On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 7:09 PM, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Soham Mehta wrote: > >> *"error: unable to open object pack directory: ./objects/pack: Too many >> open files" > > Do current git versions (v1.7.4.2 or later) behave the same way? > > Sorry for the trouble, > Jonathan I haven't played with versions yet. Are you alluding that #2 on this list may have addressed it? https://raw.github.com/gitster/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.4.2.txt * We used to keep one file descriptor open for each and every packfile that we have a mmap window on it (read: "in use"), even when for very tiny packfiles. We now close the file descriptor early when the entire packfile fits inside one mmap window. The corrupt repo does have a 1000+ pack files, anywhere from 650M to 2.5K. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html