Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 18:00:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com> To: Roelof Osinga <roelof@nisser.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Did I lose mail? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908251751500.43160-100000@toy.chip-web.com> In-Reply-To: <37C41419.AC041FE4@nisser.com>
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On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, Roelof Osinga wrote: > Ludwig Pummer wrote: > > maxfiles is set to 2*(20+16*MAXUSERS), and MAXUSERS is set in your kernel > > config. You can also seperately define MAXFILES using an "options" line in > > kernel config. > > nisser:/usr/src/sys/i386/conf$ grep maxusers FORSETI > maxusers 10 #32 > > Ahhh, if only I had activated that :(. > > So given your formula, which does ring a bell albeit faintly, that > would mean MAXUSERS defaults to 10. I can live with that, but I > think the formula is to weak for interactive GUI use. Tentatively > I would say it has to be 32 and in our specific case more like 160. My GENERIC kernel config (3.2-STABLE as of last night) sets maxusers to 32. I have my desktops' maxusers set to 32 or 64. > > Anyway, where is the description of these params if not in LINT? On > a whim I would say the manual and whaddayaknow a direct hit. It > even has the same formula although now attributed to the maximum > number of processes. No trace of MAXFILES though. I'll keep looking > but any pointers will be appreciated. Even though it'll probably > be some .h param. To find MAXFILES, i did "grep -i max *" in the /sys/i386/conf directory and worked my way up, looking into interesting directories until I found it in /sys/conf, in param.c and in options. --Ludwig Pummer ( ludwigp@bigfoot.com ) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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