Subject: Re: Kernel support for ELF-format core files
To: Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org>
From: Jaromir Dolecek <jdolecek@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 12/15/2001 00:23:37
Michael Graff wrote:
> Is there any reason we can't use larger process IDs?
The only reason AFAIK was to maintain compatibility with
other OSes - in fear that applications won't cope with large
pids.
Our pid_t is 32bit FWIW.
Jaromir
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