Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 02:57:22 -0700 From: Dave Andersen <angio@angio.net> To: Damon Permezel <dap@damon.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SHMMAXPGS Message-ID: <199802130957.CAA28357@meowy.angio.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 11 Feb 1998 01:53:26 CST." <199802110753.BAA01085@damon.com>
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> This appears to be due to: > i386/include/vmparam.h:#ifndef SHMMAXPGS > i386/include/vmparam.h:#define SHMMAXPGS 1024 /* XXX until we have more kmap space */ > > It has said this ever since 2.1.6 (as far back as I looked) > > When will we have more kmap space? > Where did it go? > When did they come from? > > Is this limitation still relevant? > Can I just up this? What is the max? XX% of swap? In your kernel config file: options "SHMMAXPGS=XXXX" (At 4k per page, pick a value of XXXX that works for you. I use powers of two, but it may simply be a religious thing. :-) I'm not sure why it's not in LINT for earlier versions, but it works like a charm under modern FreeBSDs. Dave To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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