Ausam/doc/man/man2/limits.2

.th LIMITS II "Mar 78"
.sh NAME
limits \*- return or set limits structure
.sh SYNOPSIS
(limits = 60.)
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sys limits; addr; function
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limits(addr, function)
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struct lnode *addr;
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int function;
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.sh DESCRIPTION
This system call manipulates the AUSAM in\*-core limits structure
according to the function value.
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Function	Meaning
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0	The user's own limits structure is returned at address
.bd addr\c
\&.
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1	The limits structure associated with uid passed in the limits
structure at address
.bd addr
is returned at
.bd addr\c
\&.
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2	All active limits structures are returned into the array of
limits structures starting at address
.bd addr\c
, which should be large enough to contain them.
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3	Allocates and initializes a limits structure with the structure
passed at address
.bd addr\c
\&.
This call is restricted to the super user.
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Any other function is illegal, and will return an error of EINVAL.
The call returns the number of limits structures returned (in r0).
.sh "SEE ALSO"
/usr/include/lnode.h        declares a limits structure
.sh DIAGNOSTICS
ENOLIM can be returned by functions 0 and 1 to indicate that
the desired limits structure does not exist.
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ENOROOTLIM is returned by an attempt to establish
a limits structure with a uid of 0.
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ETOOMANYU is returned if there is no space left in the in\*-core
limits table.
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ELIMEXIST is returned if the limits structure already exists for
the desired uid in function 3.
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From C, all errors cause a \*-1 to be returned.