[plug] xargs, "Argument list too long"

[Craig Ringer]

> See "mkisofs -path-list <file>"
> e.g.  "find <blah blah> | mkisofs -path-list - -o my.iso"

*smacks head*

>>echo 128 > /proc/sys/max_arg_pages
>>would be really, really nice.
> 
> That'd be easy to implement, except maybe the race conditions.
> Those last two words are scary.

Hmm... changing the way memory is allocated to "echo" while echo is 
writing to a parameter that changes [ loop here ] *fizz*