[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 10:06:07 +0000
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Change subject: t_server_null: run server processes =
with 'ulimit -t 300'
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t_server_null: run server processes with 'ulimit -t 300'
"ulimit -=
t" will hard limit the usable CPU time for any process started
to the speci=
fied number of seconds=2E So if we have a stuck-and-looping
server process=
(which was observed frequently) this will make sure
the situation will fix=
itself eventually=2E
Change-Id: I7e5ac9b4a8594251c3b5c4655f9d74b021950098=
Signed-off-by: Gert Doering <gert@greenie=2Emuc=2Ede>
Acked-by: Arne Schwa=
be <arne-openvpn@rfc2549=2Eorg>
Gerrit URL: https://gerrit=2Eopenvpn=2Enet/=
c/openvpn/+/777
Message-Id: <20260730204642=2E27250-1-gert@greenie=2Emuc=2E=
de>
URL: https://www=2Email-archive=2Ecom/openvpn-devel@lists=2Esourceforge=
=2Enet/msg38088=2Ehtml
Signed-off-by: Gert Doering <gert@greenie=2Emuc=2Ede=
>
---
M tests/t_server_null_server=2Esh
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 =
deletions(-)
diff --git a/tests/t_server_null_server=2Esh b/tests/t_ser=
ver_null_server=2Esh
index 65b7d56=2E=2Ee1775f0 100755
--- 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 are strict
touch "$lo=
g"
+ # limit CPU time of processes to "5 minutes"
+ # (so a stuck-a=
nd-looping process will auto-terminate)
+ ulimit -t 300
+
# Try to =
launch the server
$RUN_SUDO "${server_exec}" \
$server=
_conf \
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><style></style></head><body><p>cron2 <strong>sub=
mitted</strong> this change=2E</p><p><a href=3D"http://gerrit=2Eopenvpn=2En=
et/c/openvpn/+/777?usp=3Demail">View Change</a></p><div style=3D"white-spac=
e:pre-wrap"></div><pre class=3D"blocks" style=3D"font-family: monospace,mon=
ospace; white-space: pre-wrap;">t_server_null: run server processes with &#=
39;ulimit -t 300'<br><br>"ulimit -t" will hard limit the usab=
le CPU time for any process started<br>to the specified number of seconds=
=2E So if we have a stuck-and-looping<br>server process (which was observe=
d frequently) this will make sure<br>the situation will fix itself eventual=
ly=2E<br><br>Change-Id: I7e5ac9b4a8594251c3b5c4655f9d74b021950098<br>Signed=
-off-by: Gert Doering <gert@greenie=2Emuc=2Ede><br>Acked-by: Arne Sch=
wabe <arne-openvpn@rfc2549=2Eorg><br>Gerrit URL: https://gerrit=2Eope=
nvpn=2Enet/c/openvpn/+/777<br>Message-Id: <20260730204642=2E27250-1-gert=
@greenie=2Emuc=2Ede><br>URL: https://www=2Email-archive=2Ecom/openvpn-de=
vel@lists=2Esourceforge=2Enet/msg38088=2Ehtml<br>Signed-off-by: Gert Doerin=
g <gert@greenie=2Emuc=2Ede><br>---<br>M tests/t_server_null_server=2E=
sh<br>1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)<br><br></pre>
<pre st=
yle=3D"font-family: monospace,monospace; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span>diff=
--git a/tests/t_server_null_server=2Esh b/tests/t_server_null_server=2Esh<=
/span><br><span>index 65b7d56=2E=2Ee1775f0 100755</span><br><span>--- a/tes=
ts/t_server_null_server=2Esh</span><br><span>+++ b/tests/t_server_null_serv=
er=2Esh</span><br><span>@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@</span><br><span> # Allow rea=
ding this file even umask values are strict</span><br><span> touch &quo=
t;$log"</span><br><span> </span><br><span style=3D"color: hsl(120, 100=
%, 40%);">+ # limit CPU time of processes to "5 minutes"</span=
><br><span style=3D"color: hsl(120, 100%, 40%);">+ # (so a stuck-and-loo=
ping process will auto-terminate)</span><br><span style=3D"color: hsl(120, =
100%, 40%);">+ ulimit -t 300</span><br><span style=3D"color: hsl(120, 10=
0%, 40%);">+</span><br><span> # Try to launch the server</span><br><spa=
n> $RUN_SUDO "${server_exec}" \</span><br><span> =
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