SHMMAX, cdrecord, kernel

[Xavier Montagutelli <Xavier.Montagutelli@gmm.insa-tlse.fr>]

I can't use cdrecord on my alpha box, because the default value for SHMMAX
in the kernel sources is 0x3fa000, but cdrecord needs at least 4MB
(0x4000000).

I've seen that I can  change this value 'on the fly' thrue the file
/proc/sys/kernel/shmmax. But is there a reason for setting this to the
value of 0x3fa000, or can I change it without any risk ? Where is this
value coming from ? (The default value on i386 is 32 MB).



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