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IPC Parameter Summary

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See also “How to Specify Configurable Parameter Values”.

Message Parameter Summary

The following parameters control allocation of space for messages.

See also “Overview of Message Queue Operations”.

IPC: Message

mesg

Enable or disable IPC messages at system boot time. Manpage: mesg(5).

IPC: Message

msgmap

Size of free-space resource map for allocating shared memory space for messages. Manpage: msgmap(5).

IPC: Message

msgmax

System-wide maximum size (in bytes) for individual messages. Manpage: msgmax(5).

IPC: Message

msgmnb

Maximum combined size (in bytes) of all messages that can be queued simultaneously in a message queue. Manpage: msgmnb(5).

IPC: Message

msgmni

Maximum number of message queues allowed on the system at any given time. Manpage: msgmni(5).

IPC: Message

msgseg

Maximum number of message segments that can exist on the system. Manpage: msgseg(5).

IPC: Message

msgssz

Message segment size in bytes. Manpage: msgssz(5).

IPC: Message

msgtql

Maximum number of messages that can exist on the system at any given time. Manpage: msgtql(5).

Semaphore Parameter Summary

The following kernel parameters control System V IPC semaphore operating limits.

See also “Overview of Semaphore Operations”.

IPC: Semaphore

sema

Enable or disable IPC semaphores at system boot time. Manpage: sema(5).

IPC: Semaphore

semaem

Maximum value by which a semaphore can be changed in a semaphore “undo” operation. Manpage: semaem(5).

IPC: Semaphore

semmni

Maximum number of sets of IPC semaphores allowed on the system at any one time. Manpage: semmni(5).

IPC: Semaphore

semmns

Maximum number of individual IPC semaphores available to system users, system-wide. Manpage: semmns(5).

IPC: Semaphore

semmnu

Maximum number of processes that can have undo operations pending on any given IPC semaphore on the system. Manpage: semmnu(5).

IPC: Semaphore

semmsl

Maximum number of individual System V IPC semaphores per semaphore identifier. Manpage: semmsl(5).

IPC: Semaphore

semume

Maximum number of IPC semaphores that a given process can have undo operations pending on. Manpage: semume(5).

IPC: Semaphore

semvmx

Maximum value any given IPC semaphore is allowed to reach (prevents undetected overflow conditions). Manpage: semvmx(5).

Shared Memory Parameter Summary

The following parameters control allocation of space for shared memory.

See also “Overview of Shared Memory Operation”.

IPC: Share

core_addshmem_read

Flag to include readable shared memory in a process core dump. Manpage: core_addshmem_read(5).

IPC: Share

core_addshmem_write

Flag to include read/write shared memory in a process core dump. Manpage: core_addshmem_write(5).

IPC: Share

shmem

Enable or disable shared memory at system boot time. Manpage: shmem(5).

IPC: Share

shmmax

Maximum allowable shared memory segment size (in bytes). Manpage: shmmax(5).

IPC: Share

shmmni

Maximum number of shared memory segments allowed on the system at any given time. Manpage: shmmni(5).

IPC: Share

shmseg

Maximum number of shared memory segments that can be attached simultaneously to any given process. Manpage: shmseg(5).

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