Hi.
I have an apache server (1.3.6/Solaris 5.6) running mod_perl/1.21.
For it, I have a fairly complex handler involving several classes, some
of which bind to libraries (one of them is ImageMagick).
The server is configured to only allow requests for this module, and does
not serve any static pages.
At least once a day, I will find an http process monopolizing one of the
4 CPU's in our production machine (E-450); server-status claims it's in W
mode (waiting for connection) but the log that our module generates
indicates it hangs at an arbitrary point within it's flow.
We have poured over the code, and over the FAQ's, etc, at the mod_perl
site, but have no ideas beyond a cron to kill these abhorrant processes
when their cume CPU time exceeds some level (not a great measure...we had
to set the threshold very high as to not kill happy processes).
Can someone shed any light on what may be happening, or a better way to
monitor and kill these children?
Thanks, in advance.
Marc Spencer
www.kodak.com
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