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maxtsiz(5)							File Formats Manual							maxtsiz(5)

NAME
maxtsiz, maxtsiz_64bit - maximum size (in bytes) of the text segment for any user process VALUES
Default Allowed values DESCRIPTION
User programs on HP-UX systems are composed of five discrete segments of virtual memory: text (or code), data, stack, shared, and I/O. Each segment occupies an architecturally defined range of the virtual address space which sets the upper limit to their size. However, text, data and stack segments may have a smaller maximum enforced via the and tunables. controls the size of the text segment, which is the read-only executable object code for the process that can be shared by multiple pro- cesses executing the same program. For example, all copies of vi on the system use the same text segment. Who is Expected to Change This Tunable? Anyone. Restrictions on Changing Changes to this tunable take effect immediately. The size is expected to be a multiple of the base page size. See the description of in getconf(1) for more details. If the value specified is not a multiple of the base page size, it will be rounded down to the nearest multi- ple of the base page size. When Should the Value of This Tunable Be Raised? should be raised if user processes are receiving the error with the following message: or What Are the Side Effects of Raising the Value? None. When Should the Value of This Tunable Be Lowered? This tunable should be lowered to limit the text size of running processes; there is no system performance reason to do so though. What Are the Side Effects of Lowering the Value? None. What Other Tunable Values Should Be Changed at the Same Time? None. WARNINGS
All HP-UX kernel tunable parameters are release specific. This parameter may be removed or have its meaning changed in future releases of HP-UX. Installation of optional kernel software, from HP or other vendors, may cause changes to tunable parameter values. After installation, some tunable parameters may no longer be at the default or recommended values. For information about the effects of installation on tun- able values, consult the documentation for the kernel software being installed. For information about optional kernel software that was factory installed on your system, see at AUTHOR
was developed by HP. SEE ALSO
getconf(1), maxdsiz(5), maxssiz(5). Tunable Kernel Parameters maxtsiz(5)

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shmseg(5)							File Formats Manual							 shmseg(5)

NAME
shmseg - maximum number of System V shared memory segments per process VALUES
Default Allowed values Maximum: Any value less than or equal to DESCRIPTION
Shared memory is an efficient InterProcess Communications (IPC) mechanism. One process creates a shared memory segment and attaches it to its address space. Any processes looking to communicate with this process through the shared memory segment then attach the shared memory segment to their corresponding address spaces. Once attached, a process can read from or write to the segment depending on the permissions specified while attaching it. This tunable sets an upper limit to the number of segments which can be attached per process. Who is Expected to Change This Tunable? Anyone. Restrictions on Changing Changes to this tunable take effect immediately. When Should the Value of This Tunable Be Raised? If user processes reach their limit, more segments are desired, and the current value is less than the total number of segments in the sys- tem What Are the Side Effects of Raising the Value? A single process will be able to acquire more segments, possibly starving another process which previously was able to acquire all the seg- ments it needed. In this case, should be raised if it is below it's maximum. When Should the Value of This Tunable Be Lowered? This tunable should only be lowered to enforce segment policy on user processes, or if one runaway process is hogging the global-segment pool. Otherwise, keeping the maximum higher than the common usage is harmless. What Are the Side Effects of Lowering the Value? None. What Other Tunable Values Should Be Changed at the Same Time? should be considered, as previously described. WARNINGS
All HP-UX kernel tunable parameters are release specific. This parameter may be removed or have its meaning changed in future releases of HP-UX. Installation of optional kernel software, from HP or other vendors, may cause changes to tunable parameter values. After installation, some tunable parameters may no longer be at the default or recommended values. For information about the effects of installation on tun- able values, consult the documentation for the kernel software being installed. For information about optional kernel software that was factory installed on your system, see at AUTHOR
was developed by HP. SEE ALSO
shmmni(5). Tunable Kernel Parameters shmseg(5)
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