Bug 1299818

Summary: mod_python leaks memory during httpd reload
Product: [Fedora] Fedora EPEL Reporter: Martin Frodl <mfrodl>
Component: mod_pythonAssignee: Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak>
Status: CLOSED EOL QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Martin Frodl 2016-01-19 10:34:09 UTC
Description of problem:

With mod_python installed and enabled, Apache server reload causes considerable
memory leaks.

Steps to Reproduce:
# service httpd start
Starting httpd:                                            [  OK  ]
# ps aux | head -1
USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
# ps aux | grep httpd
root      1659  0.0  0.3 184940  6560 ?        Ss   05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1661  0.0  0.2 184940  4536 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1662  0.0  0.2 184940  4536 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1663  0.0  0.2 184940  4552 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1664  0.0  0.2 184940  4536 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1665  0.0  0.2 184940  4536 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1666  0.0  0.2 184940  4536 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1667  0.0  0.2 184940  4536 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1668  0.0  0.2 184940  4536 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
root      1670  0.0  0.0 103320   884 pts/0    S+   05:28   0:00 grep httpd
# service httpd reload
Reloading httpd:
# ps aux | grep httpd
root      1659  0.1  0.4 186428  8600 ?        Ss   05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1685  0.0  0.3 186560  6100 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1686  0.0  0.3 186560  6100 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1687  0.0  0.3 186560  6116 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1688  0.0  0.3 186560  6100 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1689  0.0  0.3 186560  6100 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1690  0.0  0.3 186560  6100 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1691  0.0  0.3 186560  6100 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
apache    1692  0.0  0.3 186560  6100 ?        S    05:28   0:00 /usr/sbin/httpd
root      1694  0.0  0.0 103320   884 pts/0    S+   05:28   0:00 grep httpd

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
mod_python-3.3.1-16.el6.x86_64
httpd-2.2.15-51.el6.x86_64

Comment 1 Ben Cotton 2020-11-05 16:47:42 UTC
This message is a reminder that EPEL 6 is nearing its end of life. Fedora will stop maintaining and issuing updates for EPEL 6 on 2020-11-30. It is our policy to close all bug reports from releases that are no longer maintained. At that time this bug will be closed as EOL if it remains open with a 'version' of 'el6'.

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Comment 2 Ben Cotton 2020-11-30 15:03:17 UTC
EPEL el6 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2020-11-30. EPEL el6 is
no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further
security or bug fix updates. As a result we are closing this bug.

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