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2a) By default, only 4MB of shared memory is supported by BSDI. Keep in
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mind that shared memory is not pageable. It is locked in RAM.
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To increase the number of buffers supported by the postmaseter, increase
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SHMMAXPGS by 1024 for every additional 4MB of shared memory:
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To increase the number of buffers supported by the postmaseter, add the
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following to your kernel config file. A SHMMAXPGS value of 1024
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represents 4MB of shared memory. Increase it accordingly:
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/sys/sys/shm.h:69:#define SHMMAXPGS 1024 /* max hardware pages...
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options "SHMMAXPGS=4096"
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The default setting of 1024 is for a maximum of 4MB of shared memory.
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The default is 1024 which allows a maximum of 4MB of shared memory.
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For those running 4.1 or later, just recompile the kernel and reboot.
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For those running earlier releases, see step 2b.
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Next, change SYSPTSIZE to a hard-coded value. Use the bpatch value,
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plus add 1 for every additional 4MB of shared memory you desire.
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/sys/i386/i386/i386_param.c:28:#define SYSPTSIZE 0 /* dynamically...
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options "SYSPTSIZE=13"
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sysptsize can not be changed by sysctl on the fly.
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