#define INR_OPEN_CUR 1024 /* Initial setting for nfile rlimits */ On 12/5/12, Vijay Chauhan <kernel.vijay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > How many files a process can open at a time? Is it configurable? > > I found following in the kernel code: > > .. > .max_fds = NR_OPEN_DEFAULT, > .. > .. > #define NR_OPEN_DEFAULT BITS_PER_LONG > .. > .. > #ifdef __KERNEL__ > #define BITS_PER_LONG 32 > .. > > But I can open more than 32 files in my user space program. > > Thank you, > Vijay > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > -- Regards, Denis _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
