From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: message queue limits
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:16:10 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <c5hhkn$gss$1@gatekeeper.tmr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <407A2DAC.3080802@redhat.com>
Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> Something has to change in the way message queues are created.
> Currently it is possible for an unprivileged user to exhaust all mq
> slots so that only root can create a few more. Any other unprivileged
> user has no change to create anything.
>
> I think it is necessary to create a per-user limit instead of a
> system-wide limit.
I think you mean "in addition to" rather than "instead of" here, one
limit would keep one user from hogging the resource, the other would
keep the resource from exhausting {whatever runs out first}.
--
-bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
last possible moment - but no longer" -me
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-04-13 20:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-04-12 5:48 Ulrich Drepper
2004-04-13 20:16 ` Bill Davidsen [this message]
2004-04-15 14:53 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2004-04-15 19:24 ` Andrew Morton
2004-04-15 19:54 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2004-04-15 21:46 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2004-04-15 22:54 ` Andrew Morton
2004-04-16 0:10 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2004-04-16 1:48 ` Andrew Morton
2004-04-16 13:13 ` Marcelo Tosatti
[not found] ` <20040415141846.GE2085@logos.cnet>
[not found] ` <407EB08D.4010607@colorfullife.com>
2004-04-16 14:06 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2004-04-16 21:35 ` Andrew Morton
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