> Perrin Harkins wrote: > > > > I believe the limiting done by BSD::Resource is pretty harsh and may > > actually be at the kernel level. I don't think you can catch the signal and > > deal with it yourself. What you should do is use Apache::SizeLimit to > > handle your size constraints, and just use BSD::Resource for extreme cases, > > i.e. out of control servers in tight loops. > > > > Thanks for your answer, but (I think) I need BSD::Resource because I > allow users to write their own scripts (executed with reval from the > Safe-Module) and they can write infinite loops or consume memory as they > want - Apache::SizeLimit is not harsh enough for this ;-)
Correct, which is why I said to use both. SizeLimit catches normal growth, and BSD::Resource catches emergencies. You set the limit for BSD::Resource higher than the one for SizeLimit. - Perrin
