[mod_python] odd behaviour of the md5-module in modpy

I'm using a 64-bit AMD linux machine here - and I'm doing lots of MD5 
checksumming without problems  while processing terabytes of data.

I can probably use some 64 bit intel as well, but in the hundreds of 
mails I got during my vacation, I lost track of the original post for 
this problem.

Let me know how I can help.


Mike Looijmans
Philips Natlab / Topic Automation


Deron Meranda wrote:
> On 6/26/06, Nikolaus Schlemm <nikl at nikl.net> wrote:
> 
>> [ .... cut (cat /proc/12345/map) output here--included below .... ]
> 
> 
> So we're dealing with a 64-bit Linux process!
> 
> That platform probably doesn't get nearly as much testing as 32-bit.
> Are both of your broken machines 64-bit?  Unfortunately I don't have
> access to a 64-bit Intel machine; does anybody else on this list?
> 
> Otherwise nothing looks obviously wrong with your process map
> (no mixed-up python versions, etc.)
> 
> You do however have a lot of PHP libraries loaded, and even
> X11 is linked in there for some reason.  I can't see how those could
> affect the python md5 module; but is it possible for you to run a
> much leaner Apache with most of the optional modules disabled
> (perhaps even on a different port if needed), just to try to eliminate
> some sort of library conflict.
> 
>> > Also, please review the Apache error logs, just to make sure
>> > nothing unusual is showing up in them.
>> nothing unfortunately..
> 
> 
>> > And just to be clear, is all the software (python, apache, mod_python)
>> > as-is from the linux distribution; or have you attempted to compile
>> > or install any of the components yourself from source?
>> nope - all coming straight from the distros
> 
> 
> Hmmm.  Just for some more information, could you get
> * Which Apache MPM are you using?  (If it's a threaded one,
>    could you change to say "prefork" and retest?)
> * kernel version (cat /proc/version)
> * exec shield config
>       cat /proc/sys/randomize_va_space
>       cat /proc/sys/exec-shield
> * SELinux status
>       sestatus
> 
> Also, I suspect that perhaps it might be time to get this report
> into the bug database if you wouldn't mind.
>   http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MODPYTHON
> If you need help with Jira or prefer not to use it, just let us know.
> 
> Thanks for hanging in there Nikolaus, I know this must be frustrating.