Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 09:47:06 -0800 From: Mahadevan Iyer <iyer@internetdevices.com> To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: java-port@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG, saurabh@internetdevices.com, namit@internetdevices.com, iyer@internetdevices.com Subject: Re: Possible Bug in JVM socket code on FreeBSD, java.net.Socket Message-ID: <36472A9A.A1661625@internetdevices.com> References: <36381ADB.DCCDAB3D@internetdevices.com> <199811091741.KAA04801@mt.sri.com>
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--------------2B26B08D439ED335EC740E05 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Nate, thanks for the feedback > For what it's worth, I have tracked down this 'bug' and now know what > the problem is. It's related to the select code used in FreeBSD > limiting the JVM to 255 *total* file descriptors. Unfortunately, I > don't (yet) have a way to increase the number of descriptors > arbitrarily, so until we come up with a solution the limit is 250. > Just to confirm that I understand the problem The select code used in the JVM limits the *total* file descriptors This is not a problem with the FreeBSD socket lib This is not a OS limit that can be tweaked. --------------2B26B08D439ED335EC740E05 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML> Hello Nate, <P>thanks for the feedback <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>For what it's worth, I have tracked down this 'bug' and now know what <BR>the problem is. It's related to the select code used in FreeBSD <BR>limiting the JVM to 255 *total* file descriptors. Unfortunately, I <BR>don't (yet) have a way to increase the number of descriptors <BR>arbitrarily, so until we come up with a solution the limit is 250. <BR> </BLOCKQUOTE> Just to confirm that I understand the problem <BLOCKQUOTE>The select code used in the JVM limits the *total* file descriptors <BR>This is not a problem with the FreeBSD socket lib</BLOCKQUOTE> This is not a OS limit that can be tweaked. <BR> </HTML> --------------2B26B08D439ED335EC740E05-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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