From 4ee6740167b6a311660a1e8752447a496dd0d235 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Lane Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:41:37 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Doc: prefer sysctl to /proc/sys in docs and comments. sysctl is more portable than Linux's /proc/sys file tree, and often easier to use too. That's why most of our docs refer to sysctl when talking about how to adjust kernel parameters. Bring the few stragglers into line. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/361175.1661187463@sss.pgh.pa.us --- doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml | 11 ++++++----- src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml index 963b18ed85..5d0b32121d 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml @@ -1258,11 +1258,12 @@ default:\ - On Linux - /proc/sys/fs/file-max determines the - maximum number of open files that the kernel will support. It can - be changed by writing a different number into the file or by - adding an assignment in /etc/sysctl.conf. + On Linux the kernel parameter + fs.file-max determines the maximum number of open + files that the kernel will support. It can be changed with + sysctl -w fs.file-max=N. + To make the setting persist across reboots, add an assignment + in /etc/sysctl.conf. The maximum limit of files per process is fixed at the time the kernel is compiled; see /usr/src/linux/Documentation/proc.txt for diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c index 8a038d1b2a..1664fcee2a 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c @@ -4891,7 +4891,7 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[]) * If testing EXEC_BACKEND on Linux, you should run this as root before * starting the postmaster: * - * echo 0 >/proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space + * sysctl -w kernel.randomize_va_space=0 * * This prevents using randomized stack and code addresses that cause the * child process's memory map to be different from the parent's, making it -- 2.30.2