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0 pointsvlovich1232y ago0 comments

The number of file descriptors you can have open by a single program is limited and eats up kernel resources.

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Even for a torrent client, the number of active file descriptors is a function of the number of peer connections (e.g. a few dozen). It doesn't scale with the size of the output file.

vlovich123OP2y ago

Think databases like RocksDB not torrents.

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ajross2y ago

Even for a torrent client, the number of active file descriptors is a function of the number of peer connections (e.g. a few dozen). It doesn't scale with the size of the output file.

vlovich123OP2y ago

Think databases like RocksDB not torrents.

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