1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/plugins/utils.c b/plugins/utils.c
index ee620133..348ec022 100644
--- a/plugins/utils.c
+++ b/plugins/utils.c
@@ -678,3 +678,19 @@ char *sperfdata_int (const char *label,
 
 	return data;
 }
+
+int
+open_max (void)
+{
+	errno = 0;
+	if (maxfd > 0)
+		return(maxfd);
+
+	if ((maxfd = sysconf (_SC_OPEN_MAX)) < 0) {
+		if (errno == 0)
+			maxfd = DEFAULT_MAXFD;   /* it's indeterminate */
+	else
+		die (STATE_UNKNOWN, _("sysconf error for _SC_OPEN_MAX\n"));
+	}
+	return(maxfd);
+}