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@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ client connections</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>65536 on NetWare; varies on other operating systems</code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>MPM</td></tr>
-<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_netware.html">mpm_netware</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code></td></tr>
+<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_netware.html">mpm_netware</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mpm_winnt.html">mpm_winnt</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/worker.html">worker</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/event.html">event</a></code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td>Available in Apache 2.1 and later</td></tr>
</table>
<p>The <code class="directive">ThreadStackSize</code> directive sets the
@@ -884,10 +884,16 @@ client connections</td></tr>
of adjustment should only be made in a test environment which allows
the full set of web server processing can be exercised, as there
may be infrequent requests which require more stack to process.
- A change in the web server configuration can invalidate the
- current <code class="directive">ThreadStackSize</code> setting.</li>
+ The minumum required stack size strongly depends on the modules
+ used, but any change in the web server configuration can invalidate
+ the current <code class="directive">ThreadStackSize</code> setting.</li>
</ul>
+ <div class="note">It is recommended to not reduce <code class="directive">ThreadStackSize</code>
+ unless a high number of threads per child process is needed. On some
+ platforms (including Linux), a setting of 128000 is already too low and
+ causes crashes with some common modules.</div>
+
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