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Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] Include new arbitrary limits if not already defined
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Manolo de Medici |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] Include new arbitrary limits if not already defined |
Date: |
Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:25:51 +0100 |
>qemu uses the PATH_MAX and IOV_MAX constants extensivelyin the code.
>Define these constants to sensible values ourselvesif the system doesn't
>define them already.
>Signed-off-by: Manolo de Medici <manolo.demedici@gmail.com>
>
><snip>
>
>Weren't defining such arbitrary limits _very_ frowned upon (really prohibited)
>in the past
>(I even think also specially with respect to PATH_MAX)?
I am sure that arbitrary limits are _very_frowned upon by the GNU
project and by Hurd in particular. On the other hand, this is a patch
for the qemu project.