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From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: Region Table Overflow
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Date: 13 Mar 91 12:24:32 GMT
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In article <1991Mar12.212117.23932@panix.uucp> alexis@panix.uucp (Alexis Rosen) writes:
}In article <20647@memqa.uucp> qfhca81@memqa.uucp (Henry Melton) writes:
}> [...]  I betcha I've got something tuned improperly, because I'll
}>occasionally get a "Region table overflow" on the console log.  Everything
}>still works to my satisfaction, but I haven't been able to locate a reference
}>to this message.  
}
}Try "man kconfig". The region table is one of the tunable parameters.
}If I recall correctly, it's NREGION. Try bumping it up by 20 or so.
}

Of course, this does bring up another point... back in the old days of 1.0,
Apple actually provided a listing of all possible kernel errors and panics
and even (*gasp*) double panics along with a skimpy listing of what could
have caused the problem (I'd say about 10-20% had explanations).

Now this listing would be VERY nice (updated, of course :), providing at
least some sort of guidance when one hits these nasty things...
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