Bill Shannon wrote:
> Bill Shannon wrote on 10/08/09 15:42:
>> I just updated my workspace, built everything from scratch, and quicklook
>> is failing pretty dramatically. Yes, it might be the few changes I have
>> in my workspace, but before I waste hours figuring this out, is it
>> working
>> for anyone else?
>
> Just FYI, I figured out what my problem was.
>
> In the process of debugging this, I had changed my ulimit for the number
> of open files from 256 to 512. What I failed to realize at the time was
> that 256 was the soft limit and the hard limit was 65535. My change
> changed *both* limits to 512. I guess the JVM is smart enough to raise
> the soft limit as needed.
>
> Apparently the server needs to open more than 512 files *simultaneously*!
> (Or maybe it's quicklook/maven/ant.)
>
> Wow!
>
> I won't be surprised if someone is forgetting to close files/resources,
> but that's a problem for another day.
>
> Resetting the ulimit allowed quicklook to run.
Can you grab a lsof/pfiles snapshot when it runs? It might now be GF
itself but Maven.
-- Jeanfrancois
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