HP-UX Reference (11i v2 04/09) - 5 Miscellaneous Topics (vol 9)

maxﬁles_lim(5) maxﬁles_lim(5)

(Tunable Kernel Parameters)

WARNINGS

For values greater than 65535, compatibility for the obsolescent

pstat_getfile()

will be affected.

For correct operation, all applications must use

pstat_getfile2()

instead of pstat_getfile()

If the system still has applications using

pstat_getfile()

, setting

maxfiles_lim to 65535 or less

will maintain compatibility, unless the process being queried has used

setrlimit() to change its max-

imum limit of open ﬁles to a value greater than 65535.

All HP-UX kernel tunable parameters are release speciﬁc. This parameter may be removed or have its

meaning changed in future releases of HP-UX.

Installation of optional kernel software, from HP or other vendors, may cause changes to tunable parame-

ter values. After installation, some tunable parameters may no longer be at the default or recommended

values. For information about the effects of installation on tunable values, consult the documentation for

the kernel software being installed. For information about optional kernel software that was factory

installed on your system, see HP-UX Release Notes at

http://docs.hp.com

AUTHOR

maxfiles_lim was developed by HP.