GNU bug report logs - #22814
25.0.91; Emacs runs out of file descriptors on OS X

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: David Caldwell <david <at> porkrind.org>

Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 06:19:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.0.91

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #51 received at 22814 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 22814 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, andlind <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#22814: 25.0.91; Emacs runs out of file descriptors on OS X
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 14:40:52 +0200

> From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,  22814 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 13:17:50 +0100
> 
> albinus <at> freebsd10:~/src/emacs-25 % gmake -C test/automated file-notify-tests SELECTOR='\"09\"'
> [...]
> 
> root <at> freebsd10:~ # lsof -p 11075 | grep file-notify-test | wc -l
>    10000
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> 
> 
> Obviously, Emacs keeps an open file descriptor per watched file, as expected.

Obviously.  But the question was why loading a desktop file hangs in
that situation.  I don't think your testing answers that question, or
did I miss something?

Thanks.
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