Re: MAX_ARG_PAGES has no effect?

Ingo Molnar <[email protected]> writes:
> 
> MAX_ARG_PAGES should work just fine. I think the 'getconf ARG_MAX' 
> output is hardcoded. (because the kernel does not provide the 
> information dynamically)

Perhaps it would be a good idea to make it a sysctl. Is there 
any reason it should be hardcoded?  I cannot think of any.

Ok if someone lowers the sysctl then execve has to handle
the case of the args/environment possibly not fitting anymore,
but that should be easy.

-Andi
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