Why is pid_max 131072 when my system only has just 1 CPU?

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Issue

  • There is only one CPU, but the pid_max value is set to 131072 instead of 32768.
  • The pid_max value is not set based on the number of CPUs.

Environment

  • RHEL
  • A VM of the vmware

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