re: CVS commit: src/lib/libperfuse

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

> matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost> wrote:
> 
> > this seems like the wrong answer.  if rlimits aren't enough, then the
> > *user* should be increasing them, not the system.
> 
> The problem is that we have no way to pass that as a mount option, and
> no way to evaluate how much memory will b e required.

a cache should have _no_ requirement.  just a benefit.

> > additionally, why does it have to have so much memory?  surely most of
> > it is a cache?  can't it manage the size?
> 
> Indeed it is cache. You cannot expect filesystems to let you control
> that. Speaking of FUSE it seems they will not let you do it since Linux
> data size is unlimited by default.

none of this is any good reason to overrride the users rlimit.
the perfuse code should maintain a cache that keeps under the
users data rlimit.

this change should be reverted.


.mrg.