Issue python#21901: Cap the maximum number of file descriptors to use…

… for the test.
skrah · Jul 22, 2014 · 9d8118e · 9d8118e
2 parents 521e586 + 889d646
commit 9d8118e
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diff --git a/Lib/test/test_selectors.py b/Lib/test/test_selectors.py
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ def test_above_fd_setsize(self):
             resource.setrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_NOFILE, (hard, hard))
             self.addCleanup(resource.setrlimit, resource.RLIMIT_NOFILE,
                             (soft, hard))
-            NUM_FDS = hard
+            NUM_FDS = min(hard, 2**16)
         except (OSError, ValueError):
             NUM_FDS = soft