Module Name: src
Committed By: christos
Date: Mon Sep 16 11:03:08 UTC 2019
Modified Files:
src/lib/libc/sys: execve.2
Log Message:
merge the two E2BIG entries (wiz)
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.43 -r1.44 src/lib/libc/sys/execve.2
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
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Modified files:
Index: src/lib/libc/sys/execve.2
diff -u src/lib/libc/sys/execve.2:1.43 src/lib/libc/sys/execve.2:1.44
--- src/lib/libc/sys/execve.2:1.43 Mon Sep 16 00:54:23 2019
+++ src/lib/libc/sys/execve.2 Mon Sep 16 07:03:08 2019
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: execve.2,v 1.43 2019/09/16 04:54:23 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: execve.2,v 1.44 2019/09/16 11:03:08 christos Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
.\"
.\" @(#)execve.2 8.5 (Berkeley) 6/1/94
.\"
-.Dd September 11, 2019
+.Dd September 16, 2019
.Dt EXECVE 2
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -257,13 +257,6 @@ The
system call
will fail and return to the calling process if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
-.It Bq Er E2BIG
-The number of bytes in the new process's argument list
-is larger than the system-imposed limit.
-The limit in the system as released is 262144 bytes
-.Dv ( NCARGS
-in
-.Ao Pa sys/param.h Ac ) .
.It Bq Er EACCES
Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix,
the new process file is not an ordinary file,
@@ -316,7 +309,12 @@ file that is currently open for writing
.It Bq Er E2BIG
The number of bytes in the new process' argument list
is larger than the system-imposed limit.
-This limit is specified by the
+The default compile time limit is 262144 bytes and is specified
+in the variable
+.Dv NCARGS
+in
+.Ao Pa sys/param.h Ac
+and get be read from the
.Xr sysctl 3
MIB variable
.Dv KERN_ARGMAX .
