[Openvpn-devel] [PATCH v2] 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 specified number of seconds.  So if we have a stuck-and-looping
server process (which was observed frequently) this will make sure
the situation will fix itself eventually.

Change-Id: I7e5ac9b4a8594251c3b5c4655f9d74b021950098
Signed-off-by: Gert Doering <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Arne Schwabe <[email protected]>
Gerrit URL: https://gerrit.openvpn.net/c/openvpn/+/777
---

This change was reviewed on Gerrit and approved by at least one
developer. I request to merge it to master.

Gerrit URL: https://gerrit.openvpn.net/c/openvpn/+/777
This mail reflects revision 2 of this Change.

Signed-off-by line for the author was added as per our policy.

Acked-by according to Gerrit (reflected above):
Arne Schwabe <[email protected]>

        
diff --git a/tests/t_server_null_server.sh b/tests/t_server_null_server.sh
index acf8479..40ce94b 100755
--- a/tests/t_server_null_server.sh
+++ b/tests/t_server_null_server.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
     # Allow reading this file even umask values are strict
     touch "$log"
 
+    # limit CPU time of processes to "5 minutes"
+    # (so a stuck-and-looping process will auto-terminate)
+    ulimit -t 300
+
     if [ -z "${RUN_SUDO}" ]; then
         "${server_exec}" \
          $server_conf \


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