Re: Max open files....

Jean-Francois Micouleau (Jean-Francois.Micouleau@utc.fr)
Sat, 18 Apr 1998 19:42:57 +0200 (MET DST)

Date:	Sat, 18 Apr 1998 19:42:57 +0200 (MET DST)
From:	Jean-Francois Micouleau <Jean-Francois.Micouleau@utc.fr>
To:	Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@regent.push.net>
Subject: Re: Max open files....
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980418164812.15023Q-100000@regent.push.net>

On Sun, 19 Apr 1998, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:

> hm... how about a default MAX_OPEN_FILES on a per-system basis, then?
>
> is it acceptable for autoconf to try to work this out: crashing the UNIX
> box, dealing with the subsequent reboot and recovery etc :-)

I'm sure autoconf can find the maximum number of file descriptors a
process can open.

If you want the C code to do the check, just ask.

Jean Francois

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