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diff --git a/man/systemd.exec.xml b/man/systemd.exec.xml index 2d0fb63f1d..2a93760428 100644 --- a/man/systemd.exec.xml +++ b/man/systemd.exec.xml @@ -629,27 +629,23 @@ <term><varname>LimitNICE=</varname></term> <term><varname>LimitRTPRIO=</varname></term> <term><varname>LimitRTTIME=</varname></term> - <listitem><para>These settings set both soft and hard limits - of various resources for executed processes. See - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>setrlimit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> - for details. The resource limit is possible to specify in two formats, - <option>value</option> to set soft and hard limits to the same value, - or <option>soft:hard</option> to set both limits individually (e.g. LimitAS=4G:16G). - Use the string <varname>infinity</varname> to - configure no limit on a specific resource. The multiplicative - suffixes K (=1024), M (=1024*1024) and so on for G, T, P and E - may be used for resource limits measured in bytes - (e.g. LimitAS=16G). For the limits referring to time values, - the usual time units ms, s, min, h and so on may be used (see - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> - for details). Note that if no time unit is specified for - <varname>LimitCPU=</varname> the default unit of seconds is - implied, while for <varname>LimitRTTIME=</varname> the default - unit of microseconds is implied. Also, note that the effective - granularity of the limits might influence their - enforcement. For example, time limits specified for - <varname>LimitCPU=</varname> will be rounded up implicitly to - multiples of 1s.</para> + <listitem><para>Set soft and hard limits on various resources for executed processes. See + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>setrlimit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details on + the resource limit concept. Resource limits may be specified in two formats: either as single value to set a + specific soft and hard limit to the same value, or as colon-separated pair <option>soft:hard</option> to set + both limits individually (e.g. <literal>LimitAS=4G:16G</literal>). Use the string <varname>infinity</varname> + to configure no limit on a specific resource. The multiplicative suffixes K, M, G, T, P and E (to the base + 1024) may be used for resource limits measured in bytes (e.g. LimitAS=16G). For the limits referring to time + values, the usual time units ms, s, min, h and so on may be used (see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> for + details). Note that if no time unit is specified for <varname>LimitCPU=</varname> the default unit of seconds + is implied, while for <varname>LimitRTTIME=</varname> the default unit of microseconds is implied. Also, note + that the effective granularity of the limits might influence their enforcement. For example, time limits + specified for <varname>LimitCPU=</varname> will be rounded up implicitly to multiples of 1s. For + <varname>LimitNICE=</varname> the value may be specified in two syntaxes: if prefixed with <literal>+</literal> + or <literal>-</literal>, the value is understood as regular Linux nice value in the range -20..19. If not + prefixed like this the value is understood as raw resource limit parameter in the range 0..40 (with 0 being + equivalent to 1).</para> <para>Note that most process resource limits configured with these options are per-process, and processes may fork in order |