500 from "Too many open files" (pipes) #8931

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opened 2025-11-02 08:23:28 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @coomdev on GitHub (May 9, 2022).

Description

Regularly, the file descriptor table for the gitea process fills up with anonymous pipes, reaching soft limits resulting in 500 errors when opening a repo's page.

Gitea Version

1.16.6

Can you reproduce the bug on the Gitea demo site?

No

Log Gist

https://gist.github.com/coomdev/acea5b993a347a6395f9afb92de2fc0e

Screenshots

No response

Git Version

2.36.0

Operating System

Archlinux (kernel 5.17.5)

How are you running Gitea?

Running from the default package manager install from pacman (Pacman v6.0.1), as a systemd service (250.5).

Database

MySQL

Originally created by @coomdev on GitHub (May 9, 2022). ### Description Regularly, the file descriptor table for the gitea process fills up with anonymous pipes, reaching soft limits resulting in 500 errors when opening a repo's page. ### Gitea Version 1.16.6 ### Can you reproduce the bug on the Gitea demo site? No ### Log Gist https://gist.github.com/coomdev/acea5b993a347a6395f9afb92de2fc0e ### Screenshots _No response_ ### Git Version 2.36.0 ### Operating System Archlinux (kernel 5.17.5) ### How are you running Gitea? Running from the default package manager install from pacman (Pacman v6.0.1), as a systemd service (250.5). ### Database MySQL
GiteaMirror added the type/bug label 2025-11-02 08:23:28 -06:00
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@lunny commented on GitHub (May 9, 2022):

Could you upgrade to v1.16.7 and try again?

@lunny commented on GitHub (May 9, 2022): Could you upgrade to v1.16.7 and try again?
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@coomdev commented on GitHub (May 9, 2022):

Ah yes, I forgot to resync my repos when checking if 1.16.7 was available.
I will reopen it this occurs again (this usually takes a few days)

@coomdev commented on GitHub (May 9, 2022): Ah yes, I forgot to resync my repos when checking if 1.16.7 was available. I will reopen it this occurs again (this usually takes a few days)
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Reference: github-starred/gitea#8931