Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 4 Apr 2001 10:55:17 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 4 Apr 2001 10:55:07 -0400 Received: from [212.115.175.146] ([212.115.175.146]:33018 "EHLO ftrs1.intranet.FTR.NL") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 4 Apr 2001 10:55:02 -0400 Message-ID: <27525795B28BD311B28D00500481B7601F115B@ftrs1.intranet.ftr.nl> From: "Heusden, Folkert van" To: David Weinehall Cc: Linux Kernel Development Subject: RE: random PIDs Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 16:53:34 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Finished & tested my random PID kernel/fork.c:get_pid() replacement. > This one keeps track of the last N (default is 64) pids who have exited. > These are then not used. So, one cannot have more then 32767 - (64 + 1 > (init) + 1 (idle)) = 32761 processes :o) DW> Huh, should be 32701, right?! You're absolutely right. It must've been the victory trance :o) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/