[Varnish] #1183: n_wrk_max has a random initial value

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#1183: n_wrk_max has a random initial value
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 Reporter:  dlec   |       Type:  defect
   Status:  new    |   Priority:  low
Milestone:         |  Component:  varnishd
  Version:  3.0.2  |   Severity:  minor
 Keywords:         |
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 I seem to get a random initial value for n_wrk_max with varnishstat, while
 I expect a value of zero.

 # /etc/init.d/varnish restart
 # varnishstat -1 | grep max
 n_wrk_max               349675     17483.75 N worker threads limited
 # /etc/init.d/varnish restart
 # varnishstat -1 | grep max
 n_wrk_max               314399    314399.00 N worker threads limited
 # /etc/init.d/varnish restart
 # varnishstat -1 | grep max
 n_wrk_max                 2384          inf N worker threads limited
 # /etc/init.d/varnish restart
 # varnishstat -1 | grep max
 n_wrk_max                 2146       357.67 N worker threads limited
 # /etc/init.d/varnish restart
 # varnishstat -1 | grep max
 n_wrk_max               281910          inf N worker threads limited
 # /etc/init.d/varnish restart
 # varnishstat -1 | grep max
 n_wrk_max               254622          inf N worker threads limited
 # /etc/init.d/varnish restart
 # varnishstat -1 | grep max
 n_wrk_max               354177          inf N worker threads limited
 # /etc/init.d/varnish restart
 # varnishstat -1 | grep max
 n_wrk_max                    0         0.00 N worker threads limited


 command: /usr/sbin/varnishd -P /var/run/varnish.pid -a :80 -f
 /etc/varnish/varnish.vcl -T 127.0.0.1:6082 -t 120 -w 1250,1500,120 -p
 thread_pool_add_delay 1 -p thread_pools 4 -p sess_timeout 5 -u varnish -g
 varnish -s Transient=malloc,200M -s malloc,8G

 source: http://repo.varnish-
 cache.org/source/varnish-3.0.2-streaming.tar.gz

 os: CentOS 5.8 x86_64

 hw: vm (VMware ESX 4.1), 10 GB, 4 vCPU

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Ticket URL: <https://www.varnish-cache.org/trac/ticket/1183>
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