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 #57 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 14:52:11 +0200

> From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
> Cc: andlind <at> gmail.com,  22814 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 13:49:38 +0100
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > 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?
> 
> Anders wrote "opening a large desktop", NOT "opening a large desktop
> file". I suppose he meant the problem of the OP, auto-reverting 600+
> Emacs buffers.

If so, I'm sorry for my misunderstanding.

Still, the "hangs" part is troubling.  Do your findings explain why
Emacs would hang doing anything when it runs out file descriptors?
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