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From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
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Subject: Re: Is MAXFILES still valid in a kernel config option?
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On 2006-05-16 11:35, Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> wrote:
>
> Using 6.1, is MAXFILES still honored in the kernel config?
>
> I know I can adjust this via sysctl, but setting it in the kernel config
> is more conducive to our deployment methodology.

Yes.  The option is still valid even in CURRENT.

The `src/sys/kern/subr_param.c' file contains:

     64 #ifndef MAXFILES
     65 #define MAXFILES (maxproc * 2)
     66 #endif

and the option is still present in `src/sys/conf/NOTES'.