proc.5: Note change of /proc/[pid]/limits file permissions in 2.6.36

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2012-11-24 09:14:31 +01:00
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.\" to see what information could be imported from that file
.\" into this file.
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.TH PROC 5 2012-11-16 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.TH PROC 5 2012-11-24 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
proc \- process information pseudo-file system
.SH DESCRIPTION
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This file displays the soft limit, hard limit, and units of measurement
for each of the process's resource limits (see
.BR getrlimit (2)).
The file is protected to only allow reading by the real UID of the process.
Up to and including Linux 2.6.35,
this file is protected to only allow reading by the real UID of the process.
Since Linux 2.6.36,
.\" commit 3036e7b490bf7878c6dae952eec5fb87b1106589
this file is readable file is readable
by all users on the system.
.TP
.I /proc/[pid]/maps
A file containing the currently mapped memory regions and their access