767270 - disable kill_pigs-from-cron.pl

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Developer Services :: General, task)

Description

[:glob ✱]

kill_pigs-from-cron.pl looks for httpd processes with an RSS greater than 100400 and kills them.

bugzilla already uses Apache::SizeLimit to limit the memory usage of its mod_perl workers.

please disable kill_pigs-from-cron.pl

Comment 1

[Shyam Mani [:fox2mike]]

I don't see this enabled in cron..atleast in prod. Was this bug for stage? or?

Comment 2

[:glob ✱]

(In reply to Shyam Mani [:fox2mike] from comment #1)
> I don't see this enabled in cron..atleast in prod. Was this bug for stage?
> or?

i saw it in root/bin on web1.stage, and assumed it was actively in use.
if you can't find it in cron, we're good.

Comment 3

[Shyam Mani [:fox2mike]]

Ashish found this :p

[06:21:26] <     ashish> | fox2mike: /etc/cron.d/dot-watchdog:*/1 * * * * root /root/bin/kill_pigs-from-cron.pl

I've removed it from puppet's cron resource. Will make sure it's gone on the webheads before I close this out.

Comment 4

[Shyam Mani [:fox2mike]]

And gone.

Comment 5

[:glob ✱]

i'm sorry, this was a bad idea.

what i forgot what apache::sizelimit doesn't kill a worker while it's processing a request - the memory usage is checked once it has completed work, and the worker will be restarted if its over the limit.

this means a run-away never-ending process won't be killed.

please reinstate kill-pigs to its former glory.

Comment 6

[Ed Morley [:emorley]]

But the poor pigs

Comment 7

[Shyam Mani [:fox2mike]]

Will be reinstated (once puppet runs).