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In network programming, many beginners or developers may encounter a common problem, that is, the 1024 limit. This problem means that on some operating systems, the number of simultaneously open file descriptors (including sockets) is limited to about 1024. Exceeding this limit will cause program errors. This is especially prone to occur in server programs with many concurrent connections. But fortunately, there are some high-quality methods that can help us break through this limitation and achieve larger-scale concurrent connections.
Modify the linux configuration
Related commands
cat /proc/sys/fs/file-max 查看最大文件描述符上限
ulimit -a ——> 当前用户下的进程，默认打开文件描述符个数。 缺省为 1024
sudo vi /etc/security/limits.conf 修改上限
或者
ulimit -n 190000
After setting with ulimit -n, you can adjust it down, but you need to log out the user and log in again if you want to increase it.
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Use /etc/security/limits.conf to modify and break through the 1024 limit of network programming
In the Linux system, user-level resource limits, including file descriptor limits, can be adjusted by modifying the /etc/security/limits.conf file, thereby breaking through the 1024 limit in network programming. Here are the detailed steps and instructions:
1. Open the terminal
First, open a terminal window, you can use a terminal emulator such as Terminal (Ubuntu) or Konsole (KDE environment).
2. Edit the file with sudo privileges
In Terminal, edit the /etc/security/limits.conf file with superuser privileges (sudo) using the following command. You will need to enter the admin password to gain access:
sudo vi /etc/security/limits.conf
This will open the limits.conf file using the vi text editor.
3. Add resource limit configuration
In the limits.conf file, you can configure various resource limits, including file descriptor limits. For example, to set the file descriptor limit to a larger value, add the following line:
* hard nofile 65535
* soft nofile 65535
In the above configuration, * means applicable to all users,
hard and soft means hard limit and soft limit respectively. 65535 is an example value, you can set a larger value according to actual needs.
4. Save and exit
In the vi editor, press the Esc key, then type :wq, and press the Enter key to save the file and exit the editor.
5. Restart the system or log in again
After changing the limits.conf file, you need to reboot the system or log in again for the changes to take effect. This way the new resource limit will take effect for your user session.
Note that modifying system configuration files may have system impacts, so be careful when editing configuration files and make sure you know what you are doing. In addition, changing resource limits may affect system performance and stability, so it should be adjusted carefully according to the actual situation.
In short, by modifying the /etc/security/limits.conf file, you can adjust the user-level resource limit, thereby breaking through the 1024 limit in network programming and realizing a larger-scale concurrent connection.
Other methods
1. Use an event-driven framework
Traditional multi-thread or multi-process models are often inefficient in the face of a large number of connections, while event-driven programming frameworks can better handle concurrent connections. Common frameworks include:
Asynchronous IO model: Use asynchronous IO for event processing, such as Python's asyncio library or Node.js. Handle multiple connections in a non-blocking manner, avoiding the overhead of a large number of threads or processes.
Reactor model: use event loop, callback and event distribution, such as Twisted framework. It allows a single thread to handle a large number of connections, improving concurrent processing capabilities.
2. Use connection pool
A connection pool is a mechanism for managing and reusing resources such as database connections and network connections. Through the connection pool, we can maintain a small number of connections, obtain them from the pool when needed, and put them back into the pool for reuse after processing. This reduces the overhead of frequently creating and destroying connections, and improves system performance and concurrency.
3. Load balancing
Using load balancing technology, concurrent connections are distributed to multiple servers, so that the number of connections of a single server is controlled below the limit of 1024. Common load balancing strategies include round robin, least connections, hashing, etc. Through reasonable load balancing configuration, the connection pressure can be effectively distributed.
4. Use thread pool and process pool
Although direct use of a large number of threads or processes may encounter system resource limitations, the number of concurrent connections can be effectively controlled by using the thread pool or process pool reasonably. The thread pool and process pool can control the number of tasks executed at the same time to avoid excessive resource occupation.
5. Upgrade operating system settings
Some operating systems have a configurable limit on file descriptors. You can try to modify the limit parameters of the operating system to accommodate a larger number of connections. But you need to be cautious when adjusting the operating system parameters to avoid affecting the operation of other systems.
6. Use professional high-performance servers
Some servers specially designed for high-performance network applications, such as Nginx and Apache, have excellent connection processing capabilities. They use efficient event-driven and multiplexing techniques to easily handle a large number of concurrent connections.
7. Distributed architecture
In extreme cases, if a single server cannot meet the large-scale connection requirements, a distributed architecture can be considered. Split the service into multiple independent nodes, and handle a large number of connections through load balancing and data synchronization.
Summarize
Breaking through the 1024 limit in network programming is a complicated problem, but by choosing and combining the above methods reasonably, we can overcome this limit to a certain extent and achieve larger-scale concurrent connections. According to the actual situation, we can choose the method or technology suitable for our project to achieve efficient and stable network application. At the same time, with the continuous development of technology, more new methods may appear in the future to solve this problem.