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Date:      Wed, 18 Aug 1999 01:24:53 +0600 (ESS)
From:      Ilia Chipitsine <ilia@cgilh.chel.su>
To:        Alec Kalinin <alec@relex.ru>
Cc:        Mark Newton <newton@internode.com.au>, Oleg Derevenetz <oleg@oleg.sani-c.vrn.ru>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Probably bug with allocation memory in FreeBSD-3.2-RELEASE
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908180123410.268-100000@localhost.cgu.chel.su>
In-Reply-To: <027401bee88f$2e503b90$a34562c3@alec.relex.ru>

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On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Alec Kalinin wrote:

> > > Why i think this is bug? Because any user can hung FreeBSD, settings in
> > > /etc/login.conf can't help.
> 
> >Are you sure about that?  Setting datasize limits will prevent
> >malloc() from doing what you're trying to make it do.  Are you
> >sure you're setting your login.conf settings properly?
> 

guys, just a silly question !
how dod you think login.conf works with xdm ?!
right ! xdm simply ignores it ...

> 
> I am sure, that setting limits in "/etc/login.conf" is not good decision. I
> try to explain.
> 
> First of all, if i set limits more than swap space, one user can hung
> system. But, if i set limit equal half swap space, two different users can
> hung system.
> 
> Than, i don't set limits for root process. And combinantion "squid +
> Netscape with java applet" from root may hung system.
> 
> While 3.2-system can't simply kill this process like 2.2.8-system? I think,
> killing this process -- best solution.
> 
> Good luck,
>         Alec.
> 
> 
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