Re: setrlimit and RLIM_INFINITY causing fsck failure, 2.4.18

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 19 Mar 2002 18:44:32 +0000 (GMT)


> Is the fix just as simple as: (untested) (and with a mailer than mangles
> tabs)

Test it and see 8)

> All this rlimit stuff is a bit wonky in the presence of 64-bit file sizes
> anyway. Perhaps if we fix just the block-device case we can brush the rest
> under the carpet?

For 64bit platforms life is ok, for the x86 rlimit64 might make sense. Im
not sure if it ever appeared in any standards 8(

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