Re: Max File descriptors in Linux 2.2.14

From: Chris Horry (zerbey@wibble.co.uk)
Date: Sat Mar 25 2000 - 09:17:25 EST

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    At 21:56 24/03/2000 -0800, Dan Kegel wrote:
    >Chris Horry (zerbey@wibble.co.uk) wrote:
    >> By default, Linux 2.2.14 has the max file descriptors hard coded to
    >> 1024. I know that there are about half a dozen files that need to be
    >> modified and changes need to be made in /proc at boot. The docs I had to
    >> do this blew up along with the rest of the data in a nice hdd crash.
    >>
    >> If anyone knows how to do this (I know there is a patch, but it's 2.2.9
    >> only) please let me know. And I'll put a web site up on how to do it :-)
    >
    >See http://www.kegel.com/c10k.html
    >scroll down to "Limits on open filehandles"

    That's exactly what I was looking for - thank you for your help on this,
    and also thanks to Alan Cox for his reply.
    Chris 

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