Re: limit on number of logical interfaces

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 19:12:25 +0530
"pankaj jain" <jainp1979@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi
> What is the limit on number of logical interfaces per hardware
> interface in linux.
> I am using 2.6 kernel.

Kernel addressable memory is limit. Managing 1000's of interfaces can
be a pain and some user space tools may have problems, but kernel
is fine.
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