Date   : Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:31:17 +0000
From   : jgh@... (J.G.Harston)
Subject: Beeb Networking - 32 bit functions

Alan Williams wrote:
> In light of this discussion I am looking for the spec.
...
> I have popped the runimage I was looking at here.
> http://www.earlthecamel.com/awserverrunimage.txt

Wey!! Uncrunched source! Loverly :)

> I repeated your test to exhaust open file handles against awServer and
> it outputted the following
...
> 29 227
> 30
> Too many open files at line 20

It must be dependent on both the client and the server then. You will
get an error if the client runs out of handles, or if the server runs
out of handles. The MDFS must allocate a maximum of 8 handles per client,
awServer a maximum of 32.

Documentation states that ANFS can open up to 16 handles, which I've never
managed to do, so that supports the supposition that it's a server resource
that's running out, not a client resource. Which makes sense - the client
should no impose its own expectations of what the server's limitations
may be, just pass the call on and let the server deal with it.

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