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Practically the limits are INT_MAX, the size of the process file descriptor table in-kernel. (And possibly a system limit on vnodes? Just guessing.) 2 billion f
by throwabob214 12y ago
Practically the limits are INT_MAX, the size of the process file descriptor table in-kernel. (And possibly a system limit on vnodes? Just guessing.) 2 billion fds makes for a lot of memory used for open files.