# Nginx Filed Descriptor are increasing in n\*n space complexity **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [November 29, 2012, 1:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-filed-descriptor-are-increasing-in-n-n-space-complexity/224877 "2012-11-29T13:06:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 1:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-filed-descriptor-are-increasing-in-n-n-space-complexity/224877/1 "2012-11-29T13:06:01Z")
HI, If I increase nginx worker count. File descriptor count are getting increased in n\*n oder. Example with 10 worker. 2 0xffff8801c4dec000 10 0xffff8801c4dec300 10 0xffff8801c4dec600 2 0xffff8801c4dec900 10 0xffff8801c4decc00 10 0xffff8801c4decf00 2 0xffff8801c4ded200 2 0xffff8801c4ded500 10 0xffff8801c4ded800 2 0xffff8801c4dedb00 10 0xffff8801c4dee100 2 0xffff8801c4dee400 10 0xffff8801c4dee700 2 0xffff8801c4deea00 10 0xffff8801c4deed00 2 0xffff8801c4def000 10 0xffff8801c4def300 2 0xffff8801c4def600 10 0xffff8801c4def900 2 0xffff8801c4defc00 Is there a way I can decrease this count ? I Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Nginx Filed Descriptor are increasing in n\*n space complexity](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,233374,233374#msg-233374)** > > HI, If I increase nginx worker count. File descriptor count are getting increased in n\*n oder. Example with 10 worker. 2 0xffff8801c4dec000 10 0xffff8801c4dec300 10 0xffff8801c4dec600 2 0xffff8801c4dec900 10 0xffff8801c4decc00 ---
**Author:** ![goelvivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@goelvivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/goelvivek)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-filed-descriptor-are-increasing-in-n-n-space-complexity/224877/2 "2012-11-29T13:22:58Z")
First is count second is DEVICE Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: Nginx Filed Descriptor are increasing in n\*n space complexity](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,233374,233376#msg-233376)** > > HI, If I increase nginx worker count. File descriptor count are getting increased in n\*n oder. Example with 10 worker. 2 0xffff8801c4dec000 10 0xffff8801c4dec300 10 0xffff8801c4dec600 2 0xffff8801c4dec900 10 0xffff8801c4decc00 ---
**Author:** ![goelvivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@goelvivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/goelvivek)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-filed-descriptor-are-increasing-in-n-n-space-complexity/224877/3 "2012-11-29T13:37:35Z")
sorry wrong title. It should be : Nginx File Descriptor are increasing in n\*n space complexity Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: Nginx File Descriptor are increasing in n\*n space complexity](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,233374,233377#msg-233377)** > > HI, If I increase nginx worker count. File descriptor count are getting increased in n\*n oder. Example with 10 worker. 2 0xffff8801c4dec000 10 0xffff8801c4dec300 10 0xffff8801c4dec600 2 0xffff8801c4dec900 10 0xffff8801c4decc00 ---
**Author:** ![goelvivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@goelvivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/goelvivek)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-filed-descriptor-are-increasing-in-n-n-space-complexity/224877/4 "2012-11-29T14:09:45Z")
On Nov 29, 2012, at 16:05 , goelvivek wrote: > ``` > 2 0xffff8801c4ded200 > 2 0xffff8801c4def600 > 10 0xffff8801c4def900 > 2 0xffff8801c4defc00 > > ``` > > Is there a way I can decrease this count ? I These are unix socket pairs intended to communicate between worker processes. Actual number of sockets is N but not NxN because they are shared. Sockets file descriptors are indeed NxN, but the file descriptor is more cheap kernel object, than socket or inode/vnode objects. – Igor S. > **[F5 NGINX: Built for cloud-native apps. Ready for AI traffic.](https://www.f5.com/products/nginx)** > > Deliver modern applications with NGINX. Explore high-performance load balancing, API gateways, and web server solutions trusted by top global enterprises.