1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index d778016ac1e3..c507e29bcb01 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ void __init fork_init(unsigned long mempages)
 
         /*
          * The default maximum number of threads is set to a safe
-         * value: the thread structures can take up at most half
-         * of memory.
+         * value: the thread structures can take up at most one
+         * eighth of the memory.
          */
         max_threads = mempages / (8 * THREAD_SIZE / PAGE_SIZE);