1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/main.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/main.c
index beb6567db819..5bb24689aebd 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/main.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/main.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #include "sysinstall.h"
 #include <sys/signal.h>
 #include <sys/fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
 
 const char *StartName;		/* Initial contents of argv[0] */
 
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     int choice, scroll, curr, max, status;
     char titlestr[80], *arch, *osrel, *ostype;
+    struct rlimit rlim;
     
     /* Record name to be able to restart */
     StartName = argv[0];
@@ -69,6 +72,20 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	return 1;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Given what it does sysinstall (and stuff sysinstall runs like
+     * pkg_add) shouldn't be subject to process limits.  Better to just
+     * let them have what they think they need than have them blow
+     * their brains out during an install (in sometimes strange and
+     * mysterious ways).
+     */
+
+    rlim.rlim_cur = rlim.rlim_max = RLIM_INFINITY;
+    if (setrlimit(RLIMIT_DATA, &rlim) != 0)
+	fprintf(stderr, "Warning: setrlimit() of datasize failed.\n");
+    if (setrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, &rlim) != 0)
+	fprintf(stderr, "Warning: setrlimit() of stacksize failed.\n");
+
 #ifdef PC98
     {
 	/* XXX */