2 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/base/sys_info.h b/base/sys_info.h
index 581720d..5469da54 100644
--- a/base/sys_info.h
+++ b/base/sys_info.h
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ class SysInfo {
   // allocate.
   static size_t VMAllocationGranularity();
 
+#if defined(OS_LINUX)
+  // Returns the maximum SysV shared memory segment size.
+  static size_t MaxSharedMemorySize();
+#endif
+
 #if defined(OS_CHROMEOS)
   // Returns the name of the version entry we wish to look up in the
   // Linux Standard Base release information file.
diff --git a/base/sys_info_posix.cc b/base/sys_info_posix.cc
index 388ccba..23156e2 100644
--- a/base/sys_info_posix.cc
+++ b/base/sys_info_posix.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
+#include "base/file_util.h"
 #include "base/sys_info.h"
 #include "base/basictypes.h"
 
@@ -150,4 +151,21 @@ size_t SysInfo::VMAllocationGranularity() {
   return getpagesize();
 }
 
+#if defined(OS_LINUX)
+// static
+size_t SysInfo::MaxSharedMemorySize() {
+  static size_t limit;
+  static bool limit_valid = false;
+
+  if (!limit_valid) {
+    std::string contents;
+    file_util::ReadFileToString(FilePath("/proc/sys/kernel/shmmax"), &contents);
+    limit = strtoul(contents.c_str(), NULL, 0);
+    limit_valid = true;
+  }
+
+  return limit;
+}
+#endif
+
 }  // namespace base