> > Why do you need that / why doesn't threading work for you? > I need to be able to limit resource usage during the serving > of a page and > 1) threads cannot be killed/terminated by parent > 2) one cannot apply limits (e.g., memory, cpu) to individual threads > 3) a signal cannot be set for an individual thread > > Specifically, the resources used during a call out to some macros > a d parsers that I am using may not be predictable (e.g., a long > db query operation) or bounded (e.g., an infinite loop). There > may be some coding alternatives for some cases, but my need is > simply to be able to abort these call outs. > > Do you see any solution to this problem other than forking?
No, not really. Well, then try what I suggested. If it works for you, I guess we can add some option so it will be usable without the moin user having to hack the moin src. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Moin-user mailing list Moin-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/moin-user