[Python-Dev] "Too many open files" errors on "x86 FreeBSD 7.2 3.x" buildbot

[Victor Stinner]

On Monday 08 November 2010 00:34:36 David Bolen wrote:
> Victor Stinner <victor.stinner at haypocalc.com> writes:
> > You wrote that the "POSIX" semaphore are very limited. Do it mean that
> > there is another kind of semaphore will an higher limit?
> 
> Well, I think the SYSV semaphores are either less limited or at least
> more adjustable.  They've certainly been around longer in FreeBSD.
> The POSIX semaphore support is not enabled by default in FreeBSD 7, so
> I added loader.conf stuff to load them (as part of issue7272).  I
> don't think the Python internals are using the SYSV semaphores though.
> SYSV functions have no underscore (e.g., semget) whereas POSIX do
> (sem_get).  Also, I believe only POSIX has named semaphores.

I created the issue http://bugs.python.org/issue10348 to suggest this.

Victor