package Apache::Watchdog::RunAway; $Apache::VMonitor::VERSION = '1.00'; use strict; BEGIN { use constant MP2 => eval { require mod_perl; $mod_perl::VERSION > 1.99 }; die "mod_perl is required to run this module: $@" if $@; if (MP2) { require APR::Pool; } else { # nada } } use Apache::Scoreboard (); use Symbol (); if (MP2 && require Apache::MPM && Apache::MPM->is_threaded()) { die __PACKAGE__ . " is suitable to be used only under prefork MPM"; } use subs qw(debug log_error); ########## user configurable variables ######### # timeout before counted as hang (in seconds) # 0 means deactivated $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::TIMEOUT = 0; # polling intervals in seconds $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::POLLTIME = 60; # debug mode $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::DEBUG = 0; # lock file $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::LOCK_FILE = "/tmp/safehang.lock"; # log file $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::LOG_FILE = "/tmp/safehang.log"; # scoreboard URL $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::SCOREBOARD_URL = "http://localhost/scoreboard"; # give details about the request that was hanging $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::VERBOSE = 0; ########## internal variables ######### # request processing times cache my %req_proc_time = (); # current request number my %req_number = (); my $log_fh; # check whether the monitor is already running # returns the PID if lockfile exists ############## sub is_running { return 0 unless -e $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::LOCK_FILE; my $pid = get_proc_pid(); warn <); # untaint $pid = $pid =~ /^(\d+)$/ ? $1 : 0; close $fh; return $pid; } # create the lockfile and put the PID inside ############## sub lock { my $fh = Symbol::gensym(); open $fh, ">".$Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::LOCK_FILE or die "Cannot open $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::LOCK_FILE: $!"; flock $fh, 2; seek $fh, 0, 0; print $fh $$; close $fh; } ################# sub stop_monitor { unless (-e $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::LOCK_FILE) { warn <new; unshift @args, $pool; } my $image = Apache::Scoreboard->fetch(@args); unless ($image){ # reset the counters and timers %req_proc_time = (); %req_number = (); debug "couldn't retrieve the scoreboard image ", "from $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::SCOREBOARD_URL"; return; } for (my $i = 0; $i < $image->server_limit; $i++) { my $parent_score = MP2 ? $image->parent_score($i) : $image->servers($i); next unless $parent_score; my $pid = MP2 ? $parent_score->pid : $image->parent($i)->pid; last unless $pid; my $worker_score = MP2 ? $parent_score->worker_score : $parent_score; # we care only about processes that in 'W' status # processing. (W means 'writing to a client') next unless $worker_score->status eq 'W'; # init if it's uninitialized (to non existant -1 count) # can't use ||= construct as a value can be 0... $req_number{$pid} = -1 unless exists $req_number{$pid}; # make sure the proc time is initialized $req_proc_time{$pid} ||= 0; my $count = $worker_score->my_access_count; debug "OK: $i $pid ", $worker_score->status, " $count ", $req_proc_time{$pid}, " ", $req_number{$pid}; if ($count == $req_number{$pid}) { # the same request is still being processed if ($req_proc_time{$pid} > $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::TIMEOUT) { my $error = <request() . '] for [' . $worker_score->client() . "]\n"; } log_error $error; # META: should I kill or just send a SIGPIPE to a hanging process? kill 9, $pid; } else { #warn "o0o\n"; # Note: this is not true processing time, since there is a # work done between sleeps, but it takes less than 1 second $req_proc_time{$pid} += $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::POLLTIME; } } else { $req_number{$pid} = $count; # reset time delta $req_proc_time{$pid} = 0; } } } sub debug { log_error(@_) if $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::DEBUG > 1; } sub log_error { unless ($log_fh) { $log_fh = Symbol::gensym(); open $log_fh, ">>$Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::LOG_FILE" or die "Cannot open $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::LOG_FILE: $!"; my $oldfh = select($log_fh); $| = 1; select($oldfh); } print $log_fh "[".scalar localtime()."] $$: " . __PACKAGE__ ,": ", @_, "\n"; } =pod =head1 NAME Apache::Watchdog::RunAway - a Monitor for Terminating Hanging Apache Processes =head1 SYNOPSIS use Apache::Watchdog::RunAway (); $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::TIMEOUT = 0; $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::POLLTIME = 60; $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::DEBUG = 0; $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::LOCK_FILE = "/tmp/safehang.lock"; $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::LOG_FILE = "/tmp/safehang.log"; $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::SCOREBOARD_URL = "http://localhost/scoreboard"; $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::VERBOSE = 0; Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::stop_monitor(); Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::start_monitor(); Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::start_detached_monitor(); =head1 DESCRIPTION A module that monitors hanging Apache/mod_perl processes. You define the time in seconds after which the process to be counted as hanging. You also control the polling time between check to check. When the process is considered as 'hanging' it will be killed and the event logged into a log file. The log file is being opened on append, so you can basically defined the same log file that uses Apache. You can start this process from startup.pl or through any other method. (e.g. a crontab). Once started it runs indefinitely, untill killed. You cannot start a new monitoring process before you kill the old one. The lockfile will prevent you from doing that. Generally you should use the C program that bundled with this module's distribution package, but you can write your own code using the module as well. See the amprapmon manpage for more info about it. Methods: =over =item * stop_monitor() Stops the process based on the PID in the lock file. Removes the lock file. =item * start_monitor() Starts the monitor in the current process. Creates the lock file. =item * start_detached_monitor() Starts the monitor in a forked process. (used by C). Creates the lock file. =back =head1 WARNING This is an alpha version of the module, so use it after a testing on development machine. The most critical parameter is the value of I<$Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::TIMEOUT> (see L), since the processes will be killed without waiting for them to quit (since they hung). =head1 CONFIGURATION Install and configure C module # mod_status should be compiled in (it is by default) ExtendedStatus On SetHandler perl-script PerlHandler Apache::Scoreboard::send You also need to have mod_status built in and its extended status to be turned on: ExtendedStatus On Configure the Apache::Watchdog::RunAway parameters: $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::TIMEOUT = 0; The time in seconds after which the process is considered hanging. 0 means deactivated. The default is 0 (deactivated). $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::POLLTIME = 60; Polling intervals in seconds. The default is 60. $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::DEBUG = 0; Debug mode (0, 1 or 2). The default is 0. Level 2 logs a lot of debug noise. Level 1 only logs killed processes info. $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::LOCK_FILE = "/tmp/safehang.lock"; The process lock file location. The default is I $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::LOG_FILE = "/tmp/safehang.log"; The log file location. Since it flocks the file, you can safely use the same log file that Apache uses, so you will get the messages about killed processes in file you've got used to. The default is I $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::SCOREBOARD_URL = "http://localhost/scoreboard"; Since the process relies on scoreboard URL configured on any of your machines (the URL returns a binary image that includes the status of the server and its children), you must specify it. This enables you to run the monitor on one machine while the server can run on the other machine. The default is URI is I. $Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::VERBOSE = 0; When about to forcibly kill a child, it will report in the log the first 64 bytes of the request and the remote IP of the client. Start the monitoring process either with: start_detached_monitor() that starts the monitor in a forked process or start_monitor() that starts the monitor in the current process. Stop the process with: stop_monitor() The distribution arrives with C program that provides an rc.d like or apachectl interface. Instead of using a Perl interface you can start it from the command line: amprapmon start or from the I file: system "amprapmon start"; or system "amprapmon stop"; system "amprapmon start"; or system "amprapmon restart"; As mentioned before, once started it sholdn't be killed. So you may leave only the C in the I You can start the C program from crontab as well. =head1 TUNING The most important part of configuration is choosing the right timeout (i.e. C<$Apache::Watchdog::RunAway::TIMEOUT>) parameter. You should try this code that hangs and see the process killed after a timeout if the monitor is running. my $r = shift; $r->send_http_header('text/plain'); print "PID = $$\n"; $r->rflush; while(1){ $r->print("\0"); $r->rflush; $i++; sleep 1; } =head1 TROUBLESHOOTING The module relies on correctly configured C location URI. If it cannot fetch the URI, it queitly assumes that server is stopped. So either check manually that the C location URI is working or use the above test script that hangs to make sure it works. Enable debug mode for more information. =head1 PREREQUISITES You need to have B installed and configured in I, which in turn requires mod_status to be installed. You also have to enable the extended status, for this module to work properly. In I add: ExtendedStatus On =head1 BUGS Was ist dieses? =head1 SEE ALSO L, L, L =head1 AUTHORS Stas Bekman =head1 COPYRIGHT C is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. =cut 1;