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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/sys/getrlimit.2')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/getrlimit.2 b/lib/libc/sys/getrlimit.2 index a4f144a67286..4ca298ab5a8a 100644 --- a/lib/libc/sys/getrlimit.2 +++ b/lib/libc/sys/getrlimit.2 @@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ Limits on the consumption of system resources by the current process and each process it creates may be obtained with the .Fn getrlimit -call, and set with the +system call, and set with the .Fn setrlimit -call. +system call. .Pp The .Fa resource @@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ each process. The maximum size (in bytes) of the data segment for a process; this defines how far a program may extend its break with the .Xr sbrk 2 -system call. +function. .It Li RLIMIT_FSIZE The largest size (in bytes) file that may be created. .It Li RLIMIT_MEMLOCK The maximum size (in bytes) which a process may lock into memory using the .Xr mlock 2 -function. +system call. .It Li RLIMIT_NOFILE The maximum number of open files for this process. .It Li RLIMIT_NPROC @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ is thus a built-in command to The system refuses to extend the data or stack space when the limits would be exceeded in the normal way: a .Xr brk 2 -call fails if the data space limit is reached. +function fails if the data space limit is reached. When the stack limit is reached, the process receives a segmentation fault .Pq Dv SIGSEGV ; @@ -157,9 +157,11 @@ offending process. .Sh RETURN VALUES .Rv -std .Sh ERRORS -.Fn Getrlimit +The +.Fn getrlimit and .Fn setrlimit +system calls will fail if: .Bl -tag -width Er .It Bq Er EFAULT @@ -183,5 +185,5 @@ raised the maximum limit value, and the caller is not the super-user. .Sh HISTORY The .Fn getrlimit -function call appeared in +system call appeared in .Bx 4.2 . |