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in thread fork processing limitations

Theoretically. YMMV depending on hardware and physical memory.

You've caught me slightly off guard here. I don't have my Linux internals book handy. Just for grins I tried poking around with adb and had no success finding the right symbol to examine.

Maybe another PM has the info at their fingertips? I'm curious now...

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Re: Re: Re: Re: fork processing limitations
by neilwatson (Priest) on Jul 21, 2003 at 20:21 UTC
    /etc/security/limits.conf? Try using grep to find processes in /etc.

    Neil Watson
    watson-wilson.ca

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      Thanks, I will take a look!
      ~Dan
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      DOH! Forgot about that! I looked in the wrong place OBTW. I was looking around in /boot.

      DOH!

      Peter L. BergholdBrewer of Belgian Ales
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Re: Re: Re: Re: fork processing limitations
by djbiv (Scribe) on Jul 21, 2003 at 20:22 UTC
    Ok, if you didn't already notice I am a novice here at PerlMonks, could you educate me on what YMMV stands for?
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        someone sent me a link to the jargon dictionary in the Chatterbox earlier on this topic, I have bookmarked the site (good reference)!
        Thanks
        ~Dan
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      Your Milage May Vary. Meaning you can expect different results in different contexts.

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