cf.open_files_threshold_exceeded

cf.open_files_threshold_exceeded()[source]

Return True if the total number of open files is greater than the current threshold. GNU/LINUX.

The threshold is defined as a fraction of the maximum possible number of concurrently open files (an operating system dependent amount). The fraction is retrieved and set with the OF_FRACTION function.

Returns:
out: bool

Whether or not the number of open files exceeds the threshold.

See also

cf.close_files, cf.close_one_file, cf.open_files

Examples:

In this example, the number of open files is 75% of the maximum possible number of concurrently open files:

>>> cf.OF_FRACTION()
0.5
>>> print cf.open_files_threshold_exceeded()
True
>>> cf.OF_FRACTION(0.9)
>>> print cf.open_files_threshold_exceeded()
False