[Swift-devel] Re: worker.pl IDLETIMEOUT

Michael Wilde wilde at mcs.anl.gov
Sat Dec 11 09:25:30 CST 2010


----- Original Message -----
> On Fri, 2010-12-10 at 19:56 -0600, Michael Wilde wrote:
> > I would think the service knows when each worker registered and how
> > long the worker has been idle, regardless of whether the server
> > started the worker itself.
> 
> See my previous email. Essentially, no. The whole point of the passive
> workers was to allow the user to control the workers entirely. The
> server will not try to shut them down, regardless of how much work
> there
> is/isn't.

Yes, I recall the intent now - that makes perfect sense.

- Mike



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