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diff --git a/cmd/utils/fdlimit_unix.go b/cmd/utils/fdlimit_unix.go
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-// Copyright 2016 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of go-ethereum.
-//
-// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// go-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-// +build linux darwin netbsd openbsd solaris
-
-package utils
-
-import "syscall"
-
-// raiseFdLimit tries to maximize the file descriptor allowance of this process
-// to the maximum hard-limit allowed by the OS.
-func raiseFdLimit(max uint64) error {
-	// Get the current limit
-	var limit syscall.Rlimit
-	if err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// Try to update the limit to the max allowance
-	limit.Cur = limit.Max
-	if limit.Cur > max {
-		limit.Cur = max
-	}
-	if err := syscall.Setrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// getFdLimit retrieves the number of file descriptors allowed to be opened by this
-// process.
-func getFdLimit() (int, error) {
-	var limit syscall.Rlimit
-	if err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-	return int(limit.Cur), nil
-}