[Bug 257484] ulimit -m doesn't work

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=257484 User jkosina@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=257484#c2 Jiri Kosina changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |jkosina@novell.com --- Comment #2 from Jiri Kosina 2008-07-08 04:09:26 MDT --- glibc malloc implementation uses both mmap() and brk() system calls to obtain a block of free memory. RLIMIT_DATA is documemnted (see getrlimit(2)) to affect only heap areas (i.e. allocations performed by brk() system call). If you want to enforce the limit also on mmaped areas, use RLIMIT_AS instead (be aware that shared libraries and the executable code is also mmaped, though). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.