Re: [PATCH 2/3] kernel/pid: Remove default pid_max value

[Andrew Morton]

On Mon,  8 Apr 2024 16:58:18 +0200 Michal Koutný <mkoutny@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The kernel provides mechanisms, while it should not imply policies --
> default pid_max seems to be an example of the policy that does not fit
> all. At the same time pid_max must have some value assigned, so use the
> end of the allowed range -- pid_max_max.
> 
> This change thus increases initial pid_max from 32k to 4M (x86_64
> defconfig).

That seems like a large change.

It isn't clear why we'd want to merge this patchset.  Does it improve
anyone's life and if so, how?