Is the sysctl parameter fs.aio-max-nr safe to increase on the fly?

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Issue

  • Is the sysctl parameter fs.aio-max-nr safe to increase on the fly?
  • fs.aio-max-nr is set in sysctl.conf, how do you find out how much the system is using?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux, all versions

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