From 28469d22bb7f99f93bc6d28b3499a8cd2f8ed8c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter van Dijk Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 09:04:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] clarify that we restart the entire pdns on a queue overfill Co-authored-by: Otto Moerbeek --- docs/performance.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/performance.rst b/docs/performance.rst index 10a6bcddd5..cc2a473621 100644 --- a/docs/performance.rst +++ b/docs/performance.rst @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ This number is a total over all receiver threads. The :ref:`setting-max-queue-length` and :ref:`setting-overload-queue-length` settings determine how PowerDNS deals with growing queues. If the queue for a single receiver thread (and its associated distributor threads) grows beyond the ``overload`` number, queries are answered only from the packet cache so the database can hopefully recover. -If we reach the ``max`` number, we consider the situation hopeless and respawn. +If we reach the ``max`` number, we consider the situation hopeless and respawn the server process. The value of :ref:`setting-queue-limit` should be set to only keep queries in queue for as long as someone would be interested in knowing the answer. Many -- 2.47.2