Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 23 Dec 2000 23:38:06 +0100 | From | Andries Brouwer <> | Subject | Re: minor bugs around fork_init |
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On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 05:33:55PM +0100, Manfred wrote:
> * get_pid causes a deadlock when all pid numbers are in use. > In the worst case, only 10900 threads are required to exhaust > the 15 bit pid space.
Yes. I posted a patch for 31-bit pids once or twice. There is no great hurry, but on the other hand, it is always better to make these changes long before it is really urgent.
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