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Benoit Chesneau commented on COUCHDB-1309: ------------------------------------------ Sending a synchronous call doesn't mean it need to stay alive, just that we send a message to the parent synchronously before dying. On the other hand it allows to not spawn another process. A custom exit signal could be enough. > File descriptor leaks on design document update and view cleanup > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: COUCHDB-1309 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-1309 > Project: CouchDB > Issue Type: Bug > Reporter: Filipe Manana > Assignee: Filipe Manana > Attachments: couchdb-1309_12x.patch, couchdb-1309_trunk.patch > > > If we add a design document with views defined in it, open the corresponding > view group (by querying one of its views for e.g.), then update the design > document in such a way that the view signature changes (changing a view's map > function code for e.g), the old view group remains open forever (unless a > server restart happens) and keeps it's view file reference counter active > forever. > If a view cleanup request comes, the old view file is not deleted since the > reference counter is not dropped by the old view group, keeping the file > descriptor in use forever. > This leakage is different from what is reported in COUCHDB-1129 but it's > somehow related. > The attached patch, simply shutdowns a view group when the design document is > updated and the new view signature changes, releasing the old view file > descriptor (as soon as no more clients are using the old view). -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira