Bug 33512

Please do provide those config details.

Linux FC3 fully patched

Apache configure:
CFLAGS="-O2 -march=pentium3 -mcpu=pentium3" \
./configure -prefix=/usr/local/apache2 --enable-modules="all" --with-mpm=worker \
--disable-auth-anon \
--disable-auth-dbm \
--disable-file-cache \
--enable-cache \
--enable-disk-cache \
--enable-mem-cache \
--enable-deflate \
--enable-rewrite \
--disable-cern-meta \
--disable-expires \
--disable-headers \
--disable-usertrack \
--disable-unique-id \
--enable-ssl \
--with-ssl=/usr/local/ssl \
--disable-dav \
--disable-asis \
--disable-vhost-alias \
--disable-imap \
--disable-userdir \
--enable-so

Same as 2.0.52 build which works

mod_perl configureperl Makefile.PL MP_AP_PREFIX=/usr/local/apache2 \
MP_CCOPTS=-DMP_IOBUFSIZE=16384 \
MP_COMPAT_1X=1 \
MP_USE_DSO=1 \
MP_INST_APACHE2=1

with 2.0.0rc4 as source. Same source with 2.0.52.

model prefork exhibits the problem as well.

cache settings:

CacheEnable mem /gifs     # works - if /fixed is added which has small
non-changing frame files, their information gets trashed. All are under the 8k
object size. The gifs directory seems immune.

MCacheSize 4096
MCacheMaxObjectCount 100
MCacheMinObjectSize 1
MCacheMaxObjectSize 8192

AddOutputFilter DEFLATE html htm would apply to the files having problems.

The work box has a different configuration, although it is also FC3, but it does
have the same cache/deflate operations.

If you need more information let me know.

Problem still exists with 2.0.54, mod_perl 2.0.0 rc5, php 5.0.4.

Can you please try mod_disk_cache?  Does it work correctly for you?

Is the mod_disk_cache suggested as an alternative or to give more info in
solving the problem? I have felt that memory caching - if implemented well -
would be a boost since Apache wouldn't have to interact with the O/S as much. If
it has to interact with the O/S, I've felt that the O/S was probably better at
managing a cache than an Apache add on. I'm willing to experiment with the
change to solve the problem, but won't try it as an alternative if that is what
is being suggested.

mod_disk_cache is better supported, and in general, has better performance,
since on most operating systems, it can use sendfile() and avoid copying data.

The configure file indicates sendfile is on by default if supported on the host
O/S and can be turned off for NFS mounts.

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