Re: extending the maximum filename length (pointer to patch)[request for input]

From: Conrad Meyer <cem_at_freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 15:53:54 -0700 · This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Wed May 19 2021 - 11:41:13 UTC

On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Ben RUBSON <ben.rubson_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Conrad,
>
> This patch makes me think about another related bug #184340 :
> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=184340
> It is about PATH_MAX which in some cases can be too small.
>
> Not sure if it's the case / and how to do it,
> but perhaps it is time to raise some other limits /
> think about a global solution regarding these length limits ?
>
> Many thanks !

Hi Ben,

Yes, I think that bug is about basically the same issue under discussion here.

Best,
Conrad