[XS] Change in openvpn[master]: t_server_null: run server processes with 'ulimit -t 300'
"cron2 \(Code Review\) via Openvpn-devel" <[email protected]> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:06:05 +0000
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Hello flichtenheld, plaisthos,
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Code-Review+2 by plaisthos
Change subject: t_server_null:=
run server processes with 'ulimit -t 300'
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t_server_null: run server processes with 'u=
limit -t 300'
"ulimit -t" will hard limit the usable CPU time for any proc=
ess started
to the specified number of seconds=2E So if we have a stuck-an=
d-looping
server process (which was observed frequently) this will make sur=
e
the situation will fix itself eventually=2E
Change-Id: I7e5ac9b4a8594251=
c3b5c4655f9d74b021950098
Signed-off-by: Gert Doering <gert@greenie=2Emuc=2E=
de>
Acked-by: Arne Schwabe <arne-openvpn@rfc2549=2Eorg>
Gerrit URL: https:/=
/gerrit=2Eopenvpn=2Enet/c/openvpn/+/777
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---
M tests/t_server_null_server=2Esh
1 file chan=
ged, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
git pull ssh://gerrit=2Eopenvpn=2E=
net:29418/openvpn refs/changes/77/777/3
diff --git a/tests/t_server_null_s=
erver=2Esh b/tests/t_server_null_server=2Esh
index 65b7d56=2E=2Ee1775f0 100=
755
--- a/tests/t_server_null_server=2Esh
+++ b/tests/t_server_null_server=
=2Esh
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
# Allow reading this file even umask values a=
re strict
touch "$log"
+ # limit CPU time of processes to "5 minu=
tes"
+ # (so a stuck-and-looping process will auto-terminate)
+ ulimi=
t -t 300
+
# Try to launch the server
$RUN_SUDO "${server_exec}" =
\
$server_conf \
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><style></style></head><body><p>cron2 <strong>upl=
oaded patch set #3</strong> to this change=2E</p><p><a href=3D"http://gerri=
t=2Eopenvpn=2Enet/c/openvpn/+/777?usp=3Demail">View Change</a></p><p>The fo=
llowing approvals got outdated and were removed:
Code-Review+2 by plaisthos=
</p><pre class=3D"blocks" style=3D"font-family: monospace,monospace; white-=
space: pre-wrap;">t_server_null: run server processes with 'ulimit -t 3=
00'<br><br>"ulimit -t" will hard limit the usable CPU time fo=
r any process started<br>to the specified number of seconds=2E So if we ha=
ve a stuck-and-looping<br>server process (which was observed frequently) th=
is will make sure<br>the situation will fix itself eventually=2E<br><br>Cha=
nge-Id: I7e5ac9b4a8594251c3b5c4655f9d74b021950098<br>Signed-off-by: Gert Do=
ering <gert@greenie=2Emuc=2Ede><br>Acked-by: Arne Schwabe <arne-op=
envpn@rfc2549=2Eorg><br>Gerrit URL: https://gerrit=2Eopenvpn=2Enet/c/ope=
nvpn/+/777<br>Message-Id: <20260730204642=2E27250-1-gert@greenie=2Emuc=
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urceforge=2Enet/msg38088=2Ehtml<br>Signed-off-by: Gert Doering <gert@gre=
enie=2Emuc=2Ede><br>---<br>M tests/t_server_null_server=2Esh<br>1 file c=
hanged, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)<br><br></pre><pre class=3D"blocks" =
style=3D"font-family: monospace,monospace; white-space: pre-wrap;">git pull=
ssh://gerrit=2Eopenvpn=2Enet:29418/openvpn refs/changes/77/777/3</pre><pre=
style=3D"font-family: monospace,monospace; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span>d=
iff --git a/tests/t_server_null_server=2Esh b/tests/t_server_null_server=2E=
sh</span><br><span>index 65b7d56=2E=2Ee1775f0 100755</span><br><span>--- a/=
tests/t_server_null_server=2Esh</span><br><span>+++ b/tests/t_server_null_s=
erver=2Esh</span><br><span>@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@</span><br><span> # Allow =
reading this file even umask values are strict</span><br><span> touch &=
quot;$log"</span><br><span> </span><br><span style=3D"color: hsl(120, =
100%, 40%);">+ # limit CPU time of processes to "5 minutes"</s=
pan><br><span style=3D"color: hsl(120, 100%, 40%);">+ # (so a stuck-and-=
looping process will auto-terminate)</span><br><span style=3D"color: hsl(12=
0, 100%, 40%);">+ ulimit -t 300</span><br><span style=3D"color: hsl(120,=
100%, 40%);">+</span><br><span> # Try to launch the server</span><br><=
span> $RUN_SUDO "${server_exec}" \</span><br><span> =
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