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+/**
+ * test/demos/ddos/set_limit.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Markus Broeker
+ */
+
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+
+int set_proc_limit (int processes)
+{
+    struct rlimit rlim;
+
+    rlim.rlim_cur = processes;
+    rlim.rlim_max = processes + 24;
+
+    return setrlimit (RLIMIT_NPROC, &rlim);
+}