main.cpp

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

const int NPAD = 15; // on my 64 bits system

struct l {
	struct l *n;
	long int pad[NPAD];
};

void simpleReadWalk(l* start, int nb) {
	struct l* c = start;
	for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
		c = c->n;
	}
}

int main() {
	int size = sizeof(struct l);
	int wsSize = 1 << 25; // working set size 2^10
	int nb = wsSize / size;

	struct l* start = new struct l;
	struct l* current = start;
	for (int i = 0; i < nb - 1; i++) {
		struct l* nextone = new struct l;
		current->n = nextone;
		current = nextone;
	}

	simpleReadWalk(start, nb);
}