Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 19 Aug 2002 16:42:48 -0600 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | Re: MAX_PID changes in 2.5.31 |
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Ingo Molnar writes: > > On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Richard Gooch wrote: > > > > nope. Only if they use the 16-bit PID stuff in SysV IPC semaphores > > > and message queues. > > > > In other words, "yes, unless you happen not to use SysV IPC semaphores > > or message queues in any of your binaries on your system". > > no, in other words: "yes, if you use SysV IPC semaphores/semaphores > in any of your binaries in your system, which binaries were linked > against glibc 2.1 or older, and if you have set > /proc/sys/kernel/pid_max to a value higher than 32K."
Ah, OK. So if I leave /proc/sys/kernel/pid_max alone, nothing will break. Will the default ever change, or do you plan on leaving it as is?
Regards,
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