>>> Except doesn't that open you up to a DoS attack, running the kernel >>> out of memory by creating a zillion semaphores? >> I mean, itâ??s really the same thing as with file descriptors. > Yes and no. SYSV semaphores are persistent and independent of both > file descriptors and processes.
Perhaps more important from this perspective, is there anything analogous to proc.%d.rlimit.descriptors and/or kern.maxfiles for them? Those are what keep a lid on the analogous DoS with file descriptors. /~\ The ASCII Mouse \ / Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML [email protected] / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B
