RLIM_INFINITY support for RLIMIT_NOFILE (patch)

[Andrew Wansink]

Good day all, I recently found that the linux kernel does not support setting
a process' RLIMIT_NOFILE limits to the #define RLIM_INFINITY.  My patch will
add such support by setting the limit to the maximum supported by the kernel
when a call to set a limit to RLIM_INFINITY is made.

I understand that the semantics do not match exactly but all kernels are limited
by real hard limits and/or available memory, I think that it is therefore 
acceptable to have a call to set a limit to RLIM_INFINITY actually set the 
limit to the maximum extent supported by the kernel.

Patch by: Andrew Wansink & Chris Leishman
Against:  Linux 2.4.6
Date:     (Friday the 13th) 13th July 2001
File:     kernel/sys.c

--- sys.c.orig	Fri Jul 13 02:03:19 2001
+++ sys.c	Fri Jul 13 01:41:57 2001
@@ -1119,6 +1119,10 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if(copy_from_user(&new_rlim, rlim, sizeof(*rlim)))
 		return -EFAULT;
+	if (new_rlim.rlim_cur == RLIM_INFINITY)
+		new_rlim.rlim_cur = NR_OPEN;
+	if (new_rlim.rlim_max == RLIM_INFINITY)
+		new_rlim.rlim_max = NR_OPEN;
 	if (new_rlim.rlim_cur < 0 || new_rlim.rlim_max < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	old_rlim = current->rlim + resource;