[SUMMARY] Tunable Kernel params not loading

From: Leopoldo Cacace (leopoldo.cacace_at_systeam.it)
Date: 10/29/04

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    Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:41:53 +0200
    
    

    Thanks to John L., now The stuation is much clearer.
     
     
     
    original posting:
     

    Following to my previous question (for which I already got an answer), I
    would like to ask why some kernel parameters don't get loaded.

    In my /etc/system I specified the following values for IPC shared
    memory:

     

    shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=4294967295

    shmsys:shminfo_shmmin=100

    shmsys:shminfo_shmmni=4096

    shmsys:shminfo_shmseg=200

     

    but sysdef lists only:

     

    *

    * IPC Shared Memory

    *

    4294967295 max shared memory segment size (SHMMAX)

      4096 shared memory identifiers (SHMMNI)

    *

     

    So I am wondering why shmmin and shmseg are not loaded according with
    sysdef.

    Thanks again for your answers, summary will follow.

     

    Leo

     

     

     

    ANSWER BY JOHN L. (jl@lammtarra.fslife.co.uk):

    >From the Solaris 9 "Solaris Tunable Parameters Reference Manual"
    <http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/817-1759/6mhfh76gt?a=view>
    http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/817-1759/6mhfh76gt?a=view

    System V Shared Memory

    shmsys:shminfo_shmmin

    Obsolete.

    Variable is present in kernel for compatibility reasons but is no longer
    used.

    shmsys:shminfo_shmseg

    Obsolete.

    Variable is present in kernel for compatibility reasons but is no longer
    used.

    Note that if shmmin were not obsolete, there is no reason for increasing
    it from its default of 1.

    -- 
    John.
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