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Request #57677 apc_fcntl_lock failed: ressource deadlock avoided
Submitted: 2007-05-18 17:33 UTC Modified: 2007-05-19 22:42 UTC
From: contact at carat-hosting dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: APC (PECL)
PHP Version: 4.4.4 OS: RHE4.5
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2007-05-18 17:33 UTC] contact at carat-hosting dot com 
Description:
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After few hours, when the cache is full, httpd (apache 2.0.59) returns exit signal Segmentation fault (11) and freeze. I have to restart httpd

If I set APC Off --> no pbm

So I have tried with a higher value for apc.shm_size (512 rather than 128)

One again few mn after the cache is full I have an error in httpd and all requests http freeze

This time the error is
[Fri May 18 23:12:35 2007] [apc-error] apc_fcntl_lock failed: Resource deadlock avoided
[Fri May 18 23:12:35 2007] [apc-error] apc_fcntl_lock failed: Resource deadlock avoided
[Fri May 18 23:13:35 2007] [apc-error] apc_fcntl_lock failed: Resource deadlock avoided
[Fri May 18 23:13:35 2007] [apc-error] apc_fcntl_lock failed: Resource deadlock avoided


APC infos

General Cache Information
APC Version=3.0.14
PHP Version=4.4.4
Server Software=Apache
Shared Memory=1 Segment(s) with 512.0 MBytes
(mmap memory, file locking)
Start Time=2007/05/18 21:39:53
Uptime=1 hour and 12 minutes
File Upload Support=0

File Cache Information
Cached Files=3672 (425.3 MBytes)
Hits=1330629
Misses=3801
Request Rate (hits, misses)=306.70 cache requests/second
Hit Rate=305.82 cache requests/second
Miss Rate=0.87 cache requests/second
Insert Rate=0.87 cache requests/second
Cache full count=0

User Cache Information
Cached Variables=0 ( 0.0 Bytes)
Hits=0
Misses=0
Request Rate (hits, misses)=0.00 cache requests/second
Hit Rate=0.00 cache requests/second
Miss Rate=0.00 cache requests/second
Insert Rate=0.00 cache requests/second
Cache full count=0

Runtime Settings
apc.cache_by_default=1
apc.enable_cli=0
apc.enabled=1
apc.file_update_protection=2
apc.filters	
apc.gc_ttl=3600
apc.include_once_override=0
apc.localcache=0
apc.localcache.size=512
apc.max_file_size=1M
apc.mmap_file_mask=/tmp/apc.sFgZQh
apc.num_files_hint=1024
apc.report_autofilter=0
apc.shm_segments=1
apc.shm_size=512
apc.slam_defense=0
apc.stat=1
apc.stat_ctime=0
apc.ttl=7200
apc.user_entries_hint=4096
apc.user_ttl=7200
apc.write_lock=1

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 [2007-05-19 15:11 UTC] scottmac@php.net 
See http://pecl.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=10653
 [2007-05-19 21:26 UTC] contact at carat-hosting dot com 
Hi

Thanks, but I'm surely idiot...

So, what is the solution ????

Turn off all TTL ?

In this case what about the files cache on disk ? 
Do I have to delete them manualy ?

Thanks a ton
Pascal
 [2007-05-19 22:24 UTC] contact at carat-hosting dot com 
Ok, maybe I found something

In fact on my box the shm is set at 16M by default in /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax

As the APC config example set thre shm to 128 I had let it like this. 

I have changed /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax to set it to 128M

Now I don't have any more Segmentation fault in apache

But I have a High number of "Cache full count".

2314 in 17mn !!!

Normal ???

Here is my new setting :

Runtime Settings
apc.cache_by_default=1
apc.enable_cli=0
apc.enabled=1
apc.file_update_protection=2
apc.filters	
apc.gc_ttl=3600
apc.include_once_override=0
apc.localcache=0
apc.localcache.size=512
apc.max_file_size=1M
apc.mmap_file_mask=/tmp/apc.LAroFi
apc.num_files_hint=1000
apc.report_autofilter=0
apc.shm_segments=1
apc.shm_size=128
apc.slam_defense=0
apc.stat=1
apc.stat_ctime=0
apc.ttl=7200
apc.user_entries_hint=4096
apc.user_ttl=0
apc.write_lock=1

General Cache Information
APC Version=3.0.14
PHP Version=4.4.4
Server Software=Apache
Shared Memory=1 Segment(s) with 128.0 MBytes
(mmap memory, file locking)
Start Time=2007/05/20 04:02:46
Uptime=17 minutes
File Upload Support=0

File Cache Information
Cached Files=967 (111.4 MBytes)
Hits=27140
Misses=3294
Request Rate (hits, misses)=29.61 cache requests/second
Hit Rate=26.40 cache requests/second
Miss Rate=3.20 cache requests/second
Insert Rate=0.94 cache requests/second
Cache full count=2314
 [2007-05-19 22:42 UTC] rasmus@php.net 
If your cache full count is that high it simply means that you are trying to cache way more scripts than you have room for.  You need to either increase your shm segment even more, or you need to add apc.filter rules to reduce the amount of code you put in the cache.  Having the cache constantly fill up like that is going to slow things down.

I've changed this to a feature request for APC to do a better job detecting system-level settings like /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax that might interfere.
 
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