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From: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
To: unicorn list <mongrel-unicorn@rubyforge.org>
Subject: Re: Kernel.srand after_fork
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:26:49 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110128102649.GB25922@dcvr.yhbt.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimTpPATTpkoD2EYA2eM1+5OzCN=WxnCygQmJdhn@mail.gmail.com>

ghazel@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> We recently noticed random numbers from the Unicorn workers were
> turning up lots of duplicates across requests. Is it possible that the
> random seed generated when the ruby interpreter starts is duplicated
> when the workers are forked, and not re-seeded after fork?
> 
> If so, should I call Kernel.srand in after_fork, or is this something
> which should be added to Unicorn?

It looks like a 1.8 bug, which version of Ruby are you running?  Ruby
1.9.1 actually had a bug where it was reseeded improperly and led to
segfaults (see KNOWN_ISSUES).  1.9.2 is fine afaik.

-- 
Eric Wong
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  reply	other threads:[~2011-01-28 10:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-01-28  9:57 Kernel.srand after_fork ghazel
2011-01-28 10:26 ` Eric Wong [this message]
2011-01-28 10:57   ` ghazel
2011-01-28 17:51     ` Eric Wong
2011-01-28 18:14       ` Eric Wong

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