Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-kernel (76 mails)

[Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@xxxxxxxx>]

On 06/15/2011 01:53 AM, Bruno Friedmann wrote:
> On 06/15/2011 05:11 AM, Cristian Rodríguez wrote:
> > Hi:
> >
> > In current kernel head there is an entry in
> > sysctl.conf-3.0.0-rc2-1-default that says:
> >
> > kernel.hung_task_timeout = 0
> >
> > which is an invalid sysctl value
> >
> > it should say AFAICS
> >
> > kernel.hung_task_timeout_secs = 0
>
> Also it take time to me to understand from where the kernel_shm* value comes 
> from
> as nothing is commented in /lib/sysctl.d after June 6.
>
> For example postgresql tuned a bit ( as no admins would run a 32MB instance ) 
> crash at startup due to insufficient shmmax shmall
> Would be cool to have a comment in or either /etc/sysctl.conf and 
> /lib/sysctl.d/systctl.conf
> telling that each kernel flavor apply special configuration that can be read in 
> /boot/sysctl.conf-xxxx
>
> Also if possible open for read the mentionned bnc, normal user can have any 
> description for the why/how
>
> # Increase defaults for IPC (bnc#146656)
> and
> # Disable the hung task timer by default. (bnc#552820)
>
> Thanks.

Can you file a bug for these? The values in these sysctl files should 
have matched what the old per-flavor values had. Assign it to me.

-Jeff

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Jeff Mahoney
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