/**

 * set_limit.c

 * Copyright (C) 2008 Markus Broeker

 */

#include <errno.h>

#include <sys/resource.h>

#define MINIMUM (2*1024*1024)

int set_limit (unsigned long megs)

{

    struct rlimit rlim;

    megs *= 1024 * 1024;

    rlim.rlim_cur = megs;

    rlim.rlim_max = 1.25 * megs;

    if (megs >= MINIMUM)

        return setrlimit (RLIMIT_AS, &rlim);

    errno = ENOMEM;

    return -1;

}