new functions, isc_resource_getlimit and isc_resource_setlimit, via new

header file, <isc/resource.h>

lib/isc/include/isc/Makefile.in

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
 # WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-# $Id: Makefile.in,v 1.45 2000/11/07 20:58:06 bwelling Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile.in,v 1.46 2000/11/14 23:39:14 tale Exp $
 
 srcdir =	@srcdir@
 VPATH =		@srcdir@
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ HEADERS =	assertions.h base64.h bitstring.h boolean.h buffer.h \
 		interfaceiter.h @ISC_IPV6_H@ lang.h lex.h \
 		lfsr.h lib.h list.h log.h magic.h md5.h mem.h msgcat.h \
 		mutexblock.h netaddr.h ondestroy.h os.h \
-		print.h quota.h random.h ratelimiter.h region.h \
+		print.h quota.h random.h ratelimiter.h region.h resource.h \
 		result.h resultclass.h rwlock.h serial.h sha1.h sockaddr.h \
 		socket.h stdio.h string.h symtab.h task.h taskpool.h timer.h \
 		types.h util.h

lib/isc/include/isc/resource.h

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Internet Software Consortium.
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND INTERNET SOFTWARE CONSORTIUM
+ * DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * INTERNET SOFTWARE CONSORTIUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+ * INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
+ * FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+ * NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/* $Id: resource.h,v 1.1 2000/11/14 23:39:15 tale Exp $ */
+
+#ifndef ISC_RESOURCE_H
+#define ISC_RESOURCE_H 1
+
+#include <isc/lang.h>
+#include <isc/types.h>
+
+#define ISC_RESOURCE_UNLIMITED ((isc_resourcevalue_t)ISC_UINT64_MAX)
+
+ISC_LANG_BEGINDECLS
+
+isc_result_t
+isc_resource_setlimit(isc_resource_t resource, isc_resourcevalue_t value);
+/*
+ * Set the maximum limit for a system resource.
+ *
+ * Notes:
+ *	If 'value' exceeds the maximum possible on the operating system,
+ *	it is silently limited to that maximum -- or to "infinity", if
+ *	the operating system has that concept.  ISC_RESOURCE_UNLIMITED
+ *	can be used to explicitly ask for the maximum.
+ *
+ * Requires:
+ *	'resource' is a valid member of the isc_resource_t enumeration.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *	ISC_R_SUCCESS	Success.
+ *	ISC_R_NOPERM	The calling process did not have adequate permission
+ *			to change the resource limit.
+ */
+
+isc_resourcevalue_t
+isc_resource_getlimit(isc_resource_t resource);
+/*
+ * Get the maximum limit for a system resource.
+ *
+ * Notes:
+ *	ISC_RESOURCE_UNLIMITED is the maximum value of isc_resourcevalue_t.
+ *
+ *	On many (all?) Unix systems, RLIM_INFINITY is a valid value that is
+ *	significantly less than ISC_RESOURCE_UNLIMITED, but which in practice
+ *	behaves the same.
+ *
+ *	The current ISC libdns configuration file parser assigns a value
+ *	of ISC_UINT32_MAX for a size_spec of "unlimited" and ISC_UNIT32_MAX - 1
+ *	for "default", the latter of which is supposed to represent "the
+ *	limit that was in force when the server started".  Since these are
+ *	valid values in the middle of the range of isc_resourcevalue_t,
+ *	there is the possibility for confusion over what exactly those
+ *	particular values are supposed to represent in a particular context --
+ *	discrete integral values or generalized concepts.
+ *
+ * Requires:
+ *	'resource' is a valid member of the isc_resource_t enumeration.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *	The current setting of the maximum limit for a system resource.
+ */
+
+ISC_LANG_ENDDECLS
+
+#endif ISC_RESOURCE_H