> > I just confirmed that the bug is even there for FreeBSD 9 RC1 !
> >
> > This is most unfortunate. Seriously.
>
> W00t, that sucks! You could migrate to another BSD (NetBSD) or Linux ... :)
No, thanks;)
> > I am running out of options, since I am willing to make my stuff
> > Python 3 compatib
> > > > I need 50k sockets + 100 files.
> >
> > > > Thus, this is even more strange: the Python (a Twisted service)
> > > > will happily accept 50k sockets, but as soon as you do open() a file,
> > > > it'll
> bail out.
> >
> > > A limit of 32k smells like a overflow in a signed int. Perhaps your
> > I need 50k sockets + 100 files.
> >
> > Thus, this is even more strange: the Python (a Twisted service) will
> > happily accept 50k sockets, but as soon as you do open() a file, it'll bail
> > out.
>
> A limit of 32k smells like a overflow in a signed int. Perhaps your system is
> able and co
> I'm not familiar with BSD but Linux has similar Kernel options. The kernel
> options might be *global* flags to set the total upper limit of open file
> descriptors for the entire system, not for a single process.
> Also on Linux "ulimit" doesn't display the fd limit. You have to use "ulimit
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