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From(Alan Cox)
SubjectRe: How to increat [sic.] max open files?
DateFri, 3 Jan 1997 20:32:40 +0000 (GMT)
> Okay! Now, how many FDs should a process be allowed to have? This has to
> be defined by a rule, not a good rule, not a bad rule, but simply a rule!
> I think we need ANSI or POSIX or some such "committee" to make such a rule.
> ... even though I hate committees.

POSIX specifies how you check how many are available on a system. It doesn't
place limits. Since POSIX spans embedded OS's up to massive mainframes it
can't. The ideal answer is 'as many as you need'. That needless to say means
having FD_* macros for select that do something like build linked lists.

Alan


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