Changeset 2521 for zzuf/trunk/doc/zzuf.1Tweet

Timestamp:

Jul 15, 2008, 10:15:35 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

Sam Hocevar

Message:

• Set a default maximum memory usage value to avoid excessive swapping.

File:

• zzuf/trunk/doc/zzuf.1 (modified) (1 diff)

zzuf/trunk/doc/zzuf.1

@@ -160 +160 @@
 Specify the maximum amount of memory, in mebibytes (1 MiB = 1,048,576 bytes),
 that children are allowed to allocate. This is useful to detect infinite loops
-that eat up a lot of memory. The value should be set reasonably high so as not
-to interfer with normal program operation.
+that eat up a lot of memory.
+
+The value should be set reasonably high so as not to interfer with normal
+program operation. By default, it is set to 1024 MiB in order to avoid
+accidental excessive swapping. To disable the limitation, set the maximum
+memory usage to -1 instead.
 
 \fBzzuf\fR uses the \fBsetrlimit\fR() call to set memory usage limitations and