Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 8 Apr 2024 13:29:55 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/3] kernel/pid: Remove default pid_max value |
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On Mon, 8 Apr 2024 16:58:18 +0200 Michal Koutný <mkoutny@suse.com> wrote:
> The kernel provides mechanisms, while it should not imply policies -- > default pid_max seems to be an example of the policy that does not fit > all. At the same time pid_max must have some value assigned, so use the > end of the allowed range -- pid_max_max. > > This change thus increases initial pid_max from 32k to 4M (x86_64 > defconfig).
That seems like a large change.
It isn't clear why we'd want to merge this patchset. Does it improve anyone's life and if so, how?
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