#38678 [Opn->Asn]: APC docs need mmap infos

ID: 38678 Updated by: bjori@php.net Reported By: thomas-lists at mysnip dot de -Status: Open +Status: Assigned Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: Linux PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: +Assigned To: gopalv New Comment: Gopal: could you help us out here? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-09-01 09:49:38] thomas-lists at mysnip dot de Description: ------------ coming from http://news.php.net/php.pecl.dev/4095 pointed here from http://news.php.net/php.pecl.dev/4096 The APC docs don't tell anything about how memory is used in mmap mode. e.g. that - maximum shm-segment-size told in /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax isn't in effect here - mmap uses only one segment and currently uses only the size specified in apc-config for the shm-segments (see bug http://pecl.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=8609 , maybe that changes) - currently one can only guess which mode is used but I think the phpinfo tells at least "mmap is enabled" ( see bug http://pecl.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=8608 at pecl.php.net) As mmap-mode is the default nowadays in apc it would be good to tell some more about its configuration :). If one could add the pros/cons of using mmap over shm it would be great too! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=38678&edit=1