Package: kernel This is in 2.6.20-3 and (Ubuntu) 2.6.20-15.
Full details may be found on the zsh-workers thread, here: http://www.zsh.org/mla/workers/2007/msg00200.html A bug for Ubuntu on launchpad is at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/107209 The following behavior was observed: $ bash -c 'ulimit -t 0; ulimit -Ht; while :; do :; done' 0 Killed $ bash -c 'ulimit -t 0; ulimit -Ht; (while :; do :; done)' 0 <loops forever> $ bash -c 'ulimit -St 0; while :; do :; done' CPU time limit exceeded (core dumped) $ bash -c 'ulimit -St 0; (while :; do :; done)' <loops forever> David Peer suggested: > but here is one rapid fix that solves the problem. > > (you will not see the new limit of 1 sec but you'll still see it set to 0, > but its 1 sec - believe me && try, > > if you want to see it, fork another any shell and you'll see it....bug or > feature?!) > > Before the line: *old_rlim = new_rlim; > > add: > > if (resource == RLIMIT_CPU && new_rlim.rlim_cur == 0) { > /* > * The caller is asking for an immediate RLIMIT_CPU > * expiry. But we use the zero value to mean "it was > * never set". So let's cheat and make it one second > * instead > */ > new_rlim.rlim_cur = 1; > } > > You can remove the dumb if statement that does nothing cause the assignment > occurs(*old_rlim = new_rlim) before > > so it has no meaning! : if (rlim_cur == 0) {....} > > David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
