> I think it wraps at 32k actually. I vaugely remember running a script on
> Solaris to run "echo > /dev/null" loads of times to prove a point to
> someone, ages ago.
I read in some post to comp.unix.programmer that the maximum pid
is 30000, and that's a historical limit, going back to AT&T SysV.
It'll probably need a kernel hacker to shed some light ...
Maintained by the ILUG website team. The aim of Linux.ie is to
support and help commercial and private users of Linux in Ireland. You can
display ILUG news in your own webpages, read backend
information to find out how. Networking services kindly provided by HEAnet, server kindly donated by
Dell. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds,
used with permission. No penguins were harmed in the production or maintenance
of this highly praised website. Looking for the
Indian Linux Users' Group? Try here. If you've read all this and aren't a lawyer: you should be!
