From: "ara.t.howard" Date: 2007-08-19T14:43:09+09:00 Subject: Re: Slave not removing slave_proc_* files On Aug 18, 2007, at 7:40 PM, Jos Backus wrote: > > I'm not sure I understand. Are you suggesting that > swiftiply_mongrel_rails run > all these Mongrels (who themselves use threads) in threads instead > of forking? > > If Mongrel doesn't fork, how does this give me multiple independent > Mongrel > instances? If this Mongrel executes a blocking db call, won't this > block the > whole process and prevent other threads from executing? I thought > the idea was > to fork multiple Mongrels so that each can execute blocking calls > without > affecting other requests being served by other Mongrels. > > Can you elaborate please? i was just wondering if it might work - i've been suprised both by the the things that work, and also the things that do not work, within ruby threads - i'd guess that it would not work but was brainstorming out loud. back to your regularly scheduled programming... ;-) a @ http://drawohara.com/ -- we can deny everything, except that we have the possibility of being better. simply reflect on that. h.h. the 14th dalai lama