From: Jon Turney <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>
To: cygwin-patches@cygwin.com
Cc: Jon Turney <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Cygwin: Disable writing core dumps by default.
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:57:04 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240110135705.557-3-jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240110135705.557-1-jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>
Change the default core limit from unlimited to 0 (disabled)
---
winsup/cygwin/mm/cygheap.cc | 2 +-
winsup/doc/new-features.xml | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/mm/cygheap.cc b/winsup/cygwin/mm/cygheap.cc
index a20ee5972..3dc0c011f 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/mm/cygheap.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/mm/cygheap.cc
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ cygheap_init ()
cygheap->locale.mbtowc = __utf8_mbtowc;
/* Set umask to a sane default. */
cygheap->umask = 022;
- cygheap->rlim_core = RLIM_INFINITY;
+ cygheap->rlim_core = 0;
}
if (!cygheap->fdtab)
cygheap->fdtab.init ();
diff --git a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
index b6daadc2b..a22b78a60 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ is now written on a fatal error. Otherwise, if it's greater than zero, a text
format .stackdump file is written, as previously.
</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+The default RLIMIT_CORE is now 0, disabling the generation of core dump or
+stackdump files. Use e.g. <code>ulimit -c unlimited</code> or <code>ulimit -c
+1024</code> to enable them again.
+</para></listitem>
+
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
--
2.42.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-01-10 13:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-01-10 13:57 [PATCH 0/2] Write a coredump under 'ulimit -c' control Jon Turney
2024-01-10 13:57 ` [PATCH 1/2] Cygwin: Make 'ulimit -c' control writing a coredump Jon Turney
2024-01-10 15:30 ` Corinna Vinschen
2024-01-10 17:38 ` Jon Turney
2024-01-11 9:42 ` Corinna Vinschen
2024-01-12 14:09 ` Jon Turney
2024-01-12 16:36 ` Corinna Vinschen
2024-01-10 13:57 ` Jon Turney [this message]
2024-01-10 15:31 ` [PATCH 2/2] Cygwin: Disable writing core dumps by default Corinna Vinschen
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