-APACHE 2.3 STATUS: -*-text-*-
+APACHE 2.3 STATUS: -*-text-*-
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The current version of this file can be found at:
Patches considered for backport are noted in their branches' STATUS:
- * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/1.3.x/STATUS
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/STATUS
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/STATUS
+
Release history:
[NOTE that x.{odd}.z versions are strictly Alpha/Beta releases,
while x.{even}.z versions are Stable/GA releases.]
- 2.3.7 : In development.
- 2.3.6 : Tagged June 11, 2010.
+ 2.3.13 : In development.
+ 2.3.12 : Tagged on May 11, 2011.
+ 2.3.11 : Released as Beta on March 7, 2011.
+ 2.3.10 : Tagged on December 13, 2010. Released Dec 21, 2010.
+ 2.3.9 : Tagged on November 23, 2010, not released.
+ 2.3.8 : Tagged on August 24, 2010.
+ 2.3.7 : Tagged on August 19, 2010, not released.
+ 2.3.6 : Released on June 21, 2010.
2.3.5 : Released on January 26, 2010.
2.3.4 : Released on December 8, 2009.
2.3.3 : Tagged on November 11, 2009, not released.
* Open bugs in the bug database.
+ * See also the STATUS file in the docs/ directory, which lists documentation-specific TODO items.
+
CURRENT RELEASE NOTES:
+GA PLAN:
+
+ Jim proposes another beta release the end of March, another in
+ April with a goal towards GA in May (at the latest). Jim volunteers
+ to RM these.
+
RELEASE SHOWSTOPPERS:
FOR GA:
- * Modules that are not ready for production use should be marked as
- experimental. Candidates:
+ * Modules that are not ready for production use must be removed.
+ The same for modules without documentation.
+ Candidates:
- MPM simple
- - mod_serf
+ - mod_serf (which is optimal for async httpd anyways)
+
+ * Review the example configuration. It should be based on current best
+ practices and not use deprecated features.
+ wrowe sez: be specific or this isn't a SHOWSTOPPER
+
+ * The mod_session* modules need to be checked that their hooks respect
+ the returning of int (HTTP status codes) and apr_status_t as appropriate,
+ and any anomolies fixed.
+ jim sez: from what I can see, mod_session* is no worse that other
+ modules that mix these 2 types... clean up is
+ forthcoming but should not be considered a blocker, imo
+ pgollucci: +1 jim
+ wrowe asks: what's the API change required?
+ wrowe asks; why are we shipping this if it requires apr_ssl
+
+ * mod_ssl's proxy support only allows one proxy client certificate per
+ frontend virtual host. Lift this restriction.
+ jim sez: Why a blocker?, pgollucci +1 jim
+ wrowe asks: what's the API change required?
+
+ * Clarify/potentially change the meaning of MaxConnections for Event MPM
+ with respect to accepting new connections and keep alive requests for
+ the docs and example config. This shouldn't change after users and
+ vendors have set up their stock config for event. This will end up
+ as a per-process thing for efficiency.
+
+ * INCLUDE mod_fcgid with 2.4.0, esp to help php users etc to enjoy
+ a painless event mpm experience.
+
+ * Decouple from apr_ldap to ease the transition to apr-2.0
FOR BETA:
- * Modules without documentation need to be moved to experimental or be
- removed.
-
- * Not all MPMs are updated to set conn_rec::current_thread correctly.
- (Prefork, Worker, Event, Simple are updated).
- jim sez: Then we just ship with those... mark any others as
- experimental
-
- FOR NEXT ALPHA:
-
OLD ISSUES THAT WERE THOUGHT TO BE SHOWSTOPPERS FOR 2.2 BUT OBVIOUSLY WEREN'T:
CURRENT VOTES:
- * If the parent process dies, should the remaining child processes
- "gracefully" self-terminate. Or maybe we should make it a runtime
- option, or have a concept of 2 parent processes (one being a
- "hot spare").
- See: Message-ID: <3C58232C.FE91F19F@Golux.Com>
-
- Self-destruct: Ken, Martin, Lars, sctemme (parent shouldn't die, ever)
- Not self-destruct: BrianP, Ian, Cliff, BillS
- Make it runtime configurable: Aaron, jim, Justin, wrowe, rederpj, nd, pgollucci
-
- /* The below was a concept on *how* to handle the problem */
- Have 2 parents: +1: jim
- -1: Justin, wrowe, rederpj, nd, pgollucci
- +0: Lars, Martin (while standing by, could it do
- something useful?)
-
- * Make the worker MPM the default MPM for threaded Unix boxes.
- +1: Justin, Ian, Cliff, BillS, striker, wrowe, nd, pgollucci, sctemme
- +0: BrianP, Aaron (mutex contention is looking better with the
- latest code, let's continue tuning and testing), rederpj, jim
- -0: Lars
-
- pquerna: Do we want to change this for *2.4*?
- wrowe: Replies "yes"
-
* Name the Server (version 2.4 or 3.0, depending on the final call)
Recent discussion indicates we should designate a (short name).
This is not yet a [Vote] - Your nominations please:
* Apache HTTP Server (httpd)
- +1: sctemme (why mess with it?)
+ +1: sctemme (why mess with it?), pgollucci
RELEASE NON-SHOWSTOPPERS BUT WOULD BE REAL NICE TO WRAP THESE UP:
+ * Clean up all the kruft and *extremely* outdated stuff below...
+
+ * Maybe remove Limit/LimitExcept or at least make it log warnings when
+ mis-used.
+
+ * Sort out modules selections for most/all/reallyall. Maybe rename
+ all -> most, reallyall -> all, and remove the old 'most'.
+
* Patches submitted to the bug database:
http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&product=Apache+httpd-2&keywords=PatchAvailable
* RFC 2616 violations.
Closed PRs: 15852, 15857, 15859, 15861, 15864, 15869, 15870, 16120,
16125, 16135, 16136, 16137, 16138, 16139, 16140, 16518,
- 16520
- Open PRs: 15865, 15866, 15868, 16126, 16133, 16142, 16521
+ 16520, 49825
+ Open PRs: 15865, 15866, 15868, 16126, 16133, 16142, 16521, 42978
jerenkrantz says: need to decide how many we need to backport and/or
if these rise to showstopper status.
wrowe suggests: it would be nice to see "MUST" v.s. "SHOULD" v.s. "MAY"
out of this list, without reviewing them individually.
- * There is a bug in how we sort some hooks, at least the pre-config
- hook. The first time we call the hooks, they are in the correct
- order, but the second time, we don't sort them correctly. Currently,
- the modules/http/config.m4 file has been renamed to
- modules/http/config2.m4 to work around this problem, it should moved
- back when this is fixed.
-
- OtherBill offers that this is a SERIOUS problem. We do not sort
- correctly by the ordering arguments passed to the register hook
- functions. This was proven when I reordered the open_logs hook
- to attempt to open the error logs prior to the access logs. Possibly
- the entire sorting code needs to be refactored.
-
* pipes deadlock on all platforms with limited pipe buffers (e.g. both
Linux and Win32, as opposed to only Win32 on 1.3). The right solution
is either GStein's proposal for a "CGI Brigade", or OtherBill's proposal
* Do we need SSL_set_read_ahead()?
- * the ssl_expr api is NOT THREAD SAFE. race conditions exist:
- -in ssl_expr_comp() if SSLRequire is used in .htaccess
- (ssl_expr_info is global)
- -is ssl_expr_eval() if there is an error
- (ssl_expr_error is global)
-
* SSLRequire directive (parsing of) leaks memory
* Diffie-Hellman-Parameters for temporary keys are hardcoded in
line server hooks (Ryan really hated this. It is great for
performance, but bad because of the complications listed above).
- mod_cache/mod_mem_cache/mod_disk_cache:
+ mod_cache/mod_mem_cache/mod_cache_disk:
* mod_mem_cache: Consider adding a RevalidateTimeout directive to
specify time at which local cached content is to be revalidated
jerenkrantz says: Too slow. Get regexs away from speedy caches by
default. Introduce a new CacheEnableRegex if you want.
- * mod_mem_cache/mod_disk_cache: Need to be able to query cache
+ * mod_mem_cache/mod_cache_disk: Need to be able to query cache
status (num of entries, cache object properties, etc.).
mod_status could be extended to query optional hooks defined
by modules for the purpose of reporting module status.
HTTP or SNMP?
jerenkrantz says: Yawn. Who cares.
- * MaxRequestsPerChild measures connections, not requests.
- Until someone has a better way, we'll probably just rename it
- "MaxConnectionsPerChild".
-
* Regex containers don't work in an intutive way
Status: No one has come up with an efficient way to fix this
behavior. Dean has suggested getting rid of regex containers
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