correlation between physical RAM and file descriptors

[nagaraja challa]

Hi All,

I need a information regarding correlation between physical RAM and file descriptors ( which will depends on maxfiles kernal paramer)

Thanks & Regards

Nagaraja Challa

[Muthukumar_5]

maxfiles number of files a process is allowed to have open at any given time. It is not related with RAM.

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Muthu

[Muthukumar_5]

Read this for better knowledge.

http://docs.hp.com/en/B3921-90010/maxfiles.5.html

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Muthu

[nagaraja challa]

Thanks Muthukumar

but can you give me how this Physical RAM and file descriptors will correlate. If you can provide this information that will be great help for me.

[RAC_1]

There is no direct relationship, i would say. Also the parameter is nfile-system wide open files. The more the number is more the kernel memory is required.