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sys_attrs_ipc(5)

NAME

sys_attrs_ipc - attributes for the ipc kernel subsystem

DESCRIPTION

This reference page describes attributes for the Interprocess Communication (ipc) kernel subsystem. In the following list, attributes whose names are preceded by an asterisk (*) can be modified at run time as well as at boot time. See sys_attrs(5) for an introduction to system attributes and how to set them. max_kernel_ports The maximum number of kernel IPC ports that can be used on the system at one time. Default value: (task-max * 3 + thread_max) + (thread_max * 2) + 2000 (Values of variables used to establish default value: task_max = nproc +1; thread_max = nproc *2; nproc = 20 + 8 * maxusers) Do not modify the default setting for this attribute unless instructed to do so by support personnel or by patch kit documentation. msg_max Maximum size, in bytes, of a single System V message. Default value: 8192 (bytes, which equal 1 page) Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: INT_MAX Values for this attribute are restricted by the amount of main memory on the system. The minimum value (0) disables the messaging system. msg_mnb Maximum number of bytes that can be queued to a single System V message queue. Default value: 16,384 (bytes, which equal 2 pages) Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: INT_MAX Values for this attribute are restricted by the amount of main memory on the system. The minimum value (0) disables the messaging system. msg_mni Maximum number of System V message queues that can be used on the system at one time. Default value: 50 (queues) The system rounds the number to the value associated with the next higher power of two; for example, 64. Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: INT_MAX Values for this attribute are restricted by the amount of main memory on the system. The minimum value (0) disables the messaging system. msg_tql Maximum number of messages (system wide) that can be queued to System V message queues at one time. Default value: 40 (messages) Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: INT_MAX Values for this attribute are restricted by the amount of main memory on the system. The minimum value (0) disables the messaging system. sem_aem A value that controls the maximum adjustment that can be made to any System V semaphore when a process exits. Default value: 16,384 Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 65,536 sem_mni Maximum number of System V semaphores that can be used on the system at one time. Default value: 10 (semaphores) (The system rounds the number to the value associated with the next higher power of two; for example, 16.) Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: INT_MAX sem_msl Maximum number of System V semaphores that can be used by a single process at one time. Default value: 25 (semaphores) Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: INT_MAX sem_opm Maximum number of operations that can be outstanding on a single System V semaphore at one time. Default value: 10 (operations) Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: INT_MAX sem_ume Maximum number of undo operations that can be outstanding on a single System V semaphore at one time. Default value: 10 (operations) Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: INT_MAX sem_vmx Maximum integer value that any System V semaphore can contain. Default value: 32,767 Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: INT_MAX, but do not enter values higher than 65535 shm_max Maximum size, in bytes, of a single System V shared memory region. Default value: 4,194,304 (bytes) (This value equals 512 pages) shm_min Minimum size, in bytes, of a single System V shared memory region. Default value: 1 (All requests are rounded to the next page size.) shm_mni Maximum number of shared memory regions that can be used on the system at one time. Default value: 100 (regions) (The system rounds the number to the value associated with the next higher power of two; for example, 128.) shm_seg Maximum number of System V shared memory regions that can be attached to a single process at one time. Default value: 32 (regions) * ssm_enable_core_dump If enabled (1), writes segmented shared memory contents when an application issues a core dump. If disabled (0), segmented shared memory is not written to the core dump. Default value: 1 (enabled) Because segmented shared memory can be large, the amount of time needed to dump the region to a core file and the amount of file system space required by the operation can be extensive, especially in large database environments. Therefore, although shared memory can be useful for debugging, you may not want to include it in core files because of time and resource limitations. This attribute can be modified at run time. * ssm_threshold The minimum size, in bytes, of a System V shared region for the use of shared page tables. Setting this value to 0 disables the use of shared page tables for shared memory. The size must be at least equal to the value of SSM_SIZE, which is defined in the machine/pmap.h file (the default is 8 MB). This attribute can be modified at run time. Default value: SSM_SIZE Minimum value: SSM_SIZE

SEE ALSO

sys_attrs(5) System Configuration and Tuning

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