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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kinkie <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 8:25 AM Subject: Re: [PATCH] immortal helpers To: Amos Jeffries <[email protected]> On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 5:12 AM, Amos Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > This patch adds an advanced option to the Squid helper controls which > overrides Squid dying when helpers crash. > > It has been found necessary in certain corner cases with PHP helpers (which > have system imposed limited lifetimes) where a proxy has previously been > under some load and helpers started then are timed out later under low load > as a bunch. Squid may die and restart. While I don't object to the option per se, couldn't it be changed so that it has some kind of dampeners in place? e.g. allow X restarts in Y seconds? That would allow to serve the purpose while avoiding to transform squid in a fork bomb.. -- /kinkie
