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@@ -410,6 +410,15 @@ to false. Generally used with the `kexec_load_disabled`_ toggle.
msgmax, msgmnb, and msgmni
==========================
+``msgmax`` is the maximum size of an IPC message, in bytes. 8192 by
+default (``MSGMAX``).
+
+``msgmnb`` is the maximum size of an IPC queue, in bytes. 16384 by
+default (``MSGMNB``).
+
+``msgmni`` is the maximum number of IPC queues. 32000 by default
+(``MSGMNI``).
+
msg_next_id, sem_next_id, and shm_next_id (System V IPC)
========================================================
@@ -958,6 +967,9 @@ kernel. This value defaults to ``SHMMAX``.
shmmni
======
+This value determines the maximum number of shared memory segments.
+4096 by default (``SHMMNI``).
+
shm_rmid_forced
===============