Semaphore values from tuned profile are replaced/overridden by sysctl values from the system

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Issue

  • Semaphore values from tuned profile are not getting applied. System wide semaphore values are replacing/overriding semaphore values from tuned profile.
  • tuned-adm generates below logs:
2025-06-25 20:32:24,020 ERROR    tuned.plugins.base: verify: failed: 'kernel.sem' = '250 64000 32 256', expected '32000 1024000000 500 32000'

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • tuned profile with sysctl parameter(s). Example: sap-hana.

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