From: Dan Kegel <dank@kegel.com>
To: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
riel@conectiva.com.br
Subject: Re: Issue with max_threads (and other resources) and highmem
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 16:30:32 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3BD5FD98.1AACC12D@kegel.com> (raw)
Rik wrote:
> ... A sane upper limit for
> max_threads would be 10000, this also keeps in mind the
> fact that we only have 32000 possible PIDs, some of which
> could be taken by task groups, etc...
? I thought the 2.4 kernel had switched to 32 bit pid's long ago.
Where does the limit of 32000 possible PIDs come from?
- Dan
next reply other threads:[~2001-10-23 23:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-10-23 23:30 Dan Kegel [this message]
2001-10-23 23:35 ` Issue with max_threads (and other resources) and highmem Rik van Riel
2001-10-24 0:00 ` Dan Kegel
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2001-10-23 20:19 Dave McCracken
2001-10-23 20:36 ` Andi Kleen
2001-10-23 20:46 ` Dave McCracken
2001-10-23 20:52 ` Rik van Riel
2001-10-23 21:05 ` Dave McCracken
2001-10-23 21:59 ` Rik van Riel
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