Tested on Arch Linux x64: [test@libros-dev tmp]$ uname -a Linux libros-dev 3.8.5-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Mar 29 19:18:14 CET 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[test@libros-dev tmp]$ ./a.out

Killed

This is in dmesg:

[2112052.363397] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP

[2112052.363890] CPU 0

[2112052.363969] Pid: 3775, comm: a.out Not tainted 3.8.5-1-ARCH #1 innotek GmbH VirtualBox/VirtualBox