On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 15:33, Michael Kraus wrote: > G'day... > > I'm developing a database application that uses the inserting processes > pid. Problem is that I'm wondering how big this pid should be? > > (OK, if I was a true guru, I'd know this magic number off the top of my > head...) > > Is the maximum value of a pid on a UN*X system 65,535? (At least > generally speaking - I think on FreeBSD for example its at 30,000 by > default.)
The max is 64k, but some *nices rotate it below 32k > > I've been looking at a lot of web pages, but mostly they seem to deal > with the maximum number of concurrent processes. (Which is rather > defined by memory and sits at about 33,000 for modified Linux with an > average process -excluding the OS-being 30K, but only 4,090 unmodified.) > > Regards, > > > > Michael S. E. Kraus > Software Developer/Technical Support Specialist > Wild Technology Pty Ltd > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Direct Line 02-8306-0007 > ________________________________ > > ABN 98 091 470 692 > Level 4 Tiara, 306/9 Crystal Street, Waterloo NSW 2017, Australia > Telephone 1300-13-9453 | Facsimile 1300-88-9453 > http://www.wildtechnology.net <blocked::http://www.wildtechnology.net/> > > The information contained in this email message and any attachments may > be confidential information and may also be the subject of client legal > - legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, > any use, interference with, disclosure or copying of this material is > unauthorised and prohibited. This email and any attachments are also > subject to copyright. No part of them may be reproduced, adapted or > transmitted without the written permission of the copyright owner. If > you have received this email in error, please immediately advise the > sender by return email and delete the message from your system. -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates; Your Linux people <http://www.lannetlinux.com> ------------------------------------------ "When you just want a system that works, you choose Linux; when you want a system that just works, you choose Microsoft." ------------------------------------------ "Flatter government, not fatter government; Get rid of the Australian states." -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
