In message <Pine.LNX.4.50L.0212061106050.22252-100000@duckman.distro.conectiva>
you write:
> On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, Rusty Trivial Russell wrote:
>
> > > Just try "ulimit -H -m 10000" for memory limits that were not
> > > previously set. You end up with (hard limit = 10000) < (soft limit =
> > > unlimited).
>
> > + if (new_rlim.rlim_cur > new_rlim.rlim_max)
> > + return -EINVAL;
>
> Wouldn't it be better to simply take the soft limit down
> to min(new_rlim.rlim_cur, new_rlim.rlim_max) ?
POSIX says -EINVAL, and since it's a programmer fuckup, I'd agree.
Rusty.
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