</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
-<directivesynopsis>
-<name>SSLMutex</name>
-<description>Semaphore for internal mutual exclusion of
-operations</description>
-<syntax>SSLMutex <em>type</em></syntax>
-<default>SSLMutex none</default>
-<contextlist><context>server config</context></contextlist>
-
-<usage>
-<p>
-This configures the SSL engine's semaphore (aka. lock) which is used for mutual
-exclusion of operations which have to be done in a synchronized way between the
-pre-forked Apache server processes. This directive can only be used in the
-global server context because it's only useful to have one global mutex.
-This directive is designed to closely match the
-<directive module="mpm_common">AcceptMutex</directive> directive.</p>
-<p>
-The following Mutex <em>types</em> are available:</p>
-<ul>
-<li><code>none | no</code>
- <p>
- This is the default where no Mutex is used at all. Use it at your own
- risk. But because currently the Mutex is mainly used for synchronizing
- write access to the SSL Session Cache you can live without it as long
- as you accept a sometimes garbled Session Cache. So it's not recommended
- to leave this the default. Instead configure a real Mutex.</p></li>
-<li><code>posixsem</code>
- <p>
- This is an elegant Mutex variant where a Posix Semaphore is used when possible.
- It is only available when the underlying platform
- and <glossary>APR</glossary> supports it.</p></li>
-<li><code>sysvsem</code>
- <p>
- This is a somewhat elegant Mutex variant where a SystemV IPC Semaphore is used when
- possible. It is possible to "leak" SysV semaphores if processes crash before
- the semaphore is removed. It is only available when the underlying platform
- and <glossary>APR</glossary> supports it.</p></li>
-<li><code>sem</code>
- <p>
- This directive tells the SSL Module to pick the "best" semaphore implementation
- available to it, choosing between Posix and SystemV IPC, in that order. It is only
- available when the underlying platform and <glossary>APR</glossary> supports at least one of the 2.</p></li>
-<li><code>pthread</code>
- <p>
- This directive tells the SSL Module to use Posix thread mutexes. It is only available
- if the underlying platform and <glossary>APR</glossary> supports it.</p></li>
-<li><code>fcntl:/path/to/mutex</code>
- <p>
- This is a portable Mutex variant where a physical (lock-)file and the <code>fcntl()</code>
- function are used as the Mutex.
- Always use a local disk filesystem for <code>/path/to/mutex</code> and never a file
- residing on a NFS- or AFS-filesystem. It is only available when the underlying platform
- and <glossary>APR</glossary> supports it. Note: Internally, the Process ID (PID) of the
- Apache parent process is automatically appended to
- <code>/path/to/mutex</code> to make it unique, so you don't have to worry
- about conflicts yourself. Notice that this type of mutex is not available
- under the Win32 environment. There you <em>have</em> to use the semaphore
- mutex.</p></li>
-<li><code>flock:/path/to/mutex</code>
- <p>
- This is similar to the <code>fcntl:/path/to/mutex</code> method with the
- exception that the <code>flock()</code> function is used to provide file
- locking. It is only available when the underlying platform
- and <glossary>APR</glossary> supports it.</p></li>
-<li><code>file:/path/to/mutex</code>
- <p>
- This directive tells the SSL Module to pick the "best" file locking implementation
- available to it, choosing between <code>fcntl</code> and <code>flock</code>,
- in that order. It is only available when the underlying platform and <glossary>APR</glossary> supports
- at least one of the 2.</p></li>
-<li><code>default | yes</code>
- <p>
- This directive tells the SSL Module to pick the default locking implementation
- as determined by the platform and <glossary>APR</glossary>.</p></li>
-</ul>
-<example><title>Example</title>
-SSLMutex file:/usr/local/apache/logs/ssl_mutex
-</example>
-</usage>
-</directivesynopsis>
-
<directivesynopsis>
<name>SSLRandomSeed</name>
<description>Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG) seeding
address.</p></li>
</ul>
+
<example><title>Examples</title>
SSLSessionCache dbm:/usr/local/apache/logs/ssl_gcache_data<br />
SSLSessionCache shm:/usr/local/apache/logs/ssl_gcache_data(512000)
</example>
+
+<p>The <code>ssl-cache</code> mutex is used to serialize access to
+the session cache to prevent corruption. This mutex can be configured
+using the <directive module="core">Mutex</directive> directive.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>