This change should fix it: Index: spamd.raw =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/spamassassin/spamassassin/spamd/spamd.raw,v retrieving revision 1.159 diff -u -r1.159 spamd.raw --- spamd.raw 1 Jan 2003 17:06:37 -0000 1.159 +++ spamd.raw 6 Jan 2003 16:16:41 -0000 @@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ my $kid; do { $kid = waitpid(-1,&WNOHANG); - } until $kid == -1; + } while $kid > 0; }
Problem is, it's spinning, and never getting back to where it can fork again cause there is still a child running. -- Nathan ------------------------------------------------------------ Nathan Neulinger EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Missouri - Rolla Phone: (573) 341-4841 Computing Services Fax: (573) 341-4216 > -----Original Message----- > From: Neulinger, Nathan > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:59 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SAtalk] spamd only forking single child > > > Anyone know of any reason that spamd would only for a single child? > stracing the process I'm seeing it spin in wait4, but it's not ever > forking more than one child process to handle incoming requests. > Needless to say this is having a bad impact on performance. > > Running with 2.50-cvs. > > -- Nathan > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Nathan Neulinger EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > University of Missouri - Rolla Phone: (573) 341-4841 > Computing Services Fax: (573) 341-4216 > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Spamassassin-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk