Re: os-irix/2002: unkillable httpd processes (fwd)

[Marc Slemko <ma...@znep.com>]

The following reply was made to PR os-irix/2002; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Marc Slemko <ma...@znep.com>
To: Apache bugs database <ap...@apache.org>
Cc:  Subject: Re: os-irix/2002: unkillable httpd processes (fwd)
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 10:01:51 -0600 (MDT)

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 Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 08:28:58 -0400 (EDT)
 From: "Jason S. Priebe" <pr...@wral-tv.com>
 To: Marc Slemko <ma...@znep.com>
 Subject: Re: os-irix/2002: unkillable httpd processes
 
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 On Wed, 20 May 1998, Marc Slemko wrote:
 
 > I am really tempted to say that this is an IRIX problem related to NFS.
 
   It could be -- since we run little else on the machine other than
   our httpd, we haven't seen such behavior manifested elsewhere.
 
 > I regularily see unkillable processes (blocked in uninterruptable NFS
 > things) on several versions of IRIX when NFS is involved; not just Apache,
 > but tons of things.  I really doubt this is Apache's fault; the only thing
 > I can suggest is that you try upgrading and downgrading IRIX and adding
 > and removing patches.
 
   Thanks for the advice.  I inherited these SGI boxes from my predecessor.
   If I had my druthers, we'd be running all Linux (even if it would take
   two or three times the number of machines to match the horsepower of
   the Challenges).
 
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