[Pkg-apache-commits] r1227 - in /trunk/apache2: README.Debian changelog

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Author: sf
Date: Sun Aug 29 14:37:23 2010
New Revision: 1227

URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-apache/?sc=1&rev=1227
Log:
Add notes to README.Debian on how to reduce memory usage

Modified:
    trunk/apache2/README.Debian
    trunk/apache2/changelog

Modified: trunk/apache2/README.Debian
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-apache/trunk/apache2/README.Debian?rev=1227&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- trunk/apache2/README.Debian (original)
+++ trunk/apache2/README.Debian Sun Aug 29 14:37:23 2010
@@ -371,3 +371,16 @@
    directly
 
 Use apache2ctl (it accepts all options of apache2).
+
+10) Apache is using a lot of memory and is not freeing it even when idle
+
+By default, Apache will not give back unused memory but keep it around for
+later use.
+
+  * Tune StartServers, MaxRequestsPerChild, MinSpareThreads/MinSpareServers,
+    MaxSpareThreads/MaxSpareServers in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
+
+  * If you are really starved for memory, try adding 'MaxMemFree 4' to your
+    Apache configuration. This will reduce Apache's performance.
+    Because of the way Apache's memory allocator interacts with glibc's malloc,
+    higher values of MaxMemFree don't have much effect.

Modified: trunk/apache2/changelog
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-apache/trunk/apache2/changelog?rev=1227&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- trunk/apache2/changelog (original)
+++ trunk/apache2/changelog Sun Aug 29 14:37:23 2010
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-apache2 (2.2.16-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+apache2 (2.2.16-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Force -j1 for 'make install' to fix occasional FTBFS. Closes: #593036
   * Add a note about the new behaviour of SSL/TLS renegotiation and the new
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
   * In README.Debian, suggest an Apache configuration change to get rid of the
     "Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name"
     warning, as alternative to changing DNS or /etc/hosts.  Closes: #590528
+  * Add notes to README.Debian on how to reduce memory usage.
   * Bump Standards-Version (no changes).
 
- -- Stefan Fritsch <sf at debian.org>  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:58:40 +0200
+ -- Stefan Fritsch <sf at debian.org>  Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:29:21 +0200
 
 apache2 (2.2.16-1) unstable; urgency=medium