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Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 15:13:43 +0200
From: Stephan von Krawczynski <skraw@ithnet.com>
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Subject: Max number of open files in 2.4.x
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Hello all,

Do I really have to patch source and recompile a 2.4 kernel to modify the
maximum number of open files?

Why is there such a hardcoded limit anyway?

Regards,
Stephan
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