struct rlimit rlim;

    if (rlimits == NULL) {
        return 0;
    }

    memset (&rlim, 0, sizeof(rlim));

    ArrayObject** tuples = (ArrayObject **)(void *)rlimits->contents;

    for (i = 0; i < rlimits->length; i++) {
        ArrayObject * rlimit_tuple = tuples[i];
        s4* contents = (s4 *)(void *)rlimit_tuple->contents;
        int err;

        if (rlimit_tuple->length != 3) {
            LOGE("rlimits array must have a second dimension of size 3");
            return -1;
        }

        rlim.rlim_cur = contents[1];
        rlim.rlim_max = contents[2];

        err = setrlimit(contents[0], &rlim);

        if (err < 0) {
            return -1;
        }
    }

    return 0;
}