Here is a trivial patch that will allow proxy_handler to run the
request_status hook if pre_request fails. This is necessary if all
balncer members are in an error state, so that other modules get a
chance to recover from the error. In my case, I force the cache to
serve old data.
--- mod_proxy.c.orig 2005-09-28 10:24:26.102380589 -0400
+++ mod_proxy.c 2005-09-28 10:24:58.443016349 -0400
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@
/* Try to obtain the most suitable worker */
access_status = ap_proxy_pre_request(&worker, &balancer, r,
conf, &url);
if (access_status != OK)
- return access_status;
+ goto cleanup;
if (balancer && balancer->max_attempts_set && !max_attempts)
max_attempts = balancer->max_attempts;
/* firstly, try a proxy, unless a NoProxy directive is active */
--
Brian Akins
Lead Systems Engineer
CNN Internet Technologies
