RE: [mv] Re: Hanging and crashing in BSD-type OSes

["Christopher Thompson" <ct@arborinternet.com>]

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So, is the default for SafeSignals Yes and BSD users should explicitly set
it to No?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-minivend-users@minivend.com
> [mailto:owner-minivend-users@minivend.com]On Behalf Of Hans-Joachim
> Leidinger
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 1:17 PM
> To: minivend-users@minivend.com
> Subject: Re: [mv] Re: Hanging and crashing in BSD-type OSes
>
>
> ******    message to minivend-users from Hans-Joachim Leidinger
> <jojo@buchonline.net>     ******
>
> Mike Heins schrieb:
> >
> > ******    message to minivend-users from Mike Heins
> <mikeh@minivend.com>     ******
> >
> > Quoting kyle@invisio.com (kyle@invisio.com):
> > > ******    message to minivend-users from "kyle@invisio.com"
> <kyle@invisio.com>     ******
> > >
> > > Mike,
> > >
> > > I have never set SafeSignals to yes in any attempt to
> install any version
> > > on a FreeBSD (They have all been commented out, so the
> default is null (NO))
> > >
> > > PS I guess my definition of "busy" is relative to my
> experience, however at
> > > 8,000 PV/day it was enough to crash the newer (MV3.12/3.13)
> within minutes
> > > where the 3.11 works just fine.
> > >
> >
> > That is good to know. Maybe there is something to be done.....
>
> Mike,
>
> I'm in a muddle! It is _the_ problem exactly what i have.
> My site is very sleeping and it seems to me, the minivend server say:
> "I see no action! It is very tedious here! I go out! Bye!"
> and _off_ is the server. Grmmppff!
>
> The default for SafeSignal in Minivend Version 3.11 is
>
> ## Default: Yes
> #
> # If your operating system does not have a re-entrant C library that can
> # guarantee that signal race conditions will not occur, then set this to
> NO.
> #
> # BSDI and FreeBSD libraries are NOT safe, and SafeSignals will
> automatically
> # be disabled for those operating systems.
> #
> # In general, if MiniVend ever just "hangs", particularly if you can see
> a
> # perl.core file, disable this directive.
> #
> # SafeSignals
>
> hmmm....yes, oh yes, the above misbehavior is happen since Version 3.12!
>
> Regarding "...their kernel interrupting socket reads...", FreeBSD or BSD
> use the socket at the first time. BSD _is_ the developer of such socket
> operations. I am wondering about the trouble with the socket of BSD. It
> is _the_ original, so i believe. I've use some watchdog script with this
> and that tools to catch the condition/state of my FreeBSD. But no any
> path/hints is there. I know only one occasion. A robot without 30 sec.
> pause has visit my shop (netcraft).
>
> hmmm...sometimes, i noticed a starting of minivend server need unusual
> times. I'm not a BSD guru. But there are any kind of timeout in minivend
> or in any perl stuff, maybe this timeout cause anything to say to
> minivend: "OK! Go home! You have done your shop!" ?
>
> What can i do to support and to help you!
>
> Joachim
>
> BTW: Please! Feel free to help me in english! I'm new in English!
>
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