@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ to your /etc/login.conf file.
21212a) By default, only 4MB of shared memory is supported by BSDI. Keep in
2222mind that shared memory is not pageable. It is locked in RAM.
2323
24- To increase the number of buffers supported by the postmaseter, increase
25- SHMMAXPGS by 1024 for every additional 4MB of shared memory:
24+ To increase the number of buffers supported by the postmaseter, add the
25+ following to your kernel config file. A SHMMAXPGS value of 1024
26+ represents 4MB of shared memory. Increase it accordingly:
2627
27- /sys/sys/shm.h:69:#define SHMMAXPGS 1024 /* max hardware pages...
28+ options " SHMMAXPGS=4096"
2829
29- The defaultsetting of 1024is for a maximum of 4MB of shared memory.
30+ The defaultis 1024which allows a maximum of 4MB of shared memory.
3031
3132For those running 4.1 or later, just recompile the kernel and reboot.
3233For those running earlier releases, see step 2b.
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ the current kernel. This is computed dynamically at bootup.
4243Next, change SYSPTSIZE to a hard-coded value. Use the bpatch value,
4344plus add 1 for every additional 4MB of shared memory you desire.
4445
45- /sys/i386/i386/i386_param.c:28:#define SYSPTSIZE 0 /* dynamically...
46+ options " SYSPTSIZE=13"
4647
4748sysptsize can not be changed by sysctl on the fly.
4849