[Pre-ITP] httpd-2.0.53-0.3

[Max Bowsher]

Stipe Tolj wrote:
> Max Bowsher wrote:
>
>> Interesting. I'm running an ApacheBench run from a linux machine on the
>> same LAN, specifying 2 million connections, up to 100 concurrently.
>>
>> I'm getting some errors relating to all my ports being taken up with
>> TIME_WAIT connections, but no other errors.
>
> I did the test with siege, which is very good for load testing. So, any 
> idea
> on why we get fork() resource problems?
>
>> I tried once before (around 2.0.48, IIRC) and the results were not good.
>> Even under no significant load, many requests failed for no visible 
>> reason.
>
> yep, that's the same I was observing. Unfortunatly I can "confirm"... via 
> the
> work on the Kannel gateway, that cygwin's pthread lib is broken...
> unfortunatly no chance to give this a forensic analysis.
>
> Are you going to go on with checking on the fork() problem Max? or 
> intending
> to package for shipping? ;)

The fork() problem doesn't happen for me, so there's not a lot I can do 
about it.

Therefore, I think it's time for me to take this from Pre-ITP to ITP.

Max.