Re: CVS commit: src/sys/kern

[Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 08:01:46PM +0200, Elad Efrat wrote:

> >Modified Files:
> >     src/sys/kern: kern_fork.c
> >
> >Log Message:
> >Undo 1.150 (Don't make root an exception when enforcing rlimits). No other
> >Unix behaves this way and it breaks too many things, e.g. web servers.
> 
> Was it that critical that this had to go in without any discussion
> and/or okay from other people?

Your question is based on a false premise - this was discussed on tech-kern.
I can't find a similar discussion for the change that it corrects (1.150).
If it had been discussed, I'm sure that you would have received comments
indicating that it was the wrong thing to do.

Andrew