FreeBSD hasn't made any use of kern.ipc.semmap since 1.1, and newer
releases reject attempts to set it altogether; so stop recommending
that it be adjusted. Per bug #11161.
Back-patch to all supported branches. Before 9.3, also incorporate
commit
7a42dff47, which touches the same text and for some reason
was not back-patched at the time.
# sysctl kern.ipc.shmall=32768
# sysctl kern.ipc.shmmax=134217728
-
# sysctl kern.ipc.semmap=256
- To have these settings persist over reboots, modify
+ To make these settings persist over reboots, modify
/etc/sysctl.conf.
- The remaining semaphore settings are read-only as far as
+ These semaphore-related settings are read-only as far as
sysctl is concerned, but can be set in
/boot/loader.conf:
kern.ipc.semmnu=256
After modifying these values a reboot is required for the new
- settings to take affect.
+ settings to take effect.
+ (Note: FreeBSD does not use SEMMAP>. Older versions
+ would accept but ignore a setting for kern.ipc.semmap>;
+ newer versions reject it altogether.)