| Message ID | 20240729090817.15383-1-lukas.bulwahn@redhat.com |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [v2] manual: make setrlimit() description less ambiguous | expand |
* Lukas Bulwahn: > From: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@redhat.com> > > The existing description for setrlimit() has some ambiguity. It could be > understood to have the semantics of getrlimit(), i.e., the limits from the > process are stored in the provided rlp pointer. > > Make the description more explicit that rlp are the input values, and that > the limits of the process is changed with this function. > --- > > v1 -> v2: dropped the signed-off-by, as already covered by Red Hat's > copyright assignment. > > manual/resource.texi | 4 ++-- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/manual/resource.texi b/manual/resource.texi > index c9b21dedeb..25966bcb64 100644 > --- a/manual/resource.texi > +++ b/manual/resource.texi > @@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ If the sources are compiled with @code{_FILE_OFFSET_BITS == 64} on a > @standards{BSD, sys/resource.h} > @safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}} > @c Direct syscall on most systems; lock-taking critical section on HURD. > -Store the current and maximum limits for the resource @var{resource} > -in @code{*@var{rlp}}. > +Change the current and maximum limits of the process for the resource > +@var{resource} to the values provided in @code{*@var{rlp}}. > > The return value is @code{0} on success and @code{-1} on failure. The > following @code{errno} error condition is possible: Thanks, it's an improvement, so I'll apply this. Reviewed-by: Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> Florian
diff --git a/manual/resource.texi b/manual/resource.texi index c9b21dedeb..25966bcb64 100644 --- a/manual/resource.texi +++ b/manual/resource.texi @@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ If the sources are compiled with @code{_FILE_OFFSET_BITS == 64} on a @standards{BSD, sys/resource.h} @safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}} @c Direct syscall on most systems; lock-taking critical section on HURD. -Store the current and maximum limits for the resource @var{resource} -in @code{*@var{rlp}}. +Change the current and maximum limits of the process for the resource +@var{resource} to the values provided in @code{*@var{rlp}}. The return value is @code{0} on success and @code{-1} on failure. The following @code{errno} error condition is possible:
From: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@redhat.com> The existing description for setrlimit() has some ambiguity. It could be understood to have the semantics of getrlimit(), i.e., the limits from the process are stored in the provided rlp pointer. Make the description more explicit that rlp are the input values, and that the limits of the process is changed with this function. --- v1 -> v2: dropped the signed-off-by, as already covered by Red Hat's copyright assignment. manual/resource.texi | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)