> >> 1) Is there a maximum amount of TASKS that I can have? I know
> >> that this number is tunable in "tasks.h", but are there any other limits
> >> that I should be aware of? (Can I just define it as 10,000?)
> >
> >Its tunable. On some platforms (eg X86) it has a hardware limit. There
> >shouldnt be a software one but Im not an Alpha geek
>
> can anyone tell me the hardware limit for x86 ?
> 2.1.116 only works for me with up to 2048 tasks.
>
in theory, it should be 8192 processes, since that's the number of
descriptors that fit in the GDT, a little fewer actually as there are
other things that have to be put into the GDT
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