From linux-kernel Sun Aug 06 14:50:19 2000 From: "Robert H. de Vries" Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 14:50:19 +0000 To: linux-kernel Subject: Re: can't mlockall() more than 128MB, is this a kernel limitiation ? X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=96557379625246 On Sun, 06 Aug 2000, Alan Cox wrote: >> IMHO, an ordinary user may only lock a limited amount of memory. Maybe it >> is wise to specify a certain amount which may *not* be locked. This memory >> is reserved for the rest of the processes. > >Right now Linux isnt tracking per user resources. You need the beancounter >addons to implement per user memory like that I think Linus has just (test6-pre series) put this facility in the kernel. See the new kernel/user.c. Robert -- Robert de Vries rhdv@rhdv.cistron.nl - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/