Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 4 Nov 2000 12:35:16 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 4 Nov 2000 12:35:06 -0500 Received: from ausmtp02.au.ibm.COM ([202.135.136.105]:7948 "EHLO ausmtp02.au.ibm.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 4 Nov 2000 12:34:53 -0500 From: aprasad@in.ibm.com X-Lotus-FromDomain: IBMIN@IBMAU To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 19:27:58 +0530 Subject: processes> 2^15 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi all, after reaching process count something around 30568, processes start getting pid from start, which ever is the first free entry slot in process table. that means we can't have simultaneously more than roughly 2^15 processes? am i correct? regards, Anil - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/