| Tag Name | max_open_disk_fds |
| Usage | max_open_disk_fds number |
Description
This specifies the maximum file descriptor squid can use to open files. To avoid having disk as the I/O bottleneck, Squid can optionally bypass the on-disk cache if more than this amount of disk file descriptors are open.
A value of 0 indicates no limit
| Default | max_open_disk_fds 0 |