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

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