Exceed file size limit, but no SIGXFSZ

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From: Scott Elam
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 21:03

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I have a program that does:

    setrlimit(RLIMIT_FSIZE, ....) /* hard limit 1000, soft 100 */
    signal(SIGXFSZ, sigtrap)
    /* then fork() and execlp() */

Even though the child process dies when it tries to write a small
file, the signal handler never gets called.

Is this a Dynix (v4.1.4) problem or my imagination?
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From: scotte@atlastele.com (Scott Elam)
Subject: Exceed file size limit, but no SIGXFSZ
Message-ID: <1992Oct28.210308.11189@atlastele.com>
Summary: setrlimit on file size not sending SIGXFSZ
Keywords: setrlimit file size signal SIGXFSZ dynix v3.1.4
Organization: Dis-...
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 21:03:08 GMT
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