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Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::ResourceLimits(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::ResourceLimits(3)

NAME

Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::ResourceLimits - Limit the memory and/or CPU of child spamd processes

SYNOPSIS

  # This plugin is for admin only and cannot be specified in user config.
  loadplugin     Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::ResourceLimits
  # Sets to RLIMIT_CPU from BSD::Resource. The quota is based on max CPU Time seconds.
  resource_limit_cpu 120
  # Sets to RLIMIT_RSS and RLIMIT_AS via BSD::Resource.
  resource_limit_cpu 536870912

DESCRIPTION

This module leverages BSD::Resource to assure your spamd child processes do not exceed specified CPU or memory limit. If this happens, the child process will die. See the BSD::Resource for more details.

NOTE: Because this plugin uses BSD::Resource, it will not function on Windows.

ADMINISTRATOR SETTINGS

How many cpu cycles are allowed on this process before it dies.
The maximum number of bytes of memory allowed both for:
  • (virtual) address space bytes
  • resident set size
2022-01-17 perl v5.32.1