[issue14154] reimplement the bigmem test memory watchdog as a subprocess

[Charles-François Natali]

New submission from Charles-François Natali <neologix at free.fr>:

As suggested in http://bugs.python.org/msg154330, here's a rewrite of the test memory watchdog using subprocess instead of thread + faulthandler.

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components: Tests
files: mem_watchdog_subprocess.diff
keywords: needs review, patch
messages: 154570
nosy: neologix, pitrou
priority: normal
severity: normal
stage: patch review
status: open
title: reimplement the bigmem test memory watchdog as a subprocess
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.3
Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file24674/mem_watchdog_subprocess.diff

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