linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ipc: always handle a new value of auto

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Date:	Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:37:45 +0200
From:	Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>
To:	Andrey Vagin <avagin@...nvz.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Mathias Krause <minipli@...glemail.com>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Davidlohr Bueso <davidlohr@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ipc: always handle a new value of auto_msgmni

Hi Andrey,

On 08/13/2014 03:21 PM, Andrey Vagin wrote:
> proc_dointvec_minmax() returns zero, if a new value has been set.
> So we don't need to check all charectes have been handled.
What do you use auto_msgmni for?

I would propose to remove the whole logic - just always allow 32000 
message queues.

--
     Manfred
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