--- worker.c.orig	2006-04-11 15:51:43.893770000 -0400
+++ worker.c	2006-04-11 15:56:06.820437000 -0400
@@ -1001,6 +1001,8 @@
         if (!listener_started && threads_created) {
             create_listener_thread(ts);
             listener_started = 1;
+
+            ap_scoreboard_image->parent[child_num_arg].status = SERVER_READY;
         }
         if (start_thread_may_exit || threads_created == ap_threads_per_child) {
             break;
@@ -1279,6 +1281,7 @@
     if (one_process) {
         set_signals();
         ap_scoreboard_image->parent[slot].pid = getpid();
+        ap_scoreboard_image->parent[slot].status = SERVER_STARTING;
         child_main(slot);
     }
 
@@ -1336,6 +1339,7 @@
     }
     ap_scoreboard_image->parent[slot].quiescing = 0;
     ap_scoreboard_image->parent[slot].pid = pid;
+    ap_scoreboard_image->parent[slot].status = SERVER_STARTING;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1399,6 +1403,10 @@
         if (i >= ap_max_daemons_limit && totally_free_length == idle_spawn_rate)
             break;
         ps = &ap_scoreboard_image->parent[i];
+        if (ps->pid != 0 && ps->status == SERVER_STARTING) {
+            idle_thread_count += ap_threads_per_child;
+            continue;
+        }
         for (j = 0; j < ap_threads_per_child; j++) {
             ws = &ap_scoreboard_image->servers[i][j];
             status = ws->status;
@@ -1567,6 +1575,7 @@
 
                 ap_scoreboard_image->parent[child_slot].pid = 0;
                 ap_scoreboard_image->parent[child_slot].quiescing = 0;
+                ap_scoreboard_image->parent[child_slot].status = 0;
                 if (processed_status == APEXIT_CHILDSICK) {
                     /* resource shortage, minimize the fork rate */
                     idle_spawn_rate = 1;