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[apple/xnu.git] / bsd / sys / syslimits.h

diff --git a/bsd/sys/syslimits.h b/bsd/sys/syslimits.h
index 54f538e54fcb262d64afadd733e2d3eb96b70ccb..607df163dfc401c5790f09a7782f2cdf576b241c 100644 (file)
--- a/bsd/sys/syslimits.h
+++ b/bsd/sys/syslimits.h
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@
 #define _SYS_SYSLIMITS_H_
 
 #if !defined(_ANSI_SOURCE)
-#define        ARG_MAX            (64 * 1024)  /* max bytes for an exec function */
+/*
+ * Note: CHILD_MAX *must* be less than hard_maxproc, which is set at
+ * compile time; you *cannot* set it higher than the hard limit!!
+ */
+#define        ARG_MAX            (256 * 1024) /* max bytes for an exec function */
 #define        CHILD_MAX                  100  /* max simultaneous processes */
 #define        GID_MAX            2147483647U  /* max value for a gid_t (2^31-2) */
 #define        LINK_MAX                32767   /* max file link count */