Re: [PATCH 3/3] kernel/sysctl.c: threads-max observe limits

David Rientjes
2015-02-25T20:47:33Z

On Wed, 25 Feb 2015, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:

> > I believe this information should be added to the documentation cited
> > above which mentions threads-max since users will otherwise be unfamiliar
> > with the limits imposed.
>
> Hello David,
>
> I guess the documentation fix should be put into a separate patch (of
> the same patch series) as Jonathan Corbet uses a separate git tree to
> consolidate documentation changes. Is that ok with you?
>

Yeah, the tunable doesn't seem to have any documentation at the moment so
if that could be changed by adding a complete description of the behavior
and limits, including what happens when someone writes something outside
the limits, as well as any corner cases, it would be very helpful.