I believe this bug was fixed with the 5.3.6-11 version of the package (in Debian). This version of the package was a predecesor for the versions in Oneiric, Precise, Quantal, and Raring, and the default is now set to 5.
php5 (5.3.6-11) unstable; urgency=low * Use more reasonable default number of processes for PHP5-FPM * Enable firebird support everywhere also in debian/rules * Don't delete still used session files (Closes: #626640) * Enable building of php5-interbase by adding Architecture: any to debian/control * Use dh_prep instead of dh_clean -k -- Ondrej SurĂ½ <ond...@debian.org> Sat, 14 May 2011 22:15:32 +0200 ** Changed in: php5 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/723480 Title: php5-fpm uses too high value for pm.max_children by default To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/php/+bug/723480/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs