Defect report from : Andrew Josey , The Open Group
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@ page 253 line 8923 section limits.h editorial {aj._POSIX_CHILD_MAX}
Problem:
Defect code : 1. Error
The value of CHILD_MAX is defined to be _POSIX_CHILD_MAX
which is 6. This should be 25 which is the FIPS mandated value
(we explicitly decide to align with the FIPS as part of the
project)
In D4 we had the value explicitly for CHILD_MAX to be
25. In D5 we updated this to _POSIX_CHILD_MAX.
From the minutes for the October 2000 meeting
"REVIEWERS NOTES:
Page 288 change the non _POSIX_ limits to use the _POSIX_ values (e.g.
NGROUPS_MAX
is defined in terms of _POSIX_NGROUPS_MAX), and increase the size of the _POSIX_
limits as suggested in the rev. note. Remove the rev note."
The reviewers note had been in there since D1, and said
"D1, XSH, ERN 19 proposes to increase {_POSIX_NGROUPS_MAX}, {_POSIX_OPEN_MAX},
and {_POSIX_CHILD_MAX} to their FIPS values (8, 20, 25) as with the limits
equivalents
without the leading _POSIX)."
We did the change for NGROUPS_MAX and OPEN_MAX but missed CHILD_MAX.
Action:
Change 6 to 25
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