copy on write

copy_on_write.c

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/sysinfo.h>

void printMemStat(){
    struct sysinfo si;
    sysinfo(&si);
    printf("===\n");
    printf("Total: %llu\n", si.totalram);
    printf("Free: %llu\n", si.freeram);
}
int main(){
    long len = 200000000;
    long *array = malloc(len*sizeof(long));
    long i = 0;
    for(; i<len; i++){
        array[i] = i;
    }

    printMemStat();
    if(fork()==0){
        /*child*/
        printMemStat();

        i = 0;
        for(; i<len/2; i++){
            array[i] = i+1;
        }

        printMemStat();

        i = 0;
        for(; i<len; i++){
            array[i] = i+1;
        }

        printMemStat();

    }else{
        /*parent*/
        int times=10;
        while(times-- > 0){
            sleep(1);
        }
    }
    return 0;
}