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| author | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2020-08-14 09:21:02 -0400 |
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| committer | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2020-08-14 09:21:28 -0400 |
| commit | 563f8610fd7471bd564b0f2e81223d7eb2e64da0 (patch) | |
| tree | cd0837f76090286c0ce95569b12cc7ac1fd840a2 /doc/TUNING | |
| parent | 8669ace2fb4159b8782d181894a5e53125444ed4 (diff) | |
| download | tor-563f8610fd7471bd564b0f2e81223d7eb2e64da0.tar.gz tor-563f8610fd7471bd564b0f2e81223d7eb2e64da0.zip | |
Revise trac.torproject.org urls to refer to gitlab replacements.
Closes #40101.
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diff --git a/doc/TUNING b/doc/TUNING index 24552a38cb..7da37e1adc 100644 --- a/doc/TUNING +++ b/doc/TUNING @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ -Most operating systems limit an amount of TCP sockets that can be used +Most operating systems limit an amount of TCP sockets that can be used simultaneously. It is possible for a busy Tor relay to run into these -limits, thus being unable to fully utilize the bandwidth resources it +limits, thus being unable to fully utilize the bandwidth resources it has at its disposal. Following system-specific tips might be helpful to alleviate the aforementioned problem. Linux ----- -Use 'ulimit -n' to raise an allowed number of file descriptors to be +Use 'ulimit -n' to raise an allowed number of file descriptors to be opened on your host at the same time. FreeBSD @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Tune the followind sysctl(8) variables: * kern.maxfiles - maximum allowed file descriptors (for entire system) * kern.maxfilesperproc - maximum file descriptors one process is allowed to use - * kern.ipc.maxsockets - overall maximum numbers of sockets for entire + * kern.ipc.maxsockets - overall maximum numbers of sockets for entire system * kern.ipc.somaxconn - size of listen queue for incoming TCP connections for entire system @@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ Mac OS X Since Mac OS X is BSD-based system, most of the above hold for OS X as well. However, launchd(8) is known to modify kern.maxfiles and kern.maxfilesperproc -when it launches tor service (see launchd.plist(5) manpage). Also, -kern.ipc.maxsockets is determined dynamically by the system and thus is +when it launches tor service (see launchd.plist(5) manpage). Also, +kern.ipc.maxsockets is determined dynamically by the system and thus is read-only on OS X. OpenBSD @@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ Disclaimer Do note that this document is a draft and above information may be technically incorrect and/or incomplete. If so, please open a ticket -on https://trac.torproject.org or post to tor-relays mailing list. +on https://gitlab.torproject.org or post to tor-relays mailing list. Are you running a busy Tor relay? Let us know how you are solving the out-of-sockets problem on your system. - |