NAME
nflocks — the maximum combined total number of file locks that are available system-wide to all processes at any given time
VALUES
Default
200
Specify an integer value or use an integer formula expression.
DESCRIPTION
nflocks
gives the maximum number of file/record locks
that are available system-wide.
When choosing this number,
note that one file may have several locks,
and databases that use
lockf()
may need an exceptionally large number of locks.
Open and locked files consume memory and other system resources.
These resources must be balanced against other system needs
to maintain optimum overall system performance.
Achieving an optimum balance can be quite complex,
especially on large systems,
because of wide variation in the kinds of applications
being used on each system
and the number and types of applications
that might be running simultaneously,
the number of local and/or remote users on the system,
and many other factors.
WARNINGS
All HP-UX kernel tunable parameters are release specific.
This parameter may be removed or have its meaning changed in
future releases of HP-UX.
AUTHOR
nflocks
was developed by HP.
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