Re: message queue limits

[Bill Davidsen]

Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> Something has to change in the way message queues are created.
> Currently it is possible for an unprivileged user to exhaust all mq
> slots so that only root can create a few more.  Any other unprivileged
> user has no change to create anything.
>
> I think it is necessary to create a per-user limit instead of a
> system-wide limit.

I think you mean "in addition to" rather than "instead of" here, one 
limit would keep one user from hogging the resource, the other would 
keep the resource from exhausting {whatever runs out first}.

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   -bill davidsen (davidsen@xxxxxxx)
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 last possible moment - but no longer"  -me
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