MaxClients isn't the only reason the scoreboard can fill up. another

reason should be fixed soon.

also add a comment to explain an obscure line of code.


git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@393868 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/server/mpm/worker/worker.c b/server/mpm/worker/worker.c
index faf9747e2e..8d64860d95 100644
--- a/server/mpm/worker/worker.c
+++ b/server/mpm/worker/worker.c
@@ -1397,6 +1397,9 @@ static void perform_idle_server_maintenance(void)
         int all_dead_threads = 1;
 
         if (i >= ap_max_daemons_limit && totally_free_length == idle_spawn_rate)
+            /* short cut if all active processes have been examined and
+             * enough empty scoreboard slots have been found
+             */
             break;
         ps = &ap_scoreboard_image->parent[i];
         for (j = 0; j < ap_threads_per_child; j++) {
@@ -1488,15 +1491,23 @@ static void perform_idle_server_maintenance(void)
     }
     else if (idle_thread_count < min_spare_threads) {
         /* terminate the free list */
-        if (free_length == 0) {
+        if (free_length == 0) { /* scoreboard is full, can't fork */
             /* only report this condition once */
             static int reported = 0;
 
             if (!reported) {
-                ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0,
-                             ap_server_conf,
-                             "server reached MaxClients setting, consider"
-                             " raising the MaxClients setting");
+                if (active_thread_count >= 
+                        ap_daemons_limit * ap_threads_per_child) { 
+                    ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0,
+                                 ap_server_conf,
+                                 "server reached MaxClients setting, consider"
+                                 " raising the MaxClients setting");
+                }    
+                else {
+                    ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0,
+                                 ap_server_conf,
+                                 "scoreboard is full, not at MaxClients");
+                }
                 reported = 1;
             }
             idle_spawn_rate = 1;