Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 00:57:15 -0800 (PST) From: Kip Macy <kip@lyris.com> To: "John W. DeBoskey" <jwd@unx.sas.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: maxfiles same as maxfilesperproc ?? Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.05.10001020055470.20107-100000@luna.lyris.com> In-Reply-To: <200001020048.TAA01819@bb01f39.unx.sas.com>
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I made the same comment several months ago and received a rather cool reception. I was simply told to change it to my liking in login.conf. -Kip On Sat, 1 Jan 2000, John W. DeBoskey wrote: > Hi, > > On a FreeBSD 4.0-19991223-SNAP system... > > I just ran into a situation that caused me to have to reboot > the machine before understanding what had really happenned... > > The problems comes down to: > > kern.maxfiles: 4136 > kern.maxfilesperproc: 4136 > > > Thus, because I had a root uid server that looped chewing > up file descriptors, it also filled up the system file table. > > I realize this is end-user/administrator fixable, but I'm > not sure the default should have these be the same... > > Thanks, > John > > kernel config below: > > # > # For more information on this file, please read the handbook section on > # Kernel Configuration Files: > # > # http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/kernelconfig-config.html > # > # The handbook is also available locally in /usr/share/doc/handbook > # if you've installed the doc distribution, otherwise always see the > # FreeBSD World Wide Web server (http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/) for the > # latest information. > # > # An exhaustive list of options and more detailed explanations of the > # device lines is also present in the ./LINT configuration file. If you are > # in doubt as to the purpose or necessity of a line, check first in LINT. > # > # $FreeBSD: src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC,v 1.217 1999/12/19 20:33:05 billf Exp $ > > machine i386 > #cpu I386_CPU > #cpu I486_CPU > #cpu I586_CPU > cpu I686_CPU > ident BBKERN > maxusers 128 > > #makeoptions DEBUG=-g #Build kernel with gdb(1) debug symbols > > options MATH_EMULATE #Support for x87 emulation > options INET #InterNETworking > options FFS #Berkeley Fast Filesystem > options FFS_ROOT #FFS usable as root device [keep this!] > options MFS #Memory Filesystem > options MD_ROOT #MD is a potential root device > options NFS #Network Filesystem > options NFS_ROOT #NFS usable as root device, "NFS" req'ed > options MSDOSFS #MSDOS Filesystem > options CD9660 #ISO 9660 Filesystem > options CD9660_ROOT #CD-ROM usable as root. "CD9660" req'ed > options PROCFS #Process filesystem > options COMPAT_43 #Compatible with BSD 4.3 [KEEP THIS!] > options SCSI_DELAY=15000 #Be pessimistic about Joe SCSI device > options UCONSOLE #Allow users to grab the console > options USERCONFIG #boot -c editor > options VISUAL_USERCONFIG #visual boot -c editor > options KTRACE #ktrace(1) syscall trace support > options SYSVSHM #SYSV-style shared memory > options SYSVMSG #SYSV-style message queues > options SYSVSEM #SYSV-style semaphores > options SEMMNI=1024 # 1024 semaphore ids > options SEMMNS=1024 # 1024 semaphores > > # To make an SMP kernel, the next two are needed > #options SMP # Symmetric MultiProcessor Kernel > #options APIC_IO # Symmetric (APIC) I/O > # Optionally these may need tweaked, (defaults shown): > #options NCPU=2 # number of CPUs > #options NBUS=4 # number of busses > #options NAPIC=1 # number of IO APICs > #options NINTR=24 # number of INTs > > controller isa0 > #controller eisa0 > controller pci0 > > # Floppy drives > controller fdc0 at isa? port IO_FD1 irq 6 drq 2 > device fd0 at fdc0 drive 0 > device fd1 at fdc0 drive 1 > > # ATA and ATAPI devices > controller ata0 at isa? port IO_WD1 irq 14 > controller ata1 at isa? port IO_WD2 irq 15 > controller ata2 > device atadisk0 # ATA disk drives > device atapicd0 # ATAPI CDROM drives > device atapifd0 # ATAPI floppy drives > device atapist0 # ATAPI tape drives > options ATA_STATIC_ID #Static device numbering > #options ATA_ENABLE_ATAPI_DMA #Enable DMA on ATAPI devices > > # SCSI Controllers > # A single entry for any of these controllers (ahb, ahc, amd, ncr, etc...) is > # sufficient for any number of installed devices. > #controller ahb0 # EISA AHA1742 family > controller ahc0 # AHA2940 and onboard AIC7xxx devices > #controller amd0 # AMD 53C974 (Teckram DC-390(T)) > #controller dpt0 # DPT Smartcache - See LINT for options! > #controller isp0 # Qlogic family > #controller ncr0 # NCR/Symbios Logic > #controller sym0 # NCR/Symbios Logic (do not mix with ncr, it conflicts) > > #controller adv0 at isa? port ? irq ? > #controller adw0 > #controller bt0 at isa? port ? irq ? > #controller aha0 at isa? port ? irq ? > #controller aic0 at isa? port ? irq ? > > # SCSI peripherals > # Only one of each of these is needed, they are dynamically allocated. > controller scbus0 # SCSI bus (required) > device da0 # Direct Access (disks) > device sa0 # Sequential Access (tape etc) > device cd0 # CD > device pass0 # Passthrough device (direct SCSI access) > > # RAID controllers > #device amr0 # AMI MegaRAID > #device mlx0 # Mylex DAC960 family > > # atkbdc0 controls both the keyboard and the PS/2 mouse > controller atkbdc0 at isa? port IO_KBD > device atkbd0 at atkbdc? irq 1 > device psm0 at atkbdc? irq 12 > > device vga0 at isa? port ? conflicts > > # splash screen/screen saver > pseudo-device splash > > # syscons is the default console driver, resembling an SCO console > device sc0 at isa? > > # Enable this and PCVT_FREEBSD for pcvt vt220 compatible console driver > #device vt0 at isa? > #options XSERVER # support for X server > #options FAT_CURSOR # start with block cursor > # If you have a ThinkPAD, uncomment this along with the rest of the PCVT lines > #options PCVT_SCANSET=2 # IBM keyboards are non-std > > # Floating point support - do not disable. > device npx0 at nexus? port IO_NPX irq 13 > > # Power management support (see LINT for more options) > #device apm0 at nexus? disable flags 0x20 # Advanced Power Management > > # PCCARD (PCMCIA) support > #controller card0 > #device pcic0 at isa? > #device pcic1 at isa? > > # Serial (COM) ports > device sio0 at isa? port IO_COM1 flags 0x10 irq 4 > device sio1 at isa? port IO_COM2 irq 3 > device sio2 at isa? disable port IO_COM3 irq 5 > device sio3 at isa? disable port IO_COM4 irq 9 > > # Parallel port > device ppc0 at isa? port? flags 0x40 irq 7 > controller ppbus0 # Parallel port bus (required) > device lpt0 # Printer > #device plip0 # TCP/IP over parallel > device ppi0 # Parallel port interface device > #controller vpo0 # Requires scbus and da0 > > > # PCI Ethernet NICs. > #device de0 # DEC/Intel DC21x4x (``Tulip'') > device fxp0 # Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B (82557, 82558) > #device tx0 # SMC 9432TX (83c170 ``EPIC'') > device vx0 # 3Com 3c590, 3c595 (``Vortex'') > > # PCI Ethernet NICs that use the common MII bus controller code. > controller miibus0 # MII bus support > #device dc0 # DEC/Intel 21143 and various workalikes > #device rl0 # RealTek 8129/8139 > #device sf0 # Adaptec AIC-6915 (``Starfire'') > #device sis0 # Silicon Integrated Systems SiS 900/SiS 7016 > #device ste0 # Sundance ST201 (D-Link DFE-550TX) > #device tl0 # Texas Instruments ThunderLAN > #device vr0 # VIA Rhine, Rhine II > #device wb0 # Winbond W89C840F > device xl0 # 3Com 3c90x (``Boomerang'', ``Cyclone'') > > # ISA Ethernet NICs. > #device ed0 at isa? port 0x280 irq 10 iomem 0xd8000 > #device ex0 at isa? port? irq? > # NOTE: This removes the isa attachment so that the pccard unit numbers > # come out right. > device ep0 > # WaveLAN/IEEE 802.1 wireless NICs. Note: the WaveLAN/IEEE really > # exists only as a PCMCIA device, so there is no ISA attatement needed > # and resources will always be dynamically assigned by the pccard code. > #device wi0 > # The probe order of these is presently determined by i386/isa/isa_compat.c. > #device ie0 at isa? port 0x300 irq 10 iomem 0xd0000 > #device fe0 at isa? port 0x300 irq ? > #device le0 at isa? port 0x300 irq 5 iomem 0xd0000 > #device lnc0 at isa? port 0x280 irq 10 drq 0 > #device cs0 at isa? port 0x300 irq ? > #device sn0 at isa? port 0x300 irq 10 > # requires PCCARD (PCMCIA) support to be activated > #device xe0 at isa? port? irq ? > > # Pseudo devices - the number indicates how many units to allocated. > pseudo-device loop # Network loopback > pseudo-device ether # Ethernet support > #pseudo-device sl 1 # Kernel SLIP > pseudo-device ppp 1 # Kernel PPP > #pseudo-device tun # Packet tunnel. > pseudo-device pty # Pseudo-ttys (telnet etc) > pseudo-device md # Memory "disks" > > # The `bpf' pseudo-device enables the Berkeley Packet Filter. > # Be aware of the administrative consequences of enabling this! > pseudo-device bpf #Berkeley packet filter > > # USB support > #controller uhci0 # UHCI PCI->USB interface > #controller ohci0 # OHCI PCI->USB interface > #controller usb0 # USB Bus (required) > #device ugen0 # Generic > #device uhid0 # "Human Interface Devices" > #device ukbd0 # Keyboard > #device ulpt0 # Printer > #controller umass0 # Disks/Mass storage - Requires scbus and da0 > #device ums0 # Mouse > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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