Maximum number of shared memory segments limited to 32767 in the kernel. why ?.
Issue
- Maximum number of shared memory segments limited to 32767 in the kernel. why ?
- Increase /proc/sys/kernel/shmmni to more than 32768
- When the number of segments reaches 32767 shmget gives:
error 28 (no space left on device)
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6, and 7
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