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[Caml-list] file descriptor leaks?
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Date: | 2004-05-04 (09:31) |
From: | Richard Jones <rich@a...> |
Subject: | Re: [Caml-list] file descriptor leaks? |
On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 11:15:44AM +0200, Henri DF wrote: > <quote>Calls to read_file open the file but don't close it. Because OCaml > uses a > full garbage collector chan isn't collected until some (unknown, > asynchronous) time later when the minor heap becomes full. This means that > open file descriptors build up waiting to be collected in one go. If files > is a long list, then this code is likely to fail when the OS limit on the > number of open files is reached. > </quote> Yes, I think this part of the tutorial is wrong. Rich. -- Richard Jones. http://www.annexia.org/ http://www.j-london.com/ Merjis Ltd. http://www.merjis.com/ - improving website return on investment If I have not seen as far as others, it is because I have been standing in the footprints of giants. -- from Usenet ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners