/* to compile:
 * $ LDFLAGS=-lpthread make dummy-threads
 */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#define NUM_THREADS 131072

void *thread_routine(void *data){}

int main(int argc, char **argv){
  pthread_t thread;
  int i;
  int r = 0;

  printf("Trying to create %i threads\n", NUM_THREADS);
  for(i=0;i<NUM_THREADS && !r;i++){
    r = pthread_create(&thread, NULL, thread_routine, NULL);
    if(r) perror("pthread_create");
  }
  printf("A total of %i threads created\n", i);
  pause();
}