>> It seems to me it would be more useful to do something like what >> RLIMIT_CPU does, and generate SIGXFSZ for such operations, but fail >> them only when the size exceeds the hard limit. [...]
>> Comments or other thoughts? > I don't think it is used too much so the behavior change should not > be a problem. The more consistently the limits work, the better off > we are in the long run. I've got the change implemented and the result builds. I'll be experimenting to see whether it really does have the effect I want and will report back here. /~\ The ASCII Mouse \ / Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML [email protected] / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B
