From 9294108cd6be28463c3116c2c247a8c46c77d941 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Manner <robert.manner@balabit.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:28:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] doc/sudo_plugin_python: update doc about the multiple I/O
 plugin loading

---
 doc/sudo_plugin_python.man.in  | 14 +++++---------
 doc/sudo_plugin_python.mdoc.in | 14 +++++---------
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/sudo_plugin_python.man.in b/doc/sudo_plugin_python.man.in
index 3e0b3ed0c..8c4ff501b 100644
--- a/doc/sudo_plugin_python.man.in
+++ b/doc/sudo_plugin_python.man.in
@@ -539,8 +539,7 @@ Plugin python_io python_plugin.so ModulePath=<path> ClassName=<class>
 .RE
 .fi
 .PP
-Sudo supports loading multiple I/O plugins, but currently only one
-of them can be written in Python.
+Sudo supports loading multiple I/O plugins. Currently only 8 python I/O plugins can be loaded at once.
 .PP
 An I/O plugin may have the following member functions:
 .TP 6n
@@ -1298,14 +1297,11 @@ This is how the plugin API accepts options and settings.
 .SH "PLUGIN API CHANGELOG (Python)"
 None yet
 .SH "LIMITATIONS"
-Sudo supports using multiple I/O plugins, but currently only one I/O
-plugin can be written in Python.
+Only a maximum number of 8 python I/O plugins can be loaded at once. If
+\fI@sysconfdir@/sudo.conf\fR
+contains more, those will be rejected with a warning message.
 .PP
-The hook function API is currently not accessible for Python plugins.
-.PP
-I/O and Group plugins written in Python do not support the
-\fBevent_alloc\fR()
-callback.
+The Event API and the hook function API is currently not accessible for Python plugins.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 sudo.conf(@mansectform@),
 sudo_plugin(@mansectform@),
diff --git a/doc/sudo_plugin_python.mdoc.in b/doc/sudo_plugin_python.mdoc.in
index 14b5f4973..b037d9b7f 100644
--- a/doc/sudo_plugin_python.mdoc.in
+++ b/doc/sudo_plugin_python.mdoc.in
@@ -436,8 +436,7 @@ For example:
 Plugin python_io python_plugin.so ModulePath=<path> ClassName=<class>
 .Ed
 .Pp
-Sudo supports loading multiple I/O plugins, but currently only one
-of them can be written in Python.
+Sudo supports loading multiple I/O plugins. Currently only 8 python I/O plugins can be loaded at once.
 .Pp
 An I/O plugin may have the following member functions:
 .Bl -tag -width 4n
@@ -1061,14 +1060,11 @@ This is how the plugin API accepts options and settings.
 .Sh PLUGIN API CHANGELOG (Python)
 None yet
 .Sh LIMITATIONS
-Sudo supports using multiple I/O plugins, but currently only one I/O
-plugin can be written in Python.
+Only a maximum number of 8 python I/O plugins can be loaded at once. If
+.Pa @sysconfdir@/sudo.conf
+contains more, those will be rejected with a warning message.
 .Pp
-The hook function API is currently not accessible for Python plugins.
-.Pp
-I/O and Group plugins written in Python do not support the
-.Fn event_alloc
-callback.
+The Event API and the hook function API is currently not accessible for Python plugins.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr sudo.conf @mansectform@ ,
 .Xr sudo_plugin @mansectform@ ,