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RE: idletimeout implementation

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> From: owner-openldap-devel@OpenLDAP.org
> [mailto:owner-openldap-devel@OpenLDAP.org]On Behalf Of
> HORSTMAN, MARK A (SBCSI)

> I can't figure out why global_idletimeout is divided by 4
> before it's added
> to the last_idle_check value (/SLAPD_IDLE_CHECK_LIMIT) in
> daemon.c.  Doesn't
> this cause the idle timeout to actually be 1/4th the configured value?

No, but it causes idle times to be checked 4 times more often. Since
connections can be established at any time, if idle checks were only
performed once per idle_check value, you may get a connection that actually
hangs around for idle_check*2 seconds before it's detected. By checking 4
times more often, the slop is reduced to idle_check*1.25. This is just basic
sampling/oversampling theory at work, nothing special.

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