Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 15:46:18 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Patrick Thomas <root@utility.clubscholarship.com> Cc: Nik Clayton <nik@FreeBSD.ORG>, Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: using vnconfig devices instead of partitions for jails ? Message-ID: <3C7EC14A.9D3DC098@mindspring.com> References: <20020228144213.P29049-100000@utility.clubscholarship.com>
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Patrick Thomas wrote: > How many mount points (jails, in this case) can I run ? I see that there > are 8 existing vn0X device files in /dev - can I just create more of them > using MAKEDEV (or mknod) and keep going ? > > What is the maximum ? 256 ? Depends. Expect 256 to be available in all versions. > also, do I need to alter the kernel to support more vn0X device files, or > does a stock kernel support all the way up to the maximum (whatever that > is - see previous question :) They are allocated as they are configed, so the limitation is the number of minor devices. Note: I personally run 13 jails on the laptop from which I am currently typing this. I do *not* use seperate partitions or vnconfig'ed devices; on the other hand, I don't have quota enforecement issues. -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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