Error message: unable to open object pack directory: .git/objects/pack: Too many open files

> On Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:02:38 +0400
> Лежанкин Иван  <abyss.7@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I get this error message every time I want to do a `git push`.
>> git version: 1.8.4.2
>>
>> Is it a known issue? Do you need additional info to investigate it?
>
> What does
> ulimit -n
> tells to you when you run it before executing `git push`?

> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Лежанкин Иван <abyss.7@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I get this error message every time I want to do a `git push`.
>> git version: 1.8.4.2
>>
>> Is it a known issue? Do you need additional info to investigate it?
>
> What OS do you use? If the repository can be published, please do.
> Compress the whole .git directory, don't push or anything. Does the
> error message begin with "remote: "? If not you could try strace and
> at least identify what files are opened.
> --
> Duy

> I use linux.
>
> I can't publish repo - it's proprietary, it weights ~300M unpacked,
> and it uses references ~3Gb.
> Error message doesn't contain "remote:" prefix.
> The majority of opened files have name like:
> objects/pack/pack-<hash>.[ pack | idx ]
> They all are from referenced repo.

>
> I have disabled gc in the referenced repo - to prevent all local repos
> from breaking. May this be the cause of problem?
>
> On 12 November 2013 18:19, Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Лежанкин Иван <abyss.7@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I get this error message every time I want to do a `git push`.
>>> git version: 1.8.4.2
>>>
>>> Is it a known issue? Do you need additional info to investigate it?
>>
>> What OS do you use? If the repository can be published, please do.
>> Compress the whole .git directory, don't push or anything. Does the
>> error message begin with "remote: "? If not you could try strace and
>> at least identify what files are opened.
>> --
>> Duy

> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 9:38 PM, Лежанкин Иван <abyss.7@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I use linux.
>>
>> I can't publish repo - it's proprietary, it weights ~300M unpacked,
>> and it uses references ~3Gb.
>> Error message doesn't contain "remote:" prefix.
>> The majority of opened files have name like:
>> objects/pack/pack-<hash>.[ pack | idx ]
>> They all are from referenced repo.
>
> There's a fix related to too many open packs, 88d0db5 (sha1_file:
> introduce close_one_pack() to close packs on fd pressure - 2013-08-01)
> but it's only available in v1.5.0-rc0 or rc1. Could you try that
> version?

>
>>
>> I have disabled gc in the referenced repo - to prevent all local repos
>> from breaking. May this be the cause of problem?
>>
>> On 12 November 2013 18:19, Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Лежанкин Иван <abyss.7@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I get this error message every time I want to do a `git push`.
>>>> git version: 1.8.4.2
>>>>
>>>> Is it a known issue? Do you need additional info to investigate it?
>>>
>>> What OS do you use? If the repository can be published, please do.
>>> Compress the whole .git directory, don't push or anything. Does the
>>> error message begin with "remote: "? If not you could try strace and
>>> at least identify what files are opened.
>>> --
>>> Duy
>
>
>
> --
> Duy
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> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Bryan Turner <bturner@atlassian.com> wrote:
>>> but it's only available in v1.5.0-rc0 or rc1. Could you try that
>>> version?
>>
>> I believe you mean 1.8.5-rc0 or 1.8.5-rc1, is that correct?
>
> Yes. Looks like my fingers are not controlled by my mind anymore.
> --
> Duy