Re: Use of SIGXFSZ outside of soft limits

Micah Cowan wrote: > Alan Cox wrote: >>> [XSI] [Option Start] If the request would cause the file size to >>> exceed the soft file size limit for the process and there is no room >>> for any bytes to be written, the request shall fail and the >>> implement

[PATCH] Only send SIGXFSZ when exceeding rlimits.

s it for when a written file exceeds the process's resource limits. I'd like to limit SIGXFSZs to the bare minimum required by SUS. Patch sent per http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/10/302 Signed-off-by: Micah Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- fs/ncpfs/file.c|2 -- fs/reiserfs/file.

Use of SIGXFSZ outside of soft limits

Hello, I would like to object to a non-standard and, IMHO, ill-advised application of SIGXFSZ to non-rlimit-related filesize limits, and request that its use be minimized as much as possible. SUSv3 does not sanction its use in any situation other than that of exceeding the "soft file size lim

Re: Use of SIGXFSZ outside of soft limits

Alan Cox wrote: [XSI] [Option Start] If the request would cause the file size to exceed the soft file size limit for the process and there is no room for any bytes to be written, the request shall fail and the implementation shall generate the SIGXFSZ signal for the thread. [Option End] >>>