RE: random PIDs

Heusden, Folkert van (f.v.heusden@ftr.nl)
Wed, 4 Apr 2001 16:53:34 +0200


> Finished & tested my random PID kernel/fork.c:get_pid() replacement.
> This one keeps track of the last N (default is 64) pids who have exited.
> These are then not used. So, one cannot have more then 32767 - (64 + 1
> (init) + 1 (idle)) = 32761 processes :o)
DW> Huh, should be 32701, right?!

You're absolutely right. It must've been the victory trance :o)
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