On Thu, Feb 08, 2018 at 02:18:04PM +1100, Tobin C. Harding wrote: > > +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt > > @@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ While most applications need less than a thousand maps, > > certain > > programs, particularly malloc debuggers, may consume lots of them, > > e.g., up to one or two maps per allocation. > > > > -The default value is 65536. > > +The default value is 65530. Increasing this value without decreasing > > +pid_max may allow a hostile user to corrupt kernel memory. > > Just checking - did you mean the final '0' on this value?
That's what my laptop emits ... mm/mmap.c:int max_map_count __read_mostly = DEFAULT_MAX_MAP_COUNT; include/linux/mm.h:#define DEFAULT_MAX_MAP_COUNT (USHRT_MAX - MAPCOUNT_ELF_CORE_MARGIN) include/linux/mm.h:#define MAPCOUNT_ELF_CORE_MARGIN (5) should be the same value for everybody.
