* Brian A. Seklecki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-05-17 23:52]: > >Given a i386 kernel, assume I can toss as much RAM at the box as > >needed (I know this isn't the limitation, it's a kernel memory issue), > >what's the maximum I can set the state table size to? I have a couple > Wild guess: The limitiation is the max value that the variable size of > the counter can contain, followed secondly by physical memory.
no, it is much much more complicated than that. If there was an easy, reliable way to calculate the max, we would have the kernel do the math and not export a user-settable limit. there is no better answer than "try out". increase, fill state table. repeat until the box panics. than chose a limit smaller than that. -- Henning Brauer, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] BS Web Services, http://bsws.de Full-Service ISP - Secure Hosting, Mail and DNS Services Dedicated Servers, Rootservers, Application Hosting - Hamburg & Amsterdam
