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30 #include <limits.h> /* for LONG_MAX */
34 #include <string.h> /* memset() */
36 #define MQNAME "/t_mq_send_dos"
42 * Create a message queue with enormous capacity.
43 * According to POSIX, mq_maxmsg field is of `long' data type.
48 memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
49 attr.mq_maxmsg = LONG_MAX; /* Maximum number of messages. */
50 attr.mq_msgsize = 1024; /* Maximum message size. */
52 md = mq_open(MQNAME, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_WRONLY, 0700, &attr);
53 if (md == (mqd_t)-1) {
54 assert(errno == EINVAL);
56 return (EXIT_SUCCESS);
60 * Start sending messages until we consume all memory.
62 * In OSes that implement message queues inside the kernel,
63 * this could lead to a panic and a denial of service attack.
65 * Such implementations may be found in {Net, DragonFly}BSD, as
66 * opposed to the userland mqueue incarnation of Solaris.
71 for (i = 0; i < LONG_MAX; i++)
72 assert(mq_send(md, buf, sizeof(buf), /* priority */ 0) != -1);
74 assert(mq_close(md) != -1);
75 assert(mq_unlink(MQNAME) != -1);
77 printf("passed (Oh My God!)\n");
79 return (EXIT_SUCCESS);