- ff = procfile_readall(ff);
- if(!ff) {
- error("Cannot read file '%s'. Assuming system supports %d pids.", filename, pid_max);
+ if (unlikely(GETSYSCTL("kern.pid_max", tmp_pid_max))) {
+ pid_max = 99999;
+ error("Assuming system's maximum pid is %d.", pid_max);
+ } else {
+ pid_max = tmp_pid_max;
+ }
+
+ return pid_max;
+ #else
+
+ static char read = 0;
+ if(unlikely(read)) return pid_max;
+ read = 1;
+
+ char filename[FILENAME_MAX + 1];
+ snprintfz(filename, FILENAME_MAX, "%s/proc/sys/kernel/pid_max", netdata_configured_host_prefix);
+
+ unsigned long long max = 0;
+ if(read_single_number_file(filename, &max) != 0) {
+ error("Cannot open file '%s'. Assuming system supports %d pids.", filename, pid_max);