Generalize /proc/fs/kernel/max-thread

Jean-Michel VANSTEENE (Jean-Michel.Vansteene@bull.net)
Mon, 21 Dec 1998 13:33:40 +0100

I would like to propose to generalize the idea of ingo MOLNAR.
In his patch, he created a /proc/fs/kernel/max-thread.

The value returned is the current max number of tasks, let say,
NR_TASKS (or DEFAULT_MAX_THREADS in his patch).
I think it is a good idea and could be generalized to standard
kernel.

So procps utilities could open this "file" to read the current
NR_TASK and malloc the internal table with to the right size.

This will improve procps tools and make them really "exportable".
Agree?

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