Re: PATCH: 2.5.40 sane minimum proc count

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Mon Oct 07 2002 - 08:44:43 EST


On Mon, 2002-10-07 at 14:27, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> why not simply:
>
> max_threads = mempages / (THREAD_SIZE/PAGE_SIZE) / 8;
>
> + /* we need to allow at least 20 threads to boot a system */
> + if (max_threads < 20)
> + max_threads = 20;
> +
> init_task.rlim[RLIMIT_NPROC].rlim_cur = max_threads/2;
> init_task.rlim[RLIMIT_NPROC].rlim_max = max_threads/2;
>
> i think we're going to see more kernel threads with 2.5 than we did with 2.4;
> let's be safer.

Much better, will switch

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