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diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt index 99d7eb3a1416..c831001c45f1 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt @@ -872,6 +872,27 @@ can be ORed together: ============================================================== +threads-max + +This value controls the maximum number of threads that can be created +using fork(). + +During initialization the kernel sets this value such that even if the +maximum number of threads is created, the thread structures occupy only +a part (1/8th) of the available RAM pages. + +The minimum value that can be written to threads-max is 20. +The maximum value that can be written to threads-max is given by the +constant FUTEX_TID_MASK (0x3fffffff). +If a value outside of this range is written to threads-max an error +EINVAL occurs. + +The value written is checked against the available RAM pages. If the +thread structures would occupy too much (more than 1/8th) of the +available RAM pages threads-max is reduced accordingly. + +============================================================== + unknown_nmi_panic: The value in this file affects behavior of handling NMI. When the |