Re: IOV_MAX alternative for the Hurd?

Samuel Thibault <[email protected]> Thu, 9 Apr 2026 01:05:03 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.ports.hurd
Organization I am not organized
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Hello,

NexusSfan, le mer. 08 avril 2026 08:23:57 -0700, a ecrit:
> OpenNTPd uses IOV_MAX <https://github.com/openntpd-portable/openntpd-openbsd/blob/master/src/lib/libutil/imsg-buffer.c>
> which is not defined on the Hurd, and the wiki doesn't have any instructions
> on what is the alternative to this.
> 
> It does mention how to fix code which uses PATH_MAX and HOST_NAME_MAX, but
> not IOV_MAX. Any guides on how to do it?

I have pushed a note: 

This limit can be simply ignored, or replaced by an arbitrary constant, there is
no restriction issue here.

Samuel