[HPADM] SUMMARY: Kernel parameter

From: Quy NGUYEN DAI (Quy.NguyenDai@gdtech.net)
Date: Thu Mar 27 2003 - 02:47:30 EST


Thank you for all replies!!

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gangadharan.manikandan@polaris.co.in wrote:
> Maxssiz controlls the stack size of a process.
>
> The Max value for the 32 bit OS is 200MB and for 64 bit OS is 1GB.
> The 32 bit applications look for maxssiz and the 64 bit applications look
> for maxssiz_64.
> The maximum value is defined in the kernel,then each user can be limited
> using the ulimit command.
>
> check for this kernel parameter page.
>
> http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/939/KCParms/KCparam.MaxSsiz.html
>
> Thanks
>

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Christopher H Vann wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here's what I have for that.
>
> maxssiz<=401604608
> maxssiz>=262144 0x00040000
>
> These are the max and min for that variable.
>
> Chris Vann

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Christopher H Vann wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The max values for kernel tweaks can be found like this.
>
> cd /etc/conf/master.d
> grep <parameter> *
>
>
> so for you it'd be grep maxssiz *
>
>
> Chris Vann
>

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Ilan Green wrote:
> As of hpux 11.0 and up you can increase it above the 80 MB.
> (with hpux it was hardcoded due to the layout of quadrant 2 - the data quadrant).
>
> Be aware however that it will be on the expense of the maxdsiz.
> i.e. if you set it to 400 MB - maxdsiz won't grow above 600 MB practicaly
(even if defined higher).
> Unless you change the program to be either EXEC_MAGIC or use quadrant 3 or 4
as private
>

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Illgen Steve 448 wrote:
> You definitely can.
>
> The max sizes for this parameter is:
>
> 32-bit: 0x17F00000 (approx 200 MBytes)
> 64-bit: 1073741824
>
> You are also correct in that this parameter sets the maximum size of the
> stack portion of memory.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Steve Illgen

Thank you again and have a nice day!

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