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From: J Sloan <jjs@pobox.com>
To: dmaynor@iceland.oit.gatech.edu
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.4.8 Resource leaks + limits
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 22:56:17 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3B7A0F01.DC4CAE4@pobox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3ce801c12548$b7971750$020a0a0a@totalmef> <200108150532.f7F5WGq01653@penguin.transmeta.com> <20010815014328.A15395@iceland.oit.gatech.edu>

dmaynor@iceland.oit.gatech.edu wrote:

> > This is why you mainly find per-process stuff in all the limits.
> >
> > Linux has had (for a while now) a "struct user" that is actually quickly
> > accessible through a direct pointer off every process that is associated
> > with that user, and we could (and _will_) start adding these kinds of
> > limits. However, part of the problem is that because the limits haven't
> > historically existed, there is also no accepted and nice way of setting
> > the limits.
> So when you do impose this, where will it be setable, will there be a flat file in /etc
> like solaris, or compile time for the kernel?

Eh?

Why wouldn't it be like most parameters in Linux,
e.g. dynamically adjustable via a sysctl or /proc?

IMHO, of course...

cu

jjs


  reply	other threads:[~2001-08-15  5:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-08-15  5:11 2.4.8 Resource leaks + limits Magnus Naeslund(f)
2001-08-15  5:32 ` Linus Torvalds
2001-08-15  5:42   ` Ulrich Drepper
2001-08-15  8:31     ` Nadav Har'El
2001-08-15  5:43   ` dmaynor
2001-08-15  5:56     ` J Sloan [this message]
2001-08-15  6:59       ` Brian
2001-08-15  7:26         ` J Sloan
2001-08-15 13:51       ` Admin Mailing Lists
2001-08-15 14:12         ` dmaynor
2001-08-15 16:04         ` Alan Cox
2001-08-17 22:01           ` Rik van Riel
2001-08-17 22:08             ` Alan Cox
2001-08-17 23:25               ` Rik van Riel
2001-08-15  6:05   ` Magnus Naeslund(f)
2001-08-15  6:28     ` Alexander Viro
2001-08-15  7:24       ` Magnus Naeslund(f)
2001-08-15 14:21       ` Szabolcs Szakacsits
2001-08-15 14:20         ` Magnus Naeslund(f)
2001-08-16 19:41           ` Szabolcs Szakacsits
2001-08-16 19:54             ` Szabolcs Szakacsits
2001-08-17 15:56             ` Magnus Naeslund(f)
2001-08-15 15:00         ` Tobias Ringstrom
     [not found] <no.id>
2001-08-15 11:40 ` Alan Cox
2001-08-15 16:53   ` Linus Torvalds
2001-08-15 18:51     ` Alan Cox
2001-08-15 19:57     ` Ingo Oeser
2001-08-15 20:15       ` Alan Cox
2001-08-15 21:30         ` Jesse Pollard
2001-08-15 20:57       ` Anton Altaparmakov
2001-08-16  1:12       ` Jesse Pollard
2001-08-15 22:14     ` Horst von Brand
     [not found] <Pine.LNX.4.33L.0108171818040.2277-100000@duckman.distro.conectiva>
2001-08-18 14:53 ` Magnus Naeslund(f)
2001-08-18 15:24 ` Szabolcs Szakacsits
2001-08-18 15:20   ` Rik van Riel
2001-08-18 22:34     ` Alan Cox
2001-08-18 22:35     ` Alan Cox

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