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On 02.06.21 19:21, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:

Hi,

> Not really, once one thing in an applicate uses a large number FDs the
> entire application is effected. If any open() can return 'very big
> number' then nothing in the process is allowed to ever use select.

isn't that a bug in select() ?

--mtx

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