Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: changes to rlimit struct in 2.3.24 | Date | Fri, 29 Oct 1999 13:27:47 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> cause some strange problems with various programs. ulimit under bash > shows the limit on cpu time to be -1; similar results occur with limit > under tcsh and gnome-pty-helper's sanity checks receive similar results.
Ok that sounds like we need to cover the reporting. The rest of the behaviour is fine, we just need a backward compatible reporting function for older code.
> changes, is there a way around it other than recompiling the apps? It > wouldn't be a good thing to have to have all users recompile all of > their apps which check limits when 2.4 comes out :)
Indeed
Alan
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