How to determine the value of SEMMNS since the limit is governed by the amount of RAM available on the system ?
Issue
- What is the maximum amount of value assigned to SEMMNS ?
- How to calculate if SEMMNS assigned for semaphore is too much for a system ?
- Should the value of SEMMNS be determined as per the kernel code:
#define SEMMNS (SEMMNI*SEMMSL) /* <= INT_MAX max # of semaphores in system */
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux(All version).
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