Re: Is there any limit on client threads
First I want to say that you will not get any useful data from 250 threads
talking with Iperf. You will spend the whole time thrashing. However there
is no limit in the newer Iperfs that I know of to the number of threads.
There is a maximum based off of available memory, since each thread gets
its own stack. Also most pthread implementations have a limit but I think
it is upwards of 1024. Sorry I can't be any more help.
Kevin
On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 vnanda --at-- hss.hns.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am running the iperf server on one machine and from another machines ,
> I am spawning 250 clients using the -P options. This should create 250
> threads.
>
> But the iperf , give the "pthread_create" failed error.
> Before this .. the linux reports "Interrupting system call" message.
>
> I have x86 machines with pentium III processor and the operating system is
> Redhat 7.1
>
> Why I am not able to create client with more than 250 threads ???
>
> Is there any restriction on part of iperf or in linux threads ???
>
>
> regards,
> -vaibhav-
>
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