Change the default core limit from unlimited to 0 (disabled)
---
winsup/cygwin/mm/cygheap.cc | 2 +-
winsup/cygwin/release/3.5.0 | 3 +++
winsup/doc/new-features.xml | 6 ++++++
3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/mm/cygheap.cc b/winsup/cygwin/mm/cygheap.cc
index a20ee5972..3dc0c011f 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/mm/cygheap.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/mm/cygheap.cc
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ cygheap_init ()
cygheap->locale.mbtowc = __utf8_mbtowc;
/* Set umask to a sane default. */
cygheap->umask = 022;
- cygheap->rlim_core = RLIM_INFINITY;
+ cygheap->rlim_core = 0;
}
if (!cygheap->fdtab)
cygheap->fdtab.init ();
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.5.0 b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.5.0
index ed27ee32a..3e6d60376 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.5.0
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.5.0
@@ -62,3 +62,6 @@ What changed:
- When RLIMIT_CORE is more than 1MB, a core dump file which can be loaded by
gdb
is now written on a fatal error. Otherwise, if it's greater than zero, a text
format .stackdump file is written, as previously.
+
+- The default RLIMIT_CORE is now 0, disabling the generation of core dump or
+ stackdump files.
diff --git a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
index b6daadc2b..a22b78a60 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ is now written on a fatal error. Otherwise, if it's greater
than zero, a text
format .stackdump file is written, as previously.
</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+The default RLIMIT_CORE is now 0, disabling the generation of core dump or
+stackdump files. Use e.g. <code>ulimit -c unlimited</code> or <code>ulimit -c
+1024</code> to enable them again.
+</para></listitem>
+
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
--
2.43.0
