Assertion failure in VCL_DelBackend()

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

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In message <5649F931.8010206 at uplex.de>, Geoff Simmons writes:

>>>> A backend when popens a CGI command for this request ?
>>> 
>>> I'm sure I wouldn't do that by creating and then destroying a
>>> struct director every time. Of course the API can be open for
>>> unforeseen ideas, but in this case it seems like a real stretch.
>> 
>> Agreed, deleting a struct director carelessly could lead to
>> dangling pointers in other transactions.

You guys are seriously missing my point here.

The point is that we should make it simple and safe for a VMOD
to say:

	Here is a director, please destroy it when...
	[  ]	This transaction is over
	[  ]	This VCL becomes cold
	[  ]	(Any other which might make sense)
	[  ]	I'l take care of it myself

And the reasone we should make it easy is *EXACTLY* to not hav
dangling pointers etc.


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