Since the default value of sysctl_max_map_count is defined as DEFAULT_MAX_MAP_COUNT from mm/util.c int sysctl_max_map_count __read_mostly = DEFAULT_MAX_MAP_COUNT; DEFAULT_MAX_MAP_COUNT is defined as 65530 (65535-5) in include/linux/mm.h #define MAPCOUNT_ELF_CORE_MARGIN (5) #define DEFAULT_MAX_MAP_COUNT (USHRT_MAX - MAPCOUNT_ELF_CORE_MARGIN) Signed-off-by: Fengfei Xi <xi.fengfei@xxxxxxx> --- Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst index f455fa00c..834c3fc74 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst @@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ While most applications need less than a thousand maps, certain programs, particularly malloc debuggers, may consume lots of them, e.g., up to one or two maps per allocation. -The default value is 65536. +The default value is 65530. memory_failure_early_kill: -- 2.17.1