multiple worker processes (problem or normal?)

Zhu Qun-Ying zhu.qunying at gmail.com
Tue Jun 7 21:45:13 MSD 2011


Hi,

When testing nginx 1.0.4, I found the error message from error.log:

2011/06/07 10:36:29 [debug] 10939#0: timer delta: 501
2011/06/07 10:36:29 [debug] 10939#0: posted events 00000000
2011/06/07 10:36:29 [debug] 10939#0: worker cycle
2011/06/07 10:36:29 [debug] 10939#0: accept mutex lock failed: 0
2011/06/07 10:36:29 [debug] 10939#0: epoll timer: 500
2011/06/07 10:36:29 [debug] 10939#0: timer delta: 500
2011/06/07 10:36:29 [debug] 10939#0: posted events 00000000
2011/06/07 10:36:29 [debug] 10939#0: worker cycle
2011/06/07 10:36:29 [debug] 10939#0: accept mutex lock failed: 0
2011/06/07 10:36:29 [debug] 10939#0: epoll timer: 500
2011/06/07 10:36:30 [debug] 10939#0: timer delta: 501
2011/06/07 10:36:30 [debug] 10939#0: posted events 00000000
2011/06/07 10:36:30 [debug] 10939#0: worker cycle
2011/06/07 10:36:30 [debug] 10939#0: accept mutex lock failed: 0
2011/06/07 10:36:30 [debug] 10939#0: epoll timer: 500
2011/06/07 10:36:30 [debug] 10939#0: timer delta: 501
2011/06/07 10:36:30 [debug] 10939#0: posted events 00000000
2011/06/07 10:36:30 [debug] 10939#0: worker cycle
2011/06/07 10:36:30 [debug] 10939#0: accept mutex lock failed: 0
2011/06/07 10:36:30 [debug] 10939#0: epoll timer: 500
2011/06/07 10:36:31 [debug] 10939#0: timer delta: 500

It keeps repeating itself every half a second trying to acquired the  
accept lock.
   Does it normal?

My system is Slackware 13.37, uname -a output:

Linux qy83 2.6.39.1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jun 3 14:00:11 PDT 2011 i686  
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E8400  @ 3.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

ps output:

10937 ?        Ss     0:00 nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx -c  
/etc/nginx/n
10938 ?        S      0:00 nginx: worker process
10939 ?        S      0:00 nginx: worker process

nginx -V output:
nginx: nginx version: nginx/1.0.4
nginx: TLS SNI support enabled
nginx: configure arguments: --prefix=/usr --sbin-path=/usr/sbin/nginx  
--conf-path=/etc/nginx/nginx.conf --pid-path=/var/run/nginx.pid  
--lock-path=/var/lock/nginx --user=nobody --group=nogroup  
--error-log-path=/var/log/nginx/error.log  
--http-log-path=/var/log/nginx/access.log --with-rtsig_module  
--with-select_module --with-poll_module --with-http_ssl_module  
--with-http_realip_module --with-http_addition_module  
--with-http_xslt_module --with-http_sub_module --with-http_dav_module  
--with-http_flv_module --with-http_gzip_static_module  
--with-http_random_index_module --with-http_secure_link_module  
--with-http_stub_status_module --with-http_perl_module  
--with-perl_modules_path=/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.12.3  
--http-client-body-temp-path=/var/tmp/nginx_client_body_temp  
--http-proxy-temp-path=/var/tmp/nginx_proxy_temp  
--http-fastcgi-temp-path=/dev/shm --without-mail_pop3_module  
--without-mail_imap_module --without-mail_smtp_module --with-debug


cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor	: 0
vendor_id	: GenuineIntel
cpu family	: 6
model		: 23
model name	: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E8400  @ 3.00GHz
stepping	: 10
cpu MHz		: 2000.000
cache size	: 6144 KB
physical id	: 0
siblings	: 2
core id		: 0
cpu cores	: 2
apicid		: 0
initial apicid	: 0
fdiv_bug	: no
hlt_bug		: no
f00f_bug	: no
coma_bug	: no
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 13
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat  
pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc  
arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2  
ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 xsave lahf_lm dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
bogomips	: 6000.17
clflush size	: 64
cache_alignment	: 64
address sizes	: 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor	: 1
vendor_id	: GenuineIntel
cpu family	: 6
model		: 23
model name	: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E8400  @ 3.00GHz
stepping	: 10
cpu MHz		: 2000.000
cache size	: 6144 KB
physical id	: 0
siblings	: 2
core id		: 1
cpu cores	: 2
apicid		: 1
initial apicid	: 1
fdiv_bug	: no
hlt_bug		: no
f00f_bug	: no
coma_bug	: no
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 13
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat  
pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc  
arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2  
ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 xsave lahf_lm dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
bogomips	: 5999.65
clflush size	: 64
cache_alignment	: 64
address sizes	: 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:
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