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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 10:37:28 EST
- Sender: Banyan Networks Discussion List <BANYAN-L@AKRONVM.BITNET>
- From: Ted=Kull%2575%ETS@PCLAN.ROSEDALE.ORG
- Subject: re: Open files by a VINES third party VINES service
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- >According to the rev 5 Service Developers guide page 2-28 the maximum
- >number of open files per process is 20.
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- >According to the include file, limits.h, OPEN_MAX is 60. Writing a
- >testprogram the maximum number of files able to be opened is 57 plus
- >the stdin, stdout and stderr handles making 60 total the same as
- >MAX_OPEN. Under rev 4.00(5) the same program can open 61 files making
- >64 handles available.
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-
- I'm a little confused. Does this translate to: you can really have 60
- files open per service but Banyan tells us in the documentation that 20
- is the limit i.e., the recommended/supported max is 20?
-