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Redefine max_files_per_process to control additionally opened files

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Until now max_files_per_process=N limited each backend to open N files in
total (minus a safety factor), even if there were already more files opened in
postmaster and inherited by backends.  Change max_files_per_process to control
how many additional files each process is allowed to open.

The main motivation for this is the patch to add io_method=io_uring, which
needs to open one file for each backend.  Without this patch, even if
RLIMIT_NOFILE is high enough, postmaster will fail in set_max_safe_fds() if
started with a high max_connections.  The cause of the failure is that, until
now, set_max_safe_fds() subtracted the already open files from
max_files_per_process.

Reviewed-by: Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/w6uiicyou7hzq47mbyejubtcyb2rngkkf45fk4q7inue5kfbeo@bbfad3qyubvs
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAGECzQQh6VSy3KG4pN1d=h9J=D1rStFCMR+t7yh_Kwj-g87aLQ@mail.gmail.com
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Andres Freund
2025-03-24 18:20:18 -04:00
parent 7d559c8580
commit adb5f85fa5
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@@ -2680,7 +2680,7 @@ struct config_int ConfigureNamesInt[] =
{
{"max_files_per_process", PGC_POSTMASTER, RESOURCES_KERNEL,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum number of simultaneously open files for each server process."),
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum number of files each server process is allowed to open simultaneously."),
NULL
},
&max_files_per_process,