From 8f29d82202898ff1604abd7a9d56a487bf120f54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Purdie Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 21:41:42 +0000 Subject: local.conf.sample.extended: Document how to limit parallel fetch tasks [YOCTO #13235] Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- meta/conf/local.conf.sample.extended | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) (limited to 'meta/conf/local.conf.sample.extended') diff --git a/meta/conf/local.conf.sample.extended b/meta/conf/local.conf.sample.extended index fcf4a9b7c1..443b4e83f9 100644 --- a/meta/conf/local.conf.sample.extended +++ b/meta/conf/local.conf.sample.extended @@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ # # For a quad-core machine, BB_NUMBER_THREADS = "4", PARALLEL_MAKE = "-j 4" would # be appropriate for example. +# +# Some users are behind firewalls or use servers where the number of parallel connections +# is limited. In such cases you can limit the number of fetch tasks which run in parallel by +# setting the option below, in this case limiting to a maximum of 4 fetch tasks in parallel: +# +#do_fetch[number_threads] = "4" +# + #DISTRO_FEATURES = "alsa bluetooth ext2 irda ipv4 ipv6 pcmcia usbgadget usbhost wifi nfs zeroconf pci" -- cgit 1.2.3-korg