diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b3ac05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/noop
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9954b4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+noop: noop.c
+	gcc -static $< -o $@ -O3
+
+clean:
+	rm noop
diff --git a/noop.c b/noop.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdf0928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/noop.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main() {
+    while (1) {
+        pause();
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}