.
[glibc/history.git] / sysdeps / unix / bsd / ulimit.c
blob963d156e2c294ccee06ea7a4f8f65db305b6226e
1 /* Copyright (C) 1991,1992,1994-1998,2001,2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
4 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
7 version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9 The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12 Lesser General Public License for more details.
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
15 License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
16 Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
17 02111-1307 USA. */
19 #include <errno.h>
20 #include <stdarg.h>
21 #include <sysdep.h>
22 #include <ulimit.h>
23 #include <unistd.h>
24 #include <sys/resource.h>
27 extern int _etext;
29 /* Function depends on CMD:
30 1 = Return the limit on the size of a file, in units of 512 bytes.
31 2 = Set the limit on the size of a file to NEWLIMIT. Only the
32 super-user can increase the limit.
33 3 = Return the maximum possible address of the data segment.
34 4 = Return the maximum number of files that the calling process
35 can open.
36 Returns -1 on errors. */
37 long int
38 ulimit (int cmd, ...)
40 struct rlimit limit;
41 va_list va;
42 long int result = -1;
44 va_start (va, cmd);
46 switch (cmd)
48 case UL_GETFSIZE:
49 /* Get limit on file size. */
50 if (getrlimit (RLIMIT_FSIZE, &limit) == 0)
51 /* Convert from bytes to 512 byte units. */
52 result = limit.rlim_cur / 512;
53 break;
55 case UL_SETFSIZE:
56 /* Set limit on file size. */
58 long int newlimit = va_arg (va, long int);
60 if ((rlim_t) newlimit > RLIM_INFINITY / 512)
62 limit.rlim_cur = RLIM_INFINITY;
63 limit.rlim_max = RLIM_INFINITY;
65 else
67 limit.rlim_cur = newlimit * 512;
68 limit.rlim_max = newlimit * 512;
71 result = setrlimit (RLIMIT_FSIZE, &limit);
73 break;
75 case __UL_GETMAXBRK:
76 /* Get maximum address for `brk'. */
77 if (getrlimit (RLIMIT_DATA, &limit) == 0)
78 result = ((long int) &_etext) + limit.rlim_cur;
79 break;
81 case __UL_GETOPENMAX:
82 result = sysconf (_SC_OPEN_MAX);
83 break;
85 default:
86 __set_errno (EINVAL);
89 va_end (va);
91 return result;