Thread: Question about fork()!!!

What is the maximum number of concurrent process,
UNIX allows to create using fork() call??(In 16-bit processor)

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Rajisankar.

man page fork section 2

Code:

ERRORS

[EAGAIN]           The system-imposed limit MAXUPRC (<sys/param.h>) on
                        the total number of processes under execution by a
                        single user would be exceeded.

What 16bit processor are you programming on? Or are you reading from an ancient text book?

Originally Posted by rajisankar

(In 16-bit processor)

Really? There are linux distros for 16 bit processors?

Psst, the Linux recursive acronym stands for Linux Is Not UniX. Yes I know it's not an acronym, but it sounds plausable
But why not? wouldn't surprise me if there were distros that ran on microwaves. The community seems to have a penchant for porting to wild and arcane architectures.

The `fork' system call has heritage spanning long before the "Linux" kernel got on the scene.

Soma

Who said anything about Linux anyway? The OP asked about UNIX. POSIX is POSIX though right?

Originally Posted by sand_man

Who said anything about Linux anyway? The OP asked about UNIX. POSIX is POSIX though right?

Ok... my bad...

I remember uinx on 8 bit machines... but who'd think that kind of hardware would still be in use?

Should be in a museum that's for certain

The "Commodore 64" port of an early "UNIX" clone is, surprisingly, still maintained.

Soma