Bug#695182: [wheezy] Write couple of 1GB files for OOM crash

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Sun, 2012-12-16 at 11:14 +1100, paul.szabo@sydney.edu.au wrote:

>>  - Why not use float instead of infinite-precision integer arithmetic?
>
> We cannot assume the presence of an FPU.  (The kernel handles FPU
> emulation for userland, but not for itself.)

Also, the scheduler doesn't reset floating-point state when switching
between kernel threads.  Dealing with floating-point exceptions can be
another source of pain.

Jonathan