mod_so/6779: runaway libhttpd.ep process

[Philip Rohanna <pr...@cnavsystems.com>]

>Number:         6779
>Category:       mod_so
>Synopsis:       runaway libhttpd.ep process
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Nov 01 08:00:01 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     prohanna@cnavsystems.com
>Release:        1.3.14
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
uname -a:
   Linux delldev.cnavsystems.com 2.2.14-6.1.1smp #1 SMP Thu Apr 13 19:55:55 
   EDT 2000 i686 unknown
Linux-redhat 6.2, gcc 2.91.66 on a dual processor dell poweredge server
we are also running coldfusion 4.5 and JRun 3.0 as modules into apache.
>Description:
every once in a while we get runaway libhttpd.ep processes that will
eventually eat up all cpu time on the server.  This happened quite often with
apache 1.3.12 but disappeared for a while once upgrading to version 1.3.14.
In the past couple of days though it has resurfaced.  The problem also occurs
on a pair of laptops running the same software configuration.
>How-To-Repeat:
It happens sporadically, and we're still trying to repeat it or find out if it 
is a specific module, mod_jrun.so or mod_coldfusion.so or mod so in general.
Suggestions on how we could track it down would be helpful.
>Fix:
wish I did, right now we just do a restart and it clears them out.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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