Messages in this thread Patch in this message |  | | From | (Miquel van Smoorenburg) | Subject | Re: NR_TASKS | Date | 3 Sep 2000 11:30:21 GMT |
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In article <Pine.LNX.4.21.0009030137460.1022-100000@asdf.capslock.lan>, Mike A. Harris <mharris@meteng.on.ca> wrote: >To change NR_TASKS, can one just redefine it somehow in the top >Makefile, or must one edit the actual header file? I'm looking >at a quick and dirty way of automating changing NR_TASKS more >easily.
I usually apply the following diff. It works on all 2.2 kernels.
Note that in 2.4 the # of tasks is dynamic, and is a function of how much memory you have in the box. On my 128 MB machine it results in slighly less than 4000 tasks max.
diff -ruN linux-2.2.17pre5.orig/include/linux/tasks.h linux-2.2.17pre5/include/linux/tasks.h --- linux-2.2.17pre5.orig/include/linux/tasks.h Tue May 11 19:35:42 1999 +++ linux-2.2.17pre5/include/linux/tasks.h Wed Jun 21 08:30:47 2000 @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ #define NR_CPUS 1 #endif -#define NR_TASKS 512 /* On x86 Max 4092, or 4090 w/APM configured. */ +#define NR_TASKS 2048 /* On x86 Max 4092, or 4090 w/APM configured. */ #define MAX_TASKS_PER_USER (NR_TASKS/2) #define MIN_TASKS_LEFT_FOR_ROOT 4
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