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[Expired for linux (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
days.]

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  rss ulimit does not apply

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  I am running Ubuntu 10.10.

  Setting a resident memory limit via "ulimit -m" or limits.conf has no effect. Something similar was already reported in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/+bug/71024
  and marked as fixed.

  Setting the virtual memory limit via -v works correctly, but
  limits.conf does not allow to set the virtual memory limit? Why?

  I am testing with a c program that does an malloc() followed with a
  memset(). Instead of receiving an allocation error or the program
  getting killed, it can fill up the memory, the machine starts
  swapping, and becomes unusable.

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