raise default "max_connections" value to 100

Documentation says the limit is 5, but it was really 10 (at least since 2004). But since MPD wants to promote using many small clients idling around, and these clients consume only very few resources, it seems reasonable to raise this limit's default value.

raise default "max_connections" value to 100
56c234b4 · Max Kellermann · 82743dfd · 56c234b4 · 56c234b4 · 56c234b4
Commit 56c234b4 authored Mar 19, 2020 by Max Kellermann
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@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ver 0.21.21 (not yet released)
  - gme: ignore empty tags
 * output
  - solaris: port to NetBSD
+* raise default "max_connections" value to 100

 ver 0.21.20 (2020/02/16)
 * decoder

--- a/doc/user.rst
+++ b/doc/user.rst
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ These settings are various limitations to prevent :program:`MPD` from using too 
   * - **connection_timeout SECONDS**
     - If a client does not send any new data in this time period, the connection is closed. Clients waiting in "idle" mode are excluded from this. Default is 60.
   * - **max_connections NUMBER**
-     - This specifies the maximum number of clients that can be connected to :program:`MPD` at the same time. Default is 5.
+     - This specifies the maximum number of clients that can be connected to :program:`MPD` at the same time. Default is 100.
   * - **max_playlist_length NUMBER**
     - The maximum number of songs that can be in the playlist. Default is 16384.
   * - **max_command_list_size KBYTES**

--- a/src/Main.cxx
+++ b/src/Main.cxx
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ MainOrThrow(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif

 	const unsigned max_clients =
-		raw_config.GetPositive(ConfigOption::MAX_CONN, 10);
+		raw_config.GetPositive(ConfigOption::MAX_CONN, 100);
 	instance->client_list = new ClientList(max_clients);

 	initialize_decoder_and_player(raw_config, config.replay_gain);