Manual Pages  — RCTL_ADD_RULE

The rctl_add_rule() function adds the rule pointed to by inbufp to the resource limits database. The outbufp and outbuflen arguments are unused. Rule format is as described in rctl(8), with exceptions noted in the RULES AND FILTERS section.

The rctl_get_limits() function returns in outbufp a comma-separated list of rules that apply to the process that matches the filter specified in inbufp. This includes rules with a subject of the process itself as well as rules with a different subject (such as user or loginclass) that apply to the process.

The rctl_get_racct() function returns resource usage information for a given subject. The subject is specified by passing a filter in inbufp. Filter syntax is as described in rctl(8), with exceptions noted in the RULES AND FILTERS section. A comma-separated list of resources and the amount used of each by the specified subject is returned in outbufp. The resource and amount is formatted as "resource=amount".

The rctl_get_rules() function returns in outbufp a comma-separated list of rules from the resource limits database that match the filter passed in inbufp. Filter syntax is as described in rctl(8), with exceptions noted in the RULES AND FILTERS section. A filter of :: may be passed to return all rules.

The rctl_remove_rule() function removes all rules matching the filter passed in inbufp from the resource limits database. Filter syntax is as described in rctl(8), with exceptions noted in the RULES AND FILTERS section. outbufp and outbuflen are unused.