# Arch Linux: Increasing the default vm.max\_map\_count value **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux Official News\ **Tags:** newsbot, linux, arch, official-news\ **Created:** [7 April 2024 19:03 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/arch-linux-increasing-the-default-vm-max-map-count-value/150529 "2024-04-07T19:03:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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A new [Arch Linux](https://devtalk.com/arch-linux) blog post/announcement has been posted! > [@](#): > > The [vm.max\_map\_count](https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.html#max-map-count) paramater will be increased from the default `65530` value to `1048576`. > > This change should help address performance, crash or start-up issues for a number of memory intensive applications, particularly for (but not limited to) [some Windows games](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2057792/comments/5) played through Wine/Steam Proton. Overall, end users should have a smoother experience out of the box with no expressed concerns about potential downsides in [the related proposal on arch-dev-public mailing list](https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/arch-dev-public@lists.archlinux.org/thread/5GU7ZUFI25T2IRXIQ62YYERQKIPE3U6E/). > > This `vm.max_map_count` increase is introduced in the `2024.04.07-1` release of the [filesystem p...](https://archlinux.org/packages/core/any/filesystem/) [](https://archlinux.org/packages/core/any/filesystem/) [Get the full details here:](https://archlinux.org/packages/core/any/filesystem/)[Arch Linux - News: Increasing the default vm.max\_map\_count value](https://archlinux.org/news/increasing-the-default-vmmax_map_count-value/)