Re: mp2: does not get alarm timeout

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Stas Bekman wrote:
> Shreeguru KS wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using mod_perl 2.0 with apache server 2.0.52 and perl version
>> 5.8.0. The problem is that with mod_perl alarm() doesn't get timeout
>> through apache mod_perl. It works fine on the command with perl 5.8.0.
>> It also works with cgi.
> 
> I wrote a test and indeed it doesn't work. Nor with:
> 
>         local $ENV{PERL_SIGNALS} = "unsafe";
> 
>         eval {
>             local $SIG{ALRM} = sub { die "alarm" };
>             alarm 2;
>             run_for_5_sec();
>             alarm 0;
>         };

BTW, under prefork mpm both techniques work. The problem appears to be 
under worker mpm (and may be other mpms too). In the future don't forget 
to present your environment better (the best using the guidelines at
http://perl.apache.org/guides/).

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