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Re: Clusterwide pids

Bill Todd writes:

>> I have read sometimes about 32bit pids in lkml. I think the first
>> thing to do is ask lkml (well, really Linus) what are the plans for
>> 32bit pids on main kernel stream. Perhaps it is a 2.5 planned feature.

It was a Linux 0.1 feature. The PID wraps early to protect bash.
The limit may be adjusted as you please.

I wish it were 9999 by default, adjustable at run time for large
systems that need 5 or 6 digits.

> Not being at all Linux-savvy, I'll just mention that if the PID size
> may be changing anyway taking it all the way to 64 bits might avoid

Thankfully, Linus already vetoed this idea several months ago.
The PID is 32 bits.


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