On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 11:02:20AM -0700, Hamer, Corie J. wrote: > DBI::ProxyServer server failed to accept: No buffer space available > > According to some HPUX documentation, this error really shouldn't be causing the > dbi::proxy server to crash. This error is probably just a client that aborts a > connection just after it has initiated the connection. Quote: > > "If the application aborts with this error situation, it should be re-written so > that it will retry accept (1) system call. ENOBUFS is usually indicating transient > error. So, aborting the application just by seeing this error once should not be > proper action. The application should be modified so that it gets more robustness." > HP Article WTECKBRC00005581 > > In the HPUX documentation, when it says "the application" I assume it must mean the > Net::Deamon or PlRPC, RPC::PlClient applications that are the underlying support for > the DBI::ProxyServer. However, this is only a shot in the dark.
Yes, the accept code in the Bind method of Net::Deamon needs enhancing to deal sensibly with transient errors like ENOBUFS. Probably similar to how it handles EINTR, so should be simple. > Will an upgrade to DBI::proxy (or the other modules) fix this problem? Is there any > other workaround? (Currently I have a cron job that checks every 5 minutes to see if > dbi::proxy has stopped and then restart it. This shouldn't be necessary.) Try patching the Net::Deamon code. If you do, and it works, please post the patch (diff -u oldfile newfile). Tim. p.s. To all: I _think_ Jochen, the author of Net::Deamon and the PlRPC modules is interested in finding someone willing and able to take over their maintenance. Anyone interested should contact Jochen [CC'd].
