glibc/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ulimit.c

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#include <errno.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <sysdep.h>
#include <ulimit.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/resource.h>

/* Function depends on CMD:
   1 = Return the limit on the size of a file, in units of 512 bytes.
   2 = Set the limit on the size of a file to NEWLIMIT.  Only the
       super-user can increase the limit.
   3 = illegal due to shared libraries; normally is
       (Return the maximum possible address of the data segment.)
   4 = Return the maximum number of files that the calling process
       can open.
   Returns -1 on errors.  */
long int
__ulimit (int cmd, ...)
{
  struct rlimit limit;
  va_list va;
  long int result = -1;

  va_start (va, cmd);

  switch (cmd)
    {
    case UL_GETFSIZE:
      /* Get limit on file size.  */
      if (getrlimit (RLIMIT_FSIZE, &limit) == 0)
	/* Convert from bytes to 512 byte units.  */
	result =  limit.rlim_cur / 512;
      break;

    case UL_SETFSIZE:
      /* Set limit on file size.  */
      {
	long int newlimit = va_arg (va, long int);

	limit.rlim_cur = newlimit * 512;
	limit.rlim_max = newlimit * 512;

	result = setrlimit (RLIMIT_FSIZE, &limit);
      }
      break;

    case __UL_GETOPENMAX:
      result = sysconf (_SC_OPEN_MAX);
      break;

    default:
      __set_errno (EINVAL);
    }

  va_end (va);

  return result;
}

weak_alias (__ulimit, ulimit);