From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Dec 7 9:54:13 2000 From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 7 09:54:11 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from karon.dynas.se (karon.dynas.se [192.71.43.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 663C337B401 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2000 09:54:10 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 23305 invoked from network); 7 Dec 2000 17:54:09 -0000 Received: from spirit.sto.dynas.se (HELO spirit.dynas.se) (172.16.1.10) by karon.sto.dynas.se with SMTP; 7 Dec 2000 17:54:09 -0000 Received: (qmail 24510 invoked from network); 7 Dec 2000 17:54:10 -0000 Received: from explorer.rsa.com (10.81.217.59) by spirit.dynas.se with SMTP; 7 Dec 2000 17:54:10 -0000 Received: (from mikko@localhost) by explorer.rsa.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) id eB7Hs5C22914; Thu, 7 Dec 2000 09:54:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mikko) Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 09:54:05 -0800 (PST) From: Mikko Tyolajarvi Message-Id: <200012071754.eB7Hs5C22914@explorer.rsa.com> To: wille@teligent.se Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Shared Memory Newsgroups: local.freebsd.hackers References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.6 (NOV) Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In local.freebsd.hackers you write: >Could anyone enlighten me on how to set the amount of shared memory? If you mean the wretched System V IPCs, the parameters are in LINT. Search for "SHM". >I'd like that info for FreeBSD 2.2.2, 3.x, 4.x The parameters only have descriptive comments in 4.2, but I think they are the same in all releases (they're in LINT in RELENG_2 from '98 at least). $.02, /Mikko P.S. Hmm... there seems to be writable sysctl values  (e.g. kern.ipc.shmmax). Maybe a kernel recompile isn't needed anymore. -- Mikko Työläjärvi_______________________________________mikko@rsasecurity.com RSA Security To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message