Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 27 Jan 1999 17:32:23 -0600 | From | Jason Froebe <> | Subject | Re: Shared memory segment > 1gb |
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Jason Froebe wrote:
> Hi, > > I'm trying to get a shared memory segment of just under 2 gb. So > far, I've been able to get a 893mb shared segment by altering the > _SHM_IDX_BITS to 18 in include/asm/shmparam.h using the 2.2.0 > kernel. I'm assuming I can set the _SHM_IDX_BITS to 19 without a > problem (more overhead though), but since this is my "working" > computer, I don't want any surprises. is this possible without > breaking something? I glanced at the code but didn't see any > obvious "gotchas". > > Don't ask why I don't use multiple segments. It's not my > decision. > > Jason > > - jfroebe.vcf
Hi,
I've increased the _SHM_IDX_BITS to 19 and decreased _SHM_ID_BITS to 5 with SHMMAX set to 2gb - 2*page size but it didn't help. I'm still stuck at 893mb.
Does anyone know of how to increase the shared memory segment further without using multiple segments?
Thanks
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