Ramifications of a 40meg shared memory segment

Dan O'Neill dan at asihub.UUCP
Mon Jun 12 12:32:58 AEST 1989


What kind of ramifications are involved when creating a very large
shared memory segment?  I have rebuilt a kernel that allows for
a 40meg shared memory segment, and am able to allocate and use a 
segment of that size.  

I do not completely understand how and where shared memory is
allocated, so I am at a loss to evaluate the possible side effects,
if any, of allocating such a large segment. Any help will be 
appreciated.

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Dan O'Neill	dan at asihub.uucp    {uunet|ncr-sd}!asihub!dan
Automated Systems, Inc.  San Diego R&D



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