Infrastructure Layer
Memory Attack
The Memory Gremlin consumes a set amount of memory, or as much as is available (whichever is lower), and holds onto it for the duration of the attack. The Gremlin allocates blocks of memory with malloc until it reaches the desired amount, deallocating the memory with free upon attack completion.
Options
| Parameter | Flag | Required | Default | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB | -m int | False | 0.0.1 | The number of megabytes to allocate. | |
| GB | -g float | False | 0.5 | 0.0.1 | The number of gigabytes to allocate. |
| Percentage | -p <0-100> | False | 100 | 2.8.30 | The percentage of total memory to allocate. |
| Length | -l int | False | 60 | 0.0.1 | The length of the attack (seconds). |