Re: First draft list of 2.3.x "Things to fix"

From: Michael H. Warfield (mhw@wittsend.com)
Date: Thu Jan 06 2000 - 20:46:30 EST


On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 12:18:09AM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > } Poll on > 16000 file handles fails

> > Sorry if this has been commented on before, but is there more information
> > on this?

> It causes a kmalloc too big error

        In a single process or system wide???? If the former, that's one
heck of a process. If the later, I've got a couple of mailing list engines
that are real close to that many file handles.

        Mike

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