Re: Squid seems to "HANG UP"!

Sarah Rodriguez wrote:

> I tried to make some research on the file descriptor thing .. and i came out
> with your site at http://wwwcache.ja.net/FAQ/FAQ-2.html ... and you
> mentioned that hopefully linux kernels higher that 2.2.1 should already
> include the alan cox's patches. My kernel is 2.2.6 ... does it? Also my
> squid's version is 2.2.STABLE4

Linux-2.2.12 and later contains support for large filedescriptors.
(actually it appeared in Linux-2.2.11, but that kernel version is said
to be busted and should be avoided)

See the notes on my Squid page <http://hem.passagen.se/hno/squid/> for
details on how to build and set up a Squid with more than 1024
filedescriptors.

--
Henrik Nordstrom
Spare time Squid hacker