scraps
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Old 10-22-2006
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In some configurations, the stack won't overflow, it will just grow indefinitely, which case an infinite recursion will bring down the entire system instead of crashing.
how do you exactly differentiate between bringing down the system and crashing the system ?

crashing -- not working the way it is expected to work
bringing down - an essential reboot

(This question is out of curiosity and if my question is off-the topic kindly ignore my question ) Smilie Smilie
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Old 10-23-2006
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Originally Posted by matrixmadhan
how do you exactly differentiate between bringing down the system and crashing the system?
A crash is when that particular program dies.

Bringing down the system is when the fault brings down the entire system, in this case by allocating infinite amounts of memory until it's all used up and the system grinds to a halt.
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Old 10-23-2006
Some, particularly older, kernels also go into a "panic". In that state the system is completely unusable. The kernel may also initiate shutdown. Or crash and dump core.
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