Max open file limit

[Denis Kirjanov]

#define INR_OPEN_CUR 1024       /* Initial setting for nfile rlimits */


On 12/5/12, Vijay Chauhan <kernel.vijay at gmail.com> 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
>
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Regards,
Denis