Hi,
I'm using httpd as a reverse proxy. The backend server fragments responses in 2
parts.
When clients connecting with keep-alive, the first response from the backend
server is received normally, but all subsequent responses have a delay.
This delay happens because Apache is waiting around 40ms to acknowledge the
first fragment from the backend server. It appears to be a bad combination of
TCP delayed ACK on Apache's side and Nagle algorithm on the backend side.
Is there any way to make sure that Apache uses TCP_NODELAY or TCP_QUICKACK
options in its sockets?
Here is the relevant trace of the 2nd request:
3.384012 client -> apache HTTP 166 GET /whatever HTTP/1.1
3.384136 apache -> backend HTTP 275 GET /whatever HTTP/1.1
3.387660 backend -> apache TCP 919 [TCP segment of a reassembled PDU]
3.387780 apache -> client TCP 950 [TCP segment of a reassembled PDU]
3.427353 apache -> backend TCP 68 38757 > 8081 [ACK] Seq=10144 Ack=41940
Win=116224 Len=0 TSval=1245880144 TSecr=1245880104
3.427365 backend -> apache HTTP 73 HTTP/1.1 302 Found (text/html)
3.427433 apache -> backend TCP 68 38757 > 8081 [ACK] Seq=10144 Ack=41945
Win=116224 Len=0 TSval=1245880144 TSecr=1245880144
3.427457 apache -> client HTTP 73 HTTP/1.1 302 Found (text/html)
And this is the configuration of the reverse proxy:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ErrorLog logs/reverse-error.log
ProxyPass / http://localhost:8081/ flushwait=0 flushpackets=on
</VirtualHost>
best,
Duarte Meneses
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