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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+ * Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 Internet Software Consortium.
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ISC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
+ * REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
+ * AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL ISC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+ * INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
+ * OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+ * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/* $Id: resource.h,v 1.13 2008/07/11 23:47:09 tbox Exp $ */
+
+#ifndef ISC_RESOURCE_H
+#define ISC_RESOURCE_H 1
+
+/*! \file isc/resource.h */
+
+#include <isc/lang.h>
+#include <isc/types.h>
+
+#define ISC_RESOURCE_UNLIMITED ((isc_resourcevalue_t)ISC_UINT64_MAX)
+
+ISC_LANG_BEGINDECLS
+
+isc_result_t
+isc_resource_setlimit(isc_resource_t resource, isc_resourcevalue_t value);
+/*%<
+ * Set the maximum limit for a system resource.
+ *
+ * Notes:
+ *\li If 'value' exceeds the maximum possible on the operating system,
+ * it is silently limited to that maximum -- or to "infinity", if
+ * the operating system has that concept. #ISC_RESOURCE_UNLIMITED
+ * can be used to explicitly ask for the maximum.
+ *
+ * Requires:
+ *\li 'resource' is a valid member of the isc_resource_t enumeration.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *\li #ISC_R_SUCCESS Success.
+ *\li #ISC_R_NOTIMPLEMENTED 'resource' is not a type known by the OS.
+ *\li #ISC_R_NOPERM The calling process did not have adequate permission
+ * to change the resource limit.
+ */
+
+isc_result_t
+isc_resource_getlimit(isc_resource_t resource, isc_resourcevalue_t *value);
+/*%<
+ * Get the maximum limit for a system resource.
+ *
+ * Notes:
+ *\li 'value' is set to the maximum limit.
+ *
+ *\li #ISC_RESOURCE_UNLIMITED is the maximum value of isc_resourcevalue_t.
+ *
+ *\li On many (all?) Unix systems, RLIM_INFINITY is a valid value that is
+ * significantly less than #ISC_RESOURCE_UNLIMITED, but which in practice
+ * behaves the same.
+ *
+ *\li The current ISC libdns configuration file parser assigns a value
+ * of ISC_UINT32_MAX for a size_spec of "unlimited" and ISC_UNIT32_MAX - 1
+ * for "default", the latter of which is supposed to represent "the
+ * limit that was in force when the server started". Since these are
+ * valid values in the middle of the range of isc_resourcevalue_t,
+ * there is the possibility for confusion over what exactly those
+ * particular values are supposed to represent in a particular context --
+ * discrete integral values or generalized concepts.
+ *
+ * Requires:
+ *\li 'resource' is a valid member of the isc_resource_t enumeration.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *\li #ISC_R_SUCCESS Success.
+ *\li #ISC_R_NOTIMPLEMENTED 'resource' is not a type known by the OS.
+ */
+
+isc_result_t
+isc_resource_getcurlimit(isc_resource_t resource, isc_resourcevalue_t *value);
+/*%<
+ * Same as isc_resource_getlimit(), but returns the current (soft) limit.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *\li #ISC_R_SUCCESS Success.
+ *\li #ISC_R_NOTIMPLEMENTED 'resource' is not a type known by the OS.
+ */
+
+ISC_LANG_ENDDECLS
+
+#endif /* ISC_RESOURCE_H */
+