first pass at a load-generating program. works, but needs to be

parameterized for happiness.

.cvsignore

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 ttyload
+loader

Makefile

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ VERSION	= -DVERSION='"'`cat Version`'"'
 
 CFLAGS	= $(INCLUDES) $(OTHER_FLAGS) $(DEBUG) $(VERSION)
 
-default:	archbuild
+default:	archbuild loader
 
 test:		archbuild
 	./ttyload -i 1

loader.c

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv)
+{
+    int		ttl,	/* how long to load things */
+		forks;	/* how many jobs to run at once */
+    time_t	start;	/* when we started */
+    pid_t	pid;	/* return value for fork() */
+
+    /* for now, set these purely by hand... later, I'll
+     * make 'em be based on argv. */
+
+    ttl		= 90;
+    forks	= 11;	/* this one goes to 11.  ;-) */
+
+    for(/*pre-initted*/; --forks > 0 ;)
+    {
+	if(pid = fork())
+	    break;	/* don't continue this loop as child. */
+    }
+
+    printf("Bomb running for %d seconds\n", ttl);
+
+    start	= time(NULL);
+
+    while(time(NULL) < (start + ttl))
+    {
+	;	/* do nothing, tight loop is intentional. */
+    }
+
+    printf("Bomb ending at %ld, started %ld\n", time(NULL), start);
+
+    exit(0);
+}