On Dec 2, 2011, at 7:08 PM, William A. Rowe Jr. wrote: > I was reading http://httpd.apache.org/docs/trunk/mod/mod_slotmem_shm.html > and am rather fluxored that the authors apparently don't know the definition > of the word "anonymous" shared memory. And there is a brand new syntax if > users want log-root-relative paths? > > Why would slotmem throw away 15 years of filename argument conventions? > > IMHO this must be fixed before we call it GA. Whether that happens before > a 2.4.0 beta doesn't bother me.
As you likely know, the origins of slotmem grew out of the httpd-proxy-scoreboard branch (~5.5 years ago) and I assume jfclere had reasons for his choice for how to setup naming of paths, etc... But that is water under the bridge; if we wish to fix that then instead of throwing insults hither and yon, a really good idea would be to make the suggestion that it be fixed based on history/consistency/etc... I see that Graham has suggested a course of action, and I +1'ed it; if Graham lacks the time, I will find some cycles to address and implement.
