Re: increasing sysv semaphore limits

> On Jul 16, 2026, at 8:05=E2=80=AFAM, J=C3=B6rg Sonnenberger =
<[email protected]> wrote:
>=20
> On 7/16/26 12:23 AM, Jason Thorpe wrote:
>>> On Jul 15, 2026, at 2:58=E2=80=AFPM, Mouse =
<[email protected]> wrote:
>>>=20
>>> Except doesn't that open you up to a DoS attack, running the kernel =
out
>>> of memory by creating a zillion semaphores?
>> I mean, it=E2=80=99s really the same thing as with file descriptors.
>=20
> Yes and no. SYSV semaphores are persistent and independent of both =
file descriptors and processes. So even killing processes is not going =
to return the memory used by them.

While true, I mean it=E2=80=99s more akin to having dynamically-tunable =
maximums / limits.

-- thorpej