Messages in this thread | | | From | Benny Amorsen <> | Subject | Re: [OT] Re: The vi editor causes brain damage | Date | Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:31:21 +0200 |
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>>>>> "WT" == Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu> writes:
WT> Under unix, the shell resolves "*" and passes the 10000 file names WT> to the "rm" command. Now, execve() may fail because 10000 names in WT> arguments can require too much memory. That's why find and xargs WT> were invented!
It would be very handy if the argument memory space was expanded. Many years ago I hit the limit regularly on Solaris, and going to Linux with its comparatively large limit was a joy. Now it happens to me quite often on Linux as well.
What are the primary problems with expanding it? It used to be swappable memory, is that still the case?
/Benny
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