Index: contrib/scripts/safe_asterisk
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RCS file: /var/lib/cvs/asterisk/contrib/scripts/safe_asterisk,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1
diff -u -r1.1.1.1 safe_asterisk
--- contrib/scripts/safe_asterisk	15 Jan 2005 09:22:34 -0000	1.1.1.1
+++ contrib/scripts/safe_asterisk	13 Sep 2005 10:07:33 -0000
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
 CONSOLE=yes		# Whether or not you want a console
 #NOTIFY=ben@alkaloid.net	# Who to notify about crashes
 DUMPDROP=/tmp
+
+# run asterisk with this priority
+PRIORITY=-19
+
+# maxiimum number of open files is set to the system maximum divided by two.
+# FIXME: This is linux only.
+MAXFILES=$(( `cat /proc/sys/fs/file-max` / 2 ))
+
 #
 # Don't fork when running "safely"
 #
@@ -32,6 +40,9 @@
 #
 ulimit -c unlimited
 
+# set the process's filemax to half the system filemax
+ulimit -n $MAXFILES
+
 #launch_asterisk()
 #{
 #}
@@ -43,10 +54,10 @@
 		if [ "$TTY" != "" ]; then
 			cd /tmp
 			stty sane < /dev/${TTY}
-			asterisk ${CLIARGS} ${ASTARGS} >& /dev/${TTY} < /dev/${TTY}
+			nice -n $PRIORITY asterisk ${CLIARGS} ${ASTARGS} >& /dev/${TTY} < /dev/${TTY}
 		else
 			cd /tmp
-			asterisk ${CLIARGS} ${ASTARGS}
+			nice -n $PRIORITY asterisk ${CLIARGS} ${ASTARGS}
 		fi
 		EXITSTATUS=$?
 		echo "Asterisk ended with exit status $EXITSTATUS"