01-21-2008
max number of slabs per kernel module (kernel 2.6.17, suse)
Hi All,
Is there a max number of slabs that can be used per kernel module? I'm having a tough time finding out that kind of information, but the array 'node_zonelists' (mmzone.h) has a size of 5. I just want to avoid buffer overruns and other bad stuff.
Cheers,
Brendan
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fctl(7D) Devices fctl(7D)
NAME
fctl - Sun Fibre Channel transport library
DESCRIPTION
The fctl kernel module interfaces the Sun Fibre Channel upper layer protocol (ULP) mapping modules with Sun Fibre Channel adapter (FCA)
drivers. There are no user-configurable options for this module.
FILES
/kernel/misc/fctl
32-bit ELF kernel module (x86)
/kernel/misc/amd64/fctl
64-bit ELF kernel module (x86)
/kernel/misc/sparcv9/fctl
64-bit ELF kernel module (SPARC)
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Architecture |SPARC |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Unknown |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWfctl |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
fp(7D)
SunOS 5.10 20 Oct 2004 fctl(7D)