1 APACHE 2.4 STATUS: -*- mode: text; coding: utf-8 -*-
2 Last modified at [$Date$]
4 The current version of this file can be found at:
6 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/STATUS
8 Documentation status is maintained separately and can be found at:
10 * docs/STATUS in this source tree, or
11 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/docs/STATUS
13 The current development branch of this software can be found at:
15 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk
17 Consult the following STATUS files for information on related projects:
19 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/trunk/STATUS
20 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/branches/1.4.x/STATUS
21 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr-util/branches/1.4.x/STATUS
22 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/branches/1.5.x/STATUS
23 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr-util/branches/1.5.x/STATUS
25 Patches considered for backport are noted in their branches' STATUS:
27 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/STATUS
28 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/STATUS
29 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/STATUS
34 [NOTE that x.{odd}.z versions are strictly Alpha/Beta releases,
35 while x.{even}.z versions are Stable/GA releases.]
37 2.4.19 : Tagged on March 21, 2015.
38 2.4.18 : Tagged on December 8, 2015. Released on December 14, 2015.
39 2.4.17 : Tagged on October 9, 2015. Released October 13, 2015.
40 2.4.16 : Tagged on July 9, 2015. Released July 15, 2015
41 2.4.15 : Tagged on June 19, 2015. Not released.
42 2.4.14 : Tagged on June 11, 2015. Not released.
43 2.4.13 : Tagged on June 4, 2015. Not released.
44 2.4.12 : Tagged on January 22, 2015. Released Jan 29, 2015
45 2.4.11 : Tagged on January 15, 2015. Not released.
46 2.4.10 : Tagged on July 15, 2014. Released July 21, 2014
47 2.4.9 : Tagged on March 13, 2014. Released on March 17, 2014
48 2.4.8 : Tagged on March 11, 2014. Not released.
49 2.4.7 : Tagged on November 19, 2013. Released on Nov 25, 2013
50 2.4.6 : Tagged on July 15, 2013. Released July, 22, 2013
51 2.4.5 : Tagged on July 11, 2013, not released.
52 2.4.4 : Tagged on February 18, 2013. Released Feb 25, 2013
53 2.4.3 : Tagged on August 17, 2012. Released Aug 18, 2012
54 2.4.2 : Tagged on April 5, 2012. Released Apr 17, 2012.
55 2.4.1 : Tagged on February 13, 2012. Released Feb 21, 2012.
56 2.4.0 : Tagged on January 16, 2012, not released.
57 2.3.16 : Tagged on December 15, 2011.
58 2.3.15 : Tagged on November 8, 2011. Released Nov. 15, 2011.
59 2.3.14 : Tagged on August 1, 2011. Released Aug. 9, 2011.
60 2.3.13 : Tagged on June 28, 2011, not released.
61 2.3.12 : Tagged on May 11, 2011. Released May 23, 2011.
62 2.3.11 : Released as Beta on March 7, 2011.
63 2.3.10 : Tagged on December 13, 2010. Released Dec 21, 2010.
64 2.3.9 : Tagged on November 23, 2010, not released.
65 2.3.8 : Tagged on August 24, 2010.
66 2.3.7 : Tagged on August 19, 2010, not released.
67 2.3.6 : Released on June 21, 2010.
68 2.3.5 : Released on January 26, 2010.
69 2.3.4 : Released on December 8, 2009.
70 2.3.3 : Tagged on November 11, 2009, not released.
71 2.3.2 : Tagged on March 23, 2009, not released.
72 2.3.1 : Tagged on January 2, 2009, not released.
73 2.3.0 : Tagged on December 6, 2008, not released.
75 Contributors looking for a mission:
77 * Just do an egrep on "TODO" or "XXX" in the source.
79 * Review the bug database at: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/
81 * Review the "PatchAvailable" bugs in the bug database:
83 https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&product=Apache+httpd-2&keywords=PatchAvailable
85 After testing, you can append a comment saying "Reviewed and tested".
87 * Open bugs in the bug database.
89 * See also the STATUS file in the docs/ directory, which lists documentation-specific TODO items.
92 CURRENT RELEASE NOTES:
94 * Forward binary compatibility is expected of Apache 2.4.x releases, such
95 that no MMN major number changes will occur after 2.4.1. Such changes can
96 only be made in the trunk.
98 * All commits to branches/2.4.x must be reflected in SVN trunk,
99 as well, if they apply. Logical progression is commit to trunk
100 then merge into branches/2.4.x, as applicable.
102 * Current exceptions for RTC for this branch:
107 . non-Unix, single-platform code
109 RELEASE SHOWSTOPPERS:
112 PATCHES ACCEPTED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:
113 [ start all new proposals below, under PATCHES PROPOSED. ]
116 PATCHES PROPOSED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:
117 [ New proposals should be added at the end of the list ]
119 *) mod_proxy_hcheck: Dynamic reverse proxy backend health check module
120 Trunk version of patch: <various>
121 Backport version for 2.4.x of patch:
122 http://home.apache.org/~jim/patches/hcheck-2.4-v2.patch
125 ylavic: Looks like the changes on struct proxy_worker_shared would break
126 startup with "BalancerPersist on" due to the strict checks on
127 the sizes of existing slotmems (slotmem_create/attach)?
128 jim: Yes, that is right (re: breakage)... this would be noted at
130 ylavic: OK, this is just that persisted slotmems won't be reused on first
131 startup, not that the startup will fail (as I first thought).
133 *) core/util_script: relax alphanumeric filter of enviroment variable names
134 on Windows to allow '(' and ')' for passing PROGRAMFILES(X86) et.al.
135 unadulterated in 64 bit versions of Windows. PR 46751.
136 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1705217
137 2.4.x patch: trunk patch works
139 ylavic: As asked on dev@ (in reply to r1705217), what about CVE-2014-6271
140 (shellshock) with unix-like shells (or even maybe native windows
143 *) mod_ssl: Add "no_crl_for_cert_ok" flag to SSLCARevocationCheck directive
144 to opt-in previous behaviour (2.2) with CRLs verification when checking
145 certificate(s) with no corresponding CRL.
146 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1734561
147 http://svn.apache.org/r1734807
148 http://svn.apache.org/r1735159
149 http://svn.apache.org/r1735337
150 2.4.x patch: trunk works (modulo CHANGES) or
151 http://home.apache.org/~ylavic/patches/httpd-2.4.x-no_crl_for_cert_ok.patch
154 *) mod_proxy_http2: add http2 proxy support in new, experimental module.
155 Includes backport of r1729208 to set ALPN protocols for ssl backend
157 Trunk version of patch: <various>
158 Backport version for 2.4.x of patch: https://www.eissing.org/proxy_http2_2.4v4.patch
160 updated patch after review by cjaillet, merged 1735668,1735748 from trunk
161 updated patch with APLOGNOs by merging 1735931,1735935 from trunk
162 updated patch with APLOGNOs by merging 1735942 from trunk
164 *) CGIVar for controlling building of REQUEST_URI (and future uses)
165 As mentioned on dev@:
166 * This is intended to replace existing methods of configuring how various
167 CGI vars should be built over the long term, though only REQUEST_URI is
169 * If the mechanism should be usable by third-party modules for its own
170 concerns, a check for recognized-envvar can be removed from the command
171 processor and the rest of the code will let the third-party module do
172 the right thing since the rule for a var is a character string in a table,
173 not a separate core_dir_config flag with enumerated values.
174 Trunk patch: r1734947, 1735952
175 2.4.x patch: https://emptyhammock.com/media/downloads/CGIVar-to-2.4.x.txt
176 Bad Jeff: The MMN change was missing originally, same patch updated :(
180 PATCHES/ISSUES THAT ARE BEING WORKED
182 *) http: Don't remove the Content-Length of zero from a HEAD response if
183 it comes from an origin server, module or script. Allow the previous
184 behaviour (for legacy/buggy modules only, not origin) by also backporting
185 the HttpContentLengthHeadZero directive (and also HttpExpectStrict which
186 comes for free with the same commit).
187 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1554303
188 http://svn.apache.org/r1678215
189 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~ylavic/httpd-2.4.x-preserve_head_cl_zero.patch
191 ylavic: r1554303 issued a major MMN bump, but since the ABI change is two
192 ints added at the end of core_server_config, the proposed merge
193 does a minor bump only.
194 minfrin: Two new directives need to be documented.
196 * mod_proxy_http: Don't establish or reuse a backend connection before pre-
197 fetching the request body, so to minimize the delay between it is supposed
198 to be alive and the first bytes sent: this is a best effort to prevent the
199 backend from closing because of idle or keepalive timeout in the meantime.
200 Also, handle a new "proxy-flushall" environment variable which allows to
201 flush any forwarded body data immediately. PR 56541+37920.
202 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1656259
203 http://svn.apache.org/r1656359 (CHANGES entry)
204 2.4.x patch: trunk works (modulo CHANGES, docs/log-message-tags)
206 -0: jim: This seems to be a hit to normal performance, to handle an
207 error and/or non-normal condition. The pre-fetch is
208 expensive, and is always done, even before we know that
209 the backend is available to rec' it. I understand the
210 error described, but is the fix actually worth it (plus
211 it seems to allow for a DDoS vector).
212 ylavic: It seems to me that the problem is real since we reuse the
213 connection before prefetching 16K (either controlled by the
214 client, or by an input filter), we currently always prefetch
215 these bytes already. Regarding performance I don't see any
216 difference (more cycles) compared with the current code.
217 However I think I failed to rebuild the header_brigade when
218 the proxy loop is retried (ping), so I need to rework this.
219 Do you think we'd better remove the prefetch, or maybe just
220 make it nonblocking (by default)?
221 jim: Non-blocking seems the best way to handle...
224 PATCHES/ISSUES THAT ARE STALLED
226 * core: Add ap_errorlog_provider to make ErrorLog logging modular. This
227 backport keeps syslog logging as part of httpd core and only adds
228 API to allow other modules to be used for error logging.
229 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1525597
230 http://svn.apache.org/r1525664
231 http://svn.apache.org/r1525845
232 http://svn.apache.org/r1527003
233 http://svn.apache.org/r1527005
234 http://svn.apache.org/r1532344
235 http://svn.apache.org/r1539988
236 http://svn.apache.org/r1541029
237 http://svn.apache.org/r1543979
238 http://svn.apache.org/r1544156
239 http://svn.apache.org/r1626978
240 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/httpd-2.4.x-errorlog_provider.patch
242 +1: covener w/ doc or code to fix syntax (providername:providerarg not supported like syslog or socacheproviders,
243 needs 2 args which is not valid in ErrorLog manual)
244 trawick: nit: fix "writing" in "/* NULL if we are writting to syslog */"
245 (sorry, haven't finished reviewing completely)
246 jim: What is the status of this??
248 * mod_proxy: Add ap_proxy_define_match_worker() and use it for ProxyPassMatch
249 and ProxyMatch section to distinguish between normal workers and workers
250 with regex substitutions in the name. Implement handling of such workers
251 in ap_proxy_get_worker(). Fixes the bug when regex workers were not
252 matched and used for request. PR 43513.
253 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1609680
254 http://svn.apache.org/r1609688
255 http://svn.apache.org/r1641381
256 ylavic: Merge patch provided (reusing new->real to avoid double de_socketfy() call).
257 Also added missing r1609688 to the patchset.
258 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~ylavic/httpd-2.4.x-ap_proxy_define_match_worker.patch
260 -0: covener tried to review this one in Austin with Jeff. Does the added match function
261 really cover a very narrow set of parameters with the way it skips over backreferences?
262 Also, why a new API vs. just setting the field inline?
264 * mod_systemd: New module, for integration with systemd on Linux.
265 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1393976
266 http://svn.apache.org/r1393997
267 http://svn.apache.org/r1484554
268 http://svn.apache.org/r1528032
269 http://svn.apache.org/r1528034
270 http://svn.apache.org/r1614821
271 http://svn.apache.org/r1618579
272 http://svn.apache.org/r1618588
273 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-mod_systemd.patch
275 sf comments: The IdleShutdown logic seems broken. Consider a single
276 active connection that is stalled for 10 seconds. That
277 connection will be broken after GracefulShutdownTimeout.
278 A better logic would be to check if there is any open
279 connection that is not in keep-alive state.
281 * mod_journald: Add new module mod_journald to log error logs into journald.
282 This patch needs changes done in mod_systemd patch (already
284 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1610339
285 http://svn.apache.org/r1621806
286 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/httpd-2.4.x-mod_journald.patch
288 rjung, minfrin: Not understanding "This patch needs changes done in
289 mod_systemd patch", am I right in understanding this patch is
291 jkaluza: No, that patch is not committed yet. It is in STALLED section.
292 The link for that patch is: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-mod_systemd.patch
294 * core: Add support for systemd socket activation.
295 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1511033
296 http://svn.apache.org/r1608686
297 http://svn.apache.org/r1608694
298 http://svn.apache.org/r1608703
299 http://svn.apache.org/r1608721
300 http://svn.apache.org/r1608744
301 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-socket-activation.patch
304 * mod_proxy: Ensure network errors detected by the proxy are returned as
305 504 Gateway Timout as opposed to 502 Bad Gateway
306 trunk patch: https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1480058
307 2.4.x patch: trunk patch works modulo CHANGES
309 -1: rpluem: This change is still disputed. See
310 http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-dev/201305.mbox/%3C1B16B9E3-87BA-4EEF-939C-7C7313B54714%40gbiv.com%3E
312 * cross-compile: allow to provide CC_FOR_BUILD so that gen_test_char will be
313 compiled by the build compiler instead of the host compiler.
314 Also set CC_FOR_BUILD to 'cc' when cross-compilation is detected.
315 Trunk patches: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1327907
316 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1328390
317 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1328714
318 2.4 patch: http://people.apache.org/~fuankg/diffs/httpd-2.4.x-cross_compile.diff
319 fuankg: on hold until we agree for a better and more simple solution ...
321 * Makefile.win: Added copying of .vbs / .wsf CGIs to Windows install target.
322 Moved fixing of shebang to separate target so that it is
323 no longer executed by default and all CGIs remain inactive.
324 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1387984
325 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1421203
326 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1421591
327 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~fuankg/diffs/httpd-2.4.x-Makefile.win.diff
330 This commit is essentially deciding that an httpd install on
331 Windows now has printenv/testcgi written in 2 more languages.
332 To the extent that the usefulness is that it shows how to make scripts
333 of these types executable by httpd, I believe that the documentation
334 is the proper place to solve that. To the extent that the usefullness
335 is to show how to implement a CGI in these particular languages, I believe
336 that the httpd distribution and documentation in general is not the
337 place for that. Historically these types of scripts have caused problems
338 for downstream vendorsas well as newbies (and sometimes the intersection
339 of those two groups) who don't understand that these are information leaks
340 once they are enabled, and the subtlety of the way they are disabled ("Apache
341 messed up the first line; let me fix that") contributes to that.
342 fuankg notes: I've just added a big warning to all CGI scripts which should now
343 make absolutely clear that these CGIs are for testing purpose only - so those
344 who enable those scripts with inserting the right shebang should be 100% aware
345 of any risks (this should cover your last point).
346 jim: trawick, does the above address your concerns?
347 trawick: to some extent (somebody reading the script gets an idea)
348 Why isn't the configuration requirement documented instead
349 of described indirectly in a sample?
350 Why are these new samples added to the install without three
351 votes? (I didn't veto it; put your name next to the two
352 existing ones and I'll be satisified that enough people
353 considered this addition as an appropriate solution for a
354 real httpd usability problem.)
355 wrowe: I'd agree with trawick, and suggest that these scripts can begin
356 their life somewhere in the manual/ tree. This really seems like
357 the place where /usr/share/httpd/examples/ would be useful, but
358 there isn't an ordinary directory for that. Since we want none
359 of the scripts to function 'out of the box', what about a new
360 cgi-examples/ dir alongside cgi-bin/? Otherwise manual/cgi/examples