[MODPYTHON-2] multiple/redundant interpreter creation

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.1.3
• Fix Version/s: 3.2.7
• Environment: mod_python 3.1.3 + a threaded MPM (observed on Win32 and Mac OS X)
• Assignee: Nicolas Lehuen
• Reporter: Nicolas Lehuen
• Created: 14/Dec/04 21:51
• Updated: 05/Mar/06 13:33
• Resolved: 19/Dec/04 19:42

Description

A small bug in mod_python.c allows the creation of many Python interpreters, where there should be only one. As a result, modules can be loaded multiple times (once per interpreter) and some higher level bugs can occur (beginning with higher memory usage). Graham Dumpleton found the bug in mod_python.c, and I completed the fix with a patch to apache.py (in the import_module) function.