From: Andrew Tridgell <tridge@samba.anu.edu.au> To: jallison@whistle.com Subject: Re: Max open files.... Message-Id: <19980418020018Z12615803-460+8131@samba.anu.edu.au> Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 12:00:08 +1000
> I still want to parameterize MAX_OPEN_FILES and
> malloc it on startup.
yep, go ahead. (I know you will anyway!)
> ...
> I know we'll need to change it if we get the
> file idling mechanism working, but that's sometime
> in the future.
yep, I think file idling is the best long term solution, but with our
current workloads we probably won't get that done for quite a
while. making "max open files" a parameter is a good interim solution.
Maybe add it to the "tuning" section of the parameters?
Cheers, Andrew