From: Andrew Bonventre <andybons@golang.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:46:36 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: [release-branch.go1.12] doc/go1.12: document change in syscall.Setrlimit behavior
X-Git-Tag: go1.12.9~6
X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.su/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3c977973949b167b91eff6db8f52570e7b13c81e;p=gostls13.git

[release-branch.go1.12] doc/go1.12: document change in syscall.Setrlimit behavior

Fixes #30401

Change-Id: I7b5035ffc7333c746d4e31563df26ff4f934dfc6
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/188237
Reviewed-by: Emmanuel Odeke <emm.odeke@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Keith Randall <khr@golang.org>
(cherry picked from commit fe8a86646478b11db5697108a4db0deeaca29595)
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/188357
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diff --git a/doc/go1.12.html b/doc/go1.12.html
index cc19c0f31a..7f0b221cc3 100644
--- a/doc/go1.12.html
+++ b/doc/go1.12.html
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ Do not send CLs removing the interior tags from such phrases.
   checks for private API usage. Since it is considered private,
   <code>syscall.Getdirentries</code> now always fails with
   <code>ENOSYS</code> on iOS.
+  Additionally, <a href="/pkg/syscall/#Setrlimit"><code>syscall.Setrlimit</code></a>
+  reports <code>invalid</code> <code>argument</code> in places where it historically
+  succeeded. These consequences are not specific to Go and users should expect
+  behavioral parity with <code>libSystem</code>'s implementation going forward.
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