Subject: Re: keeping the process start time in core at all times...
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From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
List: tech-kern
Date: 12/03/2002 11:43:51
> See the calls to uvm_vslock() and uvm_vsunlock() in sys___sysctl() to
> lock down any user memory that is the destination of copyout().

A very large buffer supplied by an unprivileged used will?
have a seriously detrimental effect on the ability of the
system to perform any more work.
(or is there a count in uvm_vslock)

	David

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