From: Yorgos Thessalonikefs Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 16:01:41 +0000 (+0100) Subject: - Document the suggestion for a higher value for 'outgoing-range'; X-Git-Tag: release-1.25.0rc1~59 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=683241a2f5a2965063e44f1bd0515d06bf508631;p=thirdparty%2Funbound.git - Document the suggestion for a higher value for 'outgoing-range'; helps when the request list is full. --- diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog index 7a44ffb90..eaa8e6f83 100644 --- a/doc/Changelog +++ b/doc/Changelog @@ -1,6 +1,10 @@ 6 March 2026: Wouter - Merge #1415: Add lock unlock for view in memory error handling. +6 March 2026: Yorgos + - Document the suggestion for a higher value for 'outgoing-range'; + helps when the request list is full. + 5 March 2026: Wouter - Fix for DNS Rebinding Bypass via SVCB/HTTPS Records in Unbound. Thanks to Kunta Chu, School of Software, Tsinghua University, diff --git a/doc/unbound.conf.5.in b/doc/unbound.conf.5.in index b8c601c79..593a76189 100644 --- a/doc/unbound.conf.5.in +++ b/doc/unbound.conf.5.in @@ -382,6 +382,10 @@ Default depends on compile options. Larger numbers need extra resources from the operating system. For performance a very large value is best, use libevent to make this possible. +Should be higher (preferably double) than the value of +\fI\%num\-queries\-per\-thread\fP to +account for cases where the request list is full and avoid file descriptor +starvation. .sp Default: 4096 (libevent) / 960 (minievent) / 48 (windows) .UNINDENT diff --git a/doc/unbound.conf.rst b/doc/unbound.conf.rst index fd4a7969c..f02087598 100644 --- a/doc/unbound.conf.rst +++ b/doc/unbound.conf.rst @@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ These options are part of the ``server:`` section. Larger numbers need extra resources from the operating system. For performance a very large value is best, use libevent to make this possible. + Should be higher (preferably double) than the value of + :ref:`num-queries-per-thread` to + account for cases where the request list is full and avoid file descriptor + starvation. Default: 4096 (libevent) / 960 (minievent) / 48 (windows)