Re: 1.5.19: apache-1.3.33-2 eventual hang/stuck.

[Igor Peshansky <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>]

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006, Kent Ho wrote:

> Kent Ho wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I install cygwin 1.5.19 with apache-1.3.33-2 out of the box.  I then
> > started the apache server with default configs.  I can browse the
> > "Seeing this instead of the website you expected?" page and clicking
> > around the apache documentation page ok, but eventually the server
> > will hang within a minute or few minutes.  I have to restart the
> > server and same eventually happens.
> >
> > I checked the errors logs it has the following lines:
> > [Thu Mar 30 12:57:13 2006] [notice] child pid 1092 exit signal User defined signal 2 (31)
> > [Thu Mar 30 12:57:13 2006] [notice] child pid 1004 exit signal User defined signal 2 (31)
> > [Thu Mar 30 12:58:43 2006] [notice] child pid 1412 exit signal User defined signal 2 (31)
> > [Thu Mar 30 13:02:13 2006] [notice] child pid 1456 exit signal User defined signal 2 (31)
> > [Thu Mar 30 13:15:31 2006] [notice] child pid 1472 exit signal User defined signal 2 (31)
> >
> > This seems to correspond to the default number of 5 "StartServers" in
> > /etc/apache/httpd.conf.  If I start with 1 StartServer, I can do
> > browse around until 1 of the "child pid n exit ..." msg appears then
> > it hangs again.  If I start more servers it take longer to hang but it
> > still hangs in the end. What could be wrong?
> >
> > I tried reinstall cygwin and tried apache-1.3.33-1 still the same.
> >
> > I didn't have any problems from an older installation I tried a year
> > ago but I had to format the machine.
> >
> > I search the web but cannot find any solution to this. Anyone else
> > having this problem?
> >
> > My system is:
> > Windows 2000 with SP4 & latest updates & patches.
> > CYGWIN_NT-5.0 kent-nb 1.5.19(0.150/4/2) 2006-01-20 13:28 i586 Cygwin
>
> My apache still lock up after awhile after starting the services. :(
>
> I have tried apache_1.3.27-i686-whatever-cygwin.targz from
> www.apache.org, apache-1.3.33-1 & apache-1.3.33-2 out of the box
> install.
>
> apache will lock up after awhile with these messages in the logs:
> Thu Mar 30 12:57:13 2006] [notice] child pid 1092 exit signal User defined signal 2 (31).
>
> Anyone experiencing the same problem or known for to fix?

If you're simply looking for a confirmation, then yes, I'm experiencing
the same problem (on WinXP Pro).  I don't have the time at the moment to
look deeply into it.  I'm willing, however, to provide the cygcheck output
and the strace for the hung httpd processes, should anyone request them.
	Igor
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