Oracle Solaris Tunable Parameters Reference Manual

UDP Parameter With Additional Caution

Changing the following parameter is not recommended.

udp_max_buf

Description

Controls how large send and receive buffers can be for a UDP socket.

Default

2,097,152 bytes


Range

65,536 to 1,073,741,824 bytes

Dynamic?

Yes

When to Change

Do not change the value. If this parameter is set to a very large value, UDP socket applications can consume too much memory.

Commitment Level

Unstable

Change History

For information, see udp_max_buf (Solaris 9 Releases).