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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c b/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c
index 1db54650eef..a7540c1fc44 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c,v 1.115 2004/12/31 22:00:51 pgsql Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c,v 1.115.4.1 2005/08/07 18:47:38 tgl Exp $
*
* NOTES:
*
@@ -267,10 +267,16 @@ pg_fdatasync(int fd)
* count_usable_fds --- count how many FDs the system will let us open,
* and estimate how many are already open.
*
+ * We stop counting if usable_fds reaches max_to_probe. Note: a small
+ * value of max_to_probe might result in an underestimate of already_open;
+ * we must fill in any "gaps" in the set of used FDs before the calculation
+ * of already_open will give the right answer. In practice, max_to_probe
+ * of a couple of dozen should be enough to ensure good results.
+ *
* We assume stdin (FD 0) is available for dup'ing
*/
static void
-count_usable_fds(int *usable_fds, int *already_open)
+count_usable_fds(int max_to_probe, int *usable_fds, int *already_open)
{
int *fd;
int size;
@@ -281,7 +287,7 @@ count_usable_fds(int *usable_fds, int *already_open)
size = 1024;
fd = (int *) palloc(size * sizeof(int));
- /* dup until failure ... */
+ /* dup until failure or probe limit reached */
for (;;)
{
int thisfd;
@@ -304,6 +310,9 @@ count_usable_fds(int *usable_fds, int *already_open)
if (highestfd < thisfd)
highestfd = thisfd;
+
+ if (used >= max_to_probe)
+ break;
}
/* release the files we opened */
@@ -338,7 +347,8 @@ set_max_safe_fds(void)
* we won't exceed either max_files_per_process or the
* experimentally-determined EMFILE limit.
*/
- count_usable_fds(&usable_fds, &already_open);
+ count_usable_fds(max_files_per_process,
+ &usable_fds, &already_open);
max_safe_fds = Min(usable_fds, max_files_per_process - already_open);