common/fdlimit: cap on MacOS file limits, fixes #18994

common/fdlimit/fdlimit_darwin.go

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Copyright 2016 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+// +build darwin
+
+package fdlimit
+
+import "syscall"
+
+// Raise tries to maximize the file descriptor allowance of this process
+// to the maximum hard-limit allowed by the OS.
+func Raise(max uint64) error {
+	// Get the current limit
+	var limit syscall.Rlimit
+	if err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Try to update the limit to the max allowance
+	limit.Cur = limit.Max
+	if limit.Cur > max {
+		limit.Cur = max
+	}
+	// https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/System/Conceptual/ManPages_iPhoneOS/man2/getrlimit.2.html
+	//
+	// setrlimit() now returns with errno set to EINVAL in places that histori-cally historically
+	// cally succeeded.  It no longer accepts "rlim_cur = RLIM_INFINITY" for
+	// RLIM_NOFILE.  Use "rlim_cur = min(OPEN_MAX, rlim_max)".
+	//
+	// OPEN_MAX is 10240
+	if limit.Cur > 10240 {
+		limit.Cur = 10240
+	}
+	if err := syscall.Setrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Current retrieves the number of file descriptors allowed to be opened by this
+// process.
+func Current() (int, error) {
+	var limit syscall.Rlimit
+	if err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return int(limit.Cur), nil
+}
+
+// Maximum retrieves the maximum number of file descriptors this process is
+// allowed to request for itself.
+func Maximum() (int, error) {
+	var limit syscall.Rlimit
+	if err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return int(limit.Max), nil
+}

common/fdlimit/fdlimit_unix.go

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-// +build linux darwin netbsd openbsd solaris
+// +build linux netbsd openbsd solaris
 
 package fdlimit