Re: [PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-19 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
On 04/18/2014 06:29 PM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote: > On Fri, 2014-04-18 at 07:28 +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: >> Hello Davidlohr, >> >> On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 12:31 AM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote: >>> On Thu, 2014-04-17 at 22:23 +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: Hi Manfred!

Re: [PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-19 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
On 04/18/2014 06:29 PM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote: On Fri, 2014-04-18 at 07:28 +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: Hello Davidlohr, On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 12:31 AM, Davidlohr Bueso davidl...@hp.com wrote: On Thu, 2014-04-17 at 22:23 +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: Hi Manfred!

Re: [PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-18 Thread Davidlohr Bueso
On Fri, 2014-04-18 at 07:28 +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > Hello Davidlohr, > > On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 12:31 AM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote: > > On Thu, 2014-04-17 at 22:23 +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > >> Hi Manfred! > >> > >> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Manfred

Re: [PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-18 Thread Davidlohr Bueso
On Fri, 2014-04-18 at 07:28 +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: Hello Davidlohr, On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 12:31 AM, Davidlohr Bueso davidl...@hp.com wrote: On Thu, 2014-04-17 at 22:23 +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: Hi Manfred! On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Manfred

Re: [PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-17 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Hello Davidlohr, On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 12:31 AM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote: > On Thu, 2014-04-17 at 22:23 +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: >> Hi Manfred! >> >> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Manfred Spraul >> wrote: >> > Hi Michael, >> > >> > >> > On 04/17/2014 12:53 PM, Michael

Re: [PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-17 Thread Davidlohr Bueso
On Thu, 2014-04-17 at 22:23 +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > Hi Manfred! > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Manfred Spraul > wrote: > > Hi Michael, > > > > > > On 04/17/2014 12:53 PM, Michael Kerrisk wrote: > >> > >> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 5:22 AM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote: > >>> >

Re: [PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-17 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Hi Manfred! On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Manfred Spraul wrote: > Hi Michael, > > > On 04/17/2014 12:53 PM, Michael Kerrisk wrote: >> >> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 5:22 AM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote: >>> >>> From: Davidlohr Bueso >>> >>> The default size for shmmax is, and always has been, 32Mb.

Re: [PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-17 Thread Manfred Spraul
Hi Michael, On 04/17/2014 12:53 PM, Michael Kerrisk wrote: On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 5:22 AM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote: From: Davidlohr Bueso The default size for shmmax is, and always has been, 32Mb. Today, in the XXI century, it seems that this value is rather small, making users have to

Re: [PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-17 Thread Michael Kerrisk
On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 5:22 AM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote: > From: Davidlohr Bueso > > The default size for shmmax is, and always has been, 32Mb. > Today, in the XXI century, it seems that this value is rather small, > making users have to increase it via sysctl, which can cause > unnecessary work

Re: [PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-17 Thread Michael Kerrisk
On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 5:22 AM, Davidlohr Bueso davidl...@hp.com wrote: From: Davidlohr Bueso davidl...@hp.com The default size for shmmax is, and always has been, 32Mb. Today, in the XXI century, it seems that this value is rather small, making users have to increase it via sysctl, which

Re: [PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-17 Thread Manfred Spraul
Hi Michael, On 04/17/2014 12:53 PM, Michael Kerrisk wrote: On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 5:22 AM, Davidlohr Bueso davidl...@hp.com wrote: From: Davidlohr Bueso davidl...@hp.com The default size for shmmax is, and always has been, 32Mb. Today, in the XXI century, it seems that this value is rather

Re: [PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-17 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Hi Manfred! On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Manfred Spraul manf...@colorfullife.com wrote: Hi Michael, On 04/17/2014 12:53 PM, Michael Kerrisk wrote: On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 5:22 AM, Davidlohr Bueso davidl...@hp.com wrote: From: Davidlohr Bueso davidl...@hp.com The default size for

Re: [PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-17 Thread Davidlohr Bueso
On Thu, 2014-04-17 at 22:23 +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: Hi Manfred! On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Manfred Spraul manf...@colorfullife.com wrote: Hi Michael, On 04/17/2014 12:53 PM, Michael Kerrisk wrote: On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 5:22 AM, Davidlohr Bueso

Re: [PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-17 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Hello Davidlohr, On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 12:31 AM, Davidlohr Bueso davidl...@hp.com wrote: On Thu, 2014-04-17 at 22:23 +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: Hi Manfred! On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Manfred Spraul manf...@colorfullife.com wrote: Hi Michael, On 04/17/2014 12:53

[PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-11 Thread Davidlohr Bueso
From: Davidlohr Bueso The default size for shmmax is, and always has been, 32Mb. Today, in the XXI century, it seems that this value is rather small, making users have to increase it via sysctl, which can cause unnecessary work and userspace application workarounds[1]. Instead of choosing yet

[PATCH v2] ipc,shm: disable shmmax and shmall by default

2014-04-11 Thread Davidlohr Bueso
From: Davidlohr Bueso davidl...@hp.com The default size for shmmax is, and always has been, 32Mb. Today, in the XXI century, it seems that this value is rather small, making users have to increase it via sysctl, which can cause unnecessary work and userspace application workarounds[1]. Instead