Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 22 Jul 1996 01:00:01 +0000 (GMT) | From | Emil Stepniewski <> | Subject | Re: Dumping /dev/zero to the console |
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On Sun, 21 Jul 1996, Jon Lewis wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Jul 1996, Drew Eckhardt wrote: > > > In message <199607182022.PAA10655@nixnet.qrp.com>, Nathan.Lewis@nixnet.qrp.com > > writes: > > >On 18 Jul 96 at 1:19, Paul Gortmaker <gpg109@rsphy6.anu.edu.au> > > >wrote: > > > > > >Is there any reason /dev/zero should be readable by normal users, > > > > It is needed to map-in zero filled pages for the dynamic linker. > > Well...I also tried the dd trick on my humble little 486-33, and other > than eat about 85% of the CPU time, slowing things down even more, > nothing terrible happened. > I was unable to check how much of CPU time it ate. My system just got unusable. I had to wait about 2 minutes (486DX2-66) after pressing a key for a letter to appear on the screen. Similar time between pressing Ctrl-C and shell prompt return.
Best regards
Emil
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