The following reply was made to PR general/5336; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Marc Slemko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Eric Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Apache bugs database <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: general/5336: Apache process hangs, and parent will not die. Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 14:07:05 -0700 (MST) On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Eric Fisher wrote: > I think I was a little mistaken. Actually, it seems that in most cases > the parent dies. Its the children that won't die. Are you using NFS? So are you saying you can't kill the children, even with a kill -9? > > Also, we've already tried this same configureation using linux 2.2.12. > We originally had this problem with 2.2.12, thats why we upgraded. Interesting. You may want to try going back further. > > Have you heard of any similar problems like this with people trying to use > the 2.2.x kernel? Many. I have seen a half dozen reports over the past two months of behaviour similar to yours. While there have been cases in the past when such things have been tracked down to problems in Apache, they have been rare. This sudden splurge of bug reports has also only started very recently, and they all have the common denominator of running a recent 2.2.x kernel. I don't know how flexible you are or what other factors you have to take into consideration, but I would strongly suggest trying moving to a different kernel. What different kernel? Good question. Maybe an early 2.2 one, maybe a 2.1 one, maybe all the way back to the current 2.0 one. Unfortunately I can't really make much in the way of recommendations there. You could, just for something to do, try disabling SMP. > > > On 18 Nov 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > [In order for any reply to be added to the PR database, ] > > [you need to include <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in the Cc line ] > > [and leave the subject line UNCHANGED. This is not done] > > [automatically because of the potential for mail loops. ] > > [If you do not include this Cc, your reply may be ig- ] > > [nored unless you are responding to an explicit request ] > > [from a developer. ] > > [Reply only with text; DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS! ] > > > > > > Synopsis: Apache process hangs, and parent will not die. > > > > State-Changed-From-To: open-feedback > > State-Changed-By: marc > > State-Changed-When: Thu Nov 18 12:28:42 PST 1999 > > State-Changed-Why: > > Try running an older, more stable kernel. We have had lots > > of reports of similar things from people, with the common > > factor being that thay are using 2.2.13 or something similar. > > > > There may well be some problem in the kernel you are running > > that causes this. > > > > If you have to restart the machine (and I presume you mean > > reboot) to fix it, then there is no way that this can be > > entirely an Apache problem. > > >
