Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:28:24 -0400
From: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
To: Al Boldi <a1426z@gawab.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Resource limits
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On Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 05:12:42PM +0300, Al Boldi wrote:
> 
> Resource limits in Linux, when available, are currently very limited.
> 
> i.e.:
> Too many process forks and your system may crash.
> This can be capped with threads-max, but may lead you into a lock-out.
> 
> What is needed is a soft, hard, and a special emergency limit that would 
> allow you to use the resource for a limited time to circumvent a lock-out.
> 
Whats insufficient about the per-user limits that can be imposed by the ulimit
syscall?


> Would this be difficult to implement?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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> Al
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