blackhole.c
author Markus Bröker <mbroeker@largo.dyndns.tv>
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:58:26 +0100
changeset 0 af501b0c1716
child 9 c3fecc82ade6
permissions -rw-r--r--
demos cvs copy committer: Markus Bröker <mbroeker@largo.homelinux.org>

/*
 *     $Id: blackhole.c,v 1.1.1.1 2008-04-28 17:32:53 mbroeker Exp $
 * $Source: /development/c/demos/blackhole.c,v $
 */

/* compile with -O0 or without optimizations or it won't crash */

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

unsigned long blackhole (unsigned long i)
{
    /*
     * blackhole stops after a datatype overrun
     */
    if ((i + 1) < i)
        return i;

    if (!(i % 10000))
        printf ("Recursion %lu\n", i);

    return blackhole (i + 1);
}

int main (void)
{
    printf ("MAXIMUM RECURSION DEPTH ON YOUR MACHINE: %lu\n", blackhole (0));

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}