So to modify my previous question, other than the loss of some shared memory over time, GTopLimit will have the same effect as restarting the server?
On a side note, how are you tracking/discovering the this minimal loss over time? Gregory At 08:38 PM 5/20/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > Does using the Apache::GTopLimit module have the same net effect as > > restarting the server itself by simply killing off the actual >processes > > which are growing beyond the set threshold, and thereby causing new > > processes to be born? > >It does kill off processes that are getting too big, and you definitely >should use either GtopLimit or SizeLimit to get the most out of your >server. However, it's not quite the same thing as a restart. Over >time, some of the shared memory from the parent process appears to >become unshared, and new processes that are spawned start out with less >shared memory because of this. Restarting now and then takes care of >this problem. > >- Perrin
