I've done some metrics on the differences and they are generally in the range 
of a couple 100 extra instructions in the code path of a request, so the 
actual impact is sub 1%. In fact depending on the vagaries of the memory 
management strategy of the platform and OS you're on it could easily be 
faster to run as a DSO.  Besides, why sacrifice the flexibility? I usually 
run a front-end proxy on all my mod_perl stuff, which can give you a good 
performance boost. With DSO you can run the same binaries and just tweak the 
config file.

On Friday 31 October 2003 12:07 pm, J�rg Walter wrote:
> On Friday 31 October 2003 17:57, Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote:
> > On Friday 31 October 2003 12:50, J�rg Walter wrote:
> > > > I'm wondering if there are any others here using Debian Sid, and if
> > > > so, is using authentication on the top of the apache-perl package.
> > >
> > > Use mod_perl as a DSO, that works fine. Package name slipped my mind
> > > ATM.
> >
> > Yup, I know, but since mod_perl is so extensively used by AxKit, it
> > would be nice to use apache-perl with it statically linked, and
> > besides, if there is a bug in the package, it should be fixed... :-)
>
> Well... I think there is no real benefit of using mod_perl statically
> linked. I even remember reading somewhere that PerlFreshRestart only works
> decent if you are using a DSO. And, for that matter, AuthHandlers and
> everything work fine. Dynamic linking isn't really that much of a
> performance bottleneck, especially since you have perl code which should
> make much more difference than the added function call overhead.
>
> CU
> J�rg
>
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