linux-kernel - Re: [Patch 1/1] init: Provide a kernel start parameter to increase pid

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Date:	Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:49:22 -0400
From:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
CC:	John Stoffel <john@...ffel.org>, Hedi Berriche <hedi@....com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Mike Travis <travis@....com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jack Steiner <steiner@....com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Robin Holt <holt@....com>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Patch 1/1] init: Provide a kernel start parameter to increase
 pid_max v2

On 04/21/2010 06:24 PM, Greg KH wrote:

> Tejun's work has much better long term potential, but this is still an
> issue for large #cpu systems, which we want Linux to support well.  This
> isn't a "specialized niche" for Linux, at all, Linux pretty much
> dominates this hardware area, and it would be nice to ensure that this
> continues.

Yes, the pid_max patch seems like a decent stop gap for
distro kernels right now.  However, Tejun's work is
probably a more appropriate path forward.
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