Re: [linux-audio-user] 2.6 which patches

On 5/8/05, Tracey Hytry <shakti@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> Noah Roberts noted:
>
> > > http://www.steamballoon.com/wiki/Rlimits
> >
> > This seems to have been merged into the kernel. I tried to apply the
> > patch and of course it wouldn't so I checked and all the new stuff is
> > already there. I guess I just have to deal with PAM now.
>
> I was going through the kernel changelog when I heard about this and it seems that may be the case. I'm getting used to using Fernando's patched kernels, which are working out pretty well; but it would be very nice to see this in the main kernel.
>
> I'm not excited about having another subsystem(pam) to tweak, but this seems to be something that can easily be set up during installation depending upon the type of system the user wants.

I don't think it really makes a difference if the user wants it or
not. I never saw an option in the kernel to turn it on so apparently
it always is. So pam should know how to deal with it always and then
limits.conf can just be set up for the user's needs.
Received on Sun May 8 20:15:07 2005