On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Greg Lazar <gregla...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> ** > The apr_file_lock routine, in the version of apr runtime library that I've > currently built uses fnctl which does not appear to be thread safe. I need > to use the worker MPM, so is it recommended that I build the apr runtime > library to use flock instead. NFS file systems aren't a concern in this > case. I didn't know how extensively the apr_file_lock was used through the > rest of apache and if I'd be introducing any regressions by switching the > apr runtime library to use flock. > I'm not aware of any apr_file_lock() use within httpd, so you wouldn't regress anything (unless you're using third-party modules that use apr_file_lock). But I guess you've introduced a third-party module that uses apr_file_lock() or you wouldn't be asking about this? I guess the apr_file_lock() use of fcntl() needs to get a thread mutex too. What OS is this? -- Born in Roswell... married an alien... http://emptyhammock.com/
