maxssiz and maxssiz_64bit

maxssiz and maxssiz_64bit set the maximum dynamic storage segment (DSS) size in bytes.

Acceptable Values:

maxssiz for 32-bit processors:

Minimum
0x4000 (16 Kbytes)
Maximum
0x17F00000 (approx 200 Mbytes)
Default
0x800000 (8 Mbytes)

maxssiz_64bit for 64-bit processors:

Minimum
0x4000 (16 Kbytes)
Maximum
1073741824
Default
0x800000 (8 Mbytes)

Specify integer value. For more information, see Specifying Parameter Values.

Description

Enter the value in bytes.

maxssiz and maxssiz_64bit define, for 32-bit and 64-bit processors respectively, the maximum size of the dynamic storage segment (DSS), also called the user-stack segment, or an executing process's run-time stack. This segment contains stack and register storage space, and such.

The default DSS size meets the needs of most processes. Increase the value of maxssiz or maxssiz_64bit only if you have one or more processes that need large amounts of dynamic storage.

The stack grows dynamically. As it grows, the system checks the size of the process' stack segment. If the stack size requirement exceeds maxssiz or maxssiz_64bit, the system terminates the process.

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