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APACHE 2.4 STATUS: -*- mode: text; coding: utf-8 -*-
Last modified at [$Date$]
The current version of this file can be found at:
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/STATUS
Documentation status is maintained separately and can be found at:
* docs/STATUS in this source tree, or
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/docs/STATUS
The current development branch of this software can be found at:
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk
Consult the following STATUS files for information on related projects:
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/trunk/STATUS
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/branches/1.4.x/STATUS
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr-util/branches/1.4.x/STATUS
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/branches/1.5.x/STATUS
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr-util/branches/1.5.x/STATUS
Patches considered for backport are noted in their branches' STATUS:
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/STATUS
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/STATUS
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/STATUS
Release history:
[NOTE that x.{odd}.z versions are strictly Alpha/Beta releases,
while x.{even}.z versions are Stable/GA releases.]
2.4.21 : In development.
2.4.20 : Tagged on April 4, 2016.
2.4.19 : Tagged on March 21, 2016, not released.
2.4.18 : Tagged on December 8, 2015. Released on December 14, 2015.
2.4.17 : Tagged on October 9, 2015. Released October 13, 2015.
2.4.16 : Tagged on July 9, 2015. Released July 15, 2015
2.4.15 : Tagged on June 19, 2015. Not released.
2.4.14 : Tagged on June 11, 2015. Not released.
2.4.13 : Tagged on June 4, 2015. Not released.
2.4.12 : Tagged on January 22, 2015. Released Jan 29, 2015
2.4.11 : Tagged on January 15, 2015. Not released.
2.4.10 : Tagged on July 15, 2014. Released July 21, 2014
2.4.9 : Tagged on March 13, 2014. Released on March 17, 2014
2.4.8 : Tagged on March 11, 2014. Not released.
2.4.7 : Tagged on November 19, 2013. Released on Nov 25, 2013
2.4.6 : Tagged on July 15, 2013. Released July, 22, 2013
2.4.5 : Tagged on July 11, 2013, not released.
2.4.4 : Tagged on February 18, 2013. Released Feb 25, 2013
2.4.3 : Tagged on August 17, 2012. Released Aug 18, 2012
2.4.2 : Tagged on April 5, 2012. Released Apr 17, 2012.
2.4.1 : Tagged on February 13, 2012. Released Feb 21, 2012.
2.4.0 : Tagged on January 16, 2012, not released.
2.3.16 : Tagged on December 15, 2011.
2.3.15 : Tagged on November 8, 2011. Released Nov. 15, 2011.
2.3.14 : Tagged on August 1, 2011. Released Aug. 9, 2011.
2.3.13 : Tagged on June 28, 2011, not released.
2.3.12 : Tagged on May 11, 2011. Released May 23, 2011.
2.3.11 : Released as Beta on March 7, 2011.
2.3.10 : Tagged on December 13, 2010. Released Dec 21, 2010.
2.3.9 : Tagged on November 23, 2010, not released.
2.3.8 : Tagged on August 24, 2010.
2.3.7 : Tagged on August 19, 2010, not released.
2.3.6 : Released on June 21, 2010.
2.3.5 : Released on January 26, 2010.
2.3.4 : Released on December 8, 2009.
2.3.3 : Tagged on November 11, 2009, not released.
2.3.2 : Tagged on March 23, 2009, not released.
2.3.1 : Tagged on January 2, 2009, not released.
2.3.0 : Tagged on December 6, 2008, not released.
Contributors looking for a mission:
* Just do an egrep on "TODO" or "XXX" in the source.
* Review the bug database at: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/
* Review the "PatchAvailable" bugs in the bug database:
https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&product=Apache+httpd-2&keywords=PatchAvailable
After testing, you can append a comment saying "Reviewed and tested".
* Open bugs in the bug database.
* See also the STATUS file in the docs/ directory, which lists documentation-specific TODO items.
CURRENT RELEASE NOTES:
* Forward binary compatibility is expected of Apache 2.4.x releases, such
that no MMN major number changes will occur after 2.4.1. Such changes can
only be made in the trunk.
* All commits to branches/2.4.x must be reflected in SVN trunk,
as well, if they apply. Logical progression is commit to trunk
then merge into branches/2.4.x, as applicable.
* Current exceptions for RTC for this branch:
. http/2 - mod_http2
. mod_lua
. documentation
. non-Unix build
. non-Unix, single-platform code
RELEASE SHOWSTOPPERS:
PATCHES ACCEPTED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:
[ start all new proposals below, under PATCHES PROPOSED. ]
PATCHES PROPOSED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:
[ New proposals should be added at the end of the list ]
*) mod_proxy_hcheck: Dynamic reverse proxy backend health check module
Trunk version of patch: <various>
Backport version for 2.4.x of patch:
http://home.apache.org/~jim/patches/hcheck-2.4-v3.patch
<Plus docs>
+1: jim
*) mod_ssl: Add "no_crl_for_cert_ok" flag to SSLCARevocationCheck directive
to opt-in previous behaviour (2.2) with CRLs verification when checking
certificate(s) with no corresponding CRL.
trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1734561
http://svn.apache.org/r1734807
http://svn.apache.org/r1735159
http://svn.apache.org/r1735337
http://svn.apache.org/r1737265
2.4.x patch: trunk works (modulo CHANGES) or
http://home.apache.org/~ylavic/patches/httpd-2.4.x-no_crl_for_cert_ok-v2.patch
+1: ylavic
*) mod_proxy_http2: add http2 proxy support in new, experimental module.
Includes backport of r1729208 to set ALPN protocols for ssl backend
connections.
Trunk version of patch: <various>
Backport version for 2.4.x of patch: https://www.eissing.org/proxy_http2_2.4v4.patch
+1: icing, ylavic
updated patch after review by cjaillet, merged 1735668,1735748 from trunk
updated patch with APLOGNOs by merging 1735931,1735935 from trunk
updated patch with APLOGNOs by merging 1735942 from trunk
*) CGIVar for controlling building of REQUEST_URI (and future uses)
As mentioned on dev@:
* This is intended to replace existing methods of configuring how various
CGI vars should be built over the long term, though only REQUEST_URI is
handled for now.
* If the mechanism should be usable by third-party modules for its own
concerns, a check for recognized-envvar can be removed from the command
processor and the rest of the code will let the third-party module do
the right thing since the rule for a var is a character string in a table,
not a separate core_dir_config flag with enumerated values.
Trunk patch: r1734947, 1735952
2.4.x patch: https://emptyhammock.com/media/downloads/CGIVar-to-2.4.x.txt
Bad Jeff: The MMN change was missing originally, same patch updated :(
+1: trawick, ylavic
*) mod_ssl: Return 502 instead of 500 when SSL peer check or
proxy_post_handshake hook fails.
Trunk patch: r1645529 (works)
2.4.x patch which adds CHANGES: https://emptyhammock.com/media/downloads/r1645529-to-2.4.x.txt
+1: trawick
ylavic: there may be missing bits, see thread for commit r1736510.
*) mod_include: add the <!--#comment ...> syntax in order to include comments
in a SSI file.
Trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1737476
2.4.x patch: trunk patch works (compatibility note to be adjusted)
+1: jailletc36
*) core: block Define and Undefine in vhost and directory context. Because
it is EXEC_ON_READ, it "breaks out" of these contexts anyway.
trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1656063
http://svn.apache.org/r1656122
2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~covener/patches/2.4.x-define-limits.diff
+1: covener (I need to review the docs manually in this area)
PATCHES/ISSUES THAT ARE BEING WORKED
*) http: Don't remove the Content-Length of zero from a HEAD response if
it comes from an origin server, module or script. Allow the previous
behaviour (for legacy/buggy modules only, not origin) by also backporting
the HttpContentLengthHeadZero directive (and also HttpExpectStrict which
comes for free with the same commit).
trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1554303
http://svn.apache.org/r1678215
2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~ylavic/httpd-2.4.x-preserve_head_cl_zero.patch
+1: ylavic, jim
ylavic: r1554303 issued a major MMN bump, but since the ABI change is two
ints added at the end of core_server_config, the proposed merge
does a minor bump only.
minfrin: Two new directives need to be documented.
* mod_proxy_http: Don't establish or reuse a backend connection before pre-
fetching the request body, so to minimize the delay between it is supposed
to be alive and the first bytes sent: this is a best effort to prevent the
backend from closing because of idle or keepalive timeout in the meantime.
Also, handle a new "proxy-flushall" environment variable which allows to
flush any forwarded body data immediately. PR 56541+37920.
trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1656259
http://svn.apache.org/r1656359 (CHANGES entry)
2.4.x patch: trunk works (modulo CHANGES, docs/log-message-tags)
+1: ylavic
-0: jim: This seems to be a hit to normal performance, to handle an
error and/or non-normal condition. The pre-fetch is
expensive, and is always done, even before we know that
the backend is available to rec' it. I understand the
error described, but is the fix actually worth it (plus
it seems to allow for a DDoS vector).
ylavic: It seems to me that the problem is real since we reuse the
connection before prefetching 16K (either controlled by the
client, or by an input filter), we currently always prefetch
these bytes already. Regarding performance I don't see any
difference (more cycles) compared with the current code.
However I think I failed to rebuild the header_brigade when
the proxy loop is retried (ping), so I need to rework this.
Do you think we'd better remove the prefetch, or maybe just
make it nonblocking (by default)?
jim: Non-blocking seems the best way to handle...
PATCHES/ISSUES THAT ARE STALLED
* core: Add ap_errorlog_provider to make ErrorLog logging modular. This
backport keeps syslog logging as part of httpd core and only adds
API to allow other modules to be used for error logging.
trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1525597
http://svn.apache.org/r1525664
http://svn.apache.org/r1525845
http://svn.apache.org/r1527003
http://svn.apache.org/r1527005
http://svn.apache.org/r1532344
http://svn.apache.org/r1539988
http://svn.apache.org/r1541029
http://svn.apache.org/r1543979
http://svn.apache.org/r1544156
http://svn.apache.org/r1626978
2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/httpd-2.4.x-errorlog_provider.patch
+1: jkaluza
+1: covener w/ doc or code to fix syntax (providername:providerarg not supported like syslog or socacheproviders,
needs 2 args which is not valid in ErrorLog manual)
trawick: nit: fix "writing" in "/* NULL if we are writting to syslog */"
(sorry, haven't finished reviewing completely)
jim: What is the status of this??
* mod_proxy: Add ap_proxy_define_match_worker() and use it for ProxyPassMatch
and ProxyMatch section to distinguish between normal workers and workers
with regex substitutions in the name. Implement handling of such workers
in ap_proxy_get_worker(). Fixes the bug when regex workers were not
matched and used for request. PR 43513.
trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1609680
http://svn.apache.org/r1609688
http://svn.apache.org/r1641381
ylavic: Merge patch provided (reusing new->real to avoid double de_socketfy() call).
Also added missing r1609688 to the patchset.
2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~ylavic/httpd-2.4.x-ap_proxy_define_match_worker.patch
+1: ylavic
-0: covener tried to review this one in Austin with Jeff. Does the added match function
really cover a very narrow set of parameters with the way it skips over backreferences?
Also, why a new API vs. just setting the field inline?
* mod_systemd: New module, for integration with systemd on Linux.
trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1393976
http://svn.apache.org/r1393997
http://svn.apache.org/r1484554
http://svn.apache.org/r1528032
http://svn.apache.org/r1528034
http://svn.apache.org/r1614821
http://svn.apache.org/r1618579
http://svn.apache.org/r1618588
2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-mod_systemd.patch
+1: jkaluza
sf comments: The IdleShutdown logic seems broken. Consider a single
active connection that is stalled for 10 seconds. That
connection will be broken after GracefulShutdownTimeout.
A better logic would be to check if there is any open
connection that is not in keep-alive state.
* mod_journald: Add new module mod_journald to log error logs into journald.
This patch needs changes done in mod_systemd patch (already
proposed for 2.4.x).
trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1610339
http://svn.apache.org/r1621806
2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/httpd-2.4.x-mod_journald.patch
+1: jkaluza, jim
rjung, minfrin: Not understanding "This patch needs changes done in
mod_systemd patch", am I right in understanding this patch is
already committed?
jkaluza: No, that patch is not committed yet. It is in STALLED section.
The link for that patch is: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-mod_systemd.patch
* core: Add support for systemd socket activation.
trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1511033
http://svn.apache.org/r1608686
http://svn.apache.org/r1608694
http://svn.apache.org/r1608703
http://svn.apache.org/r1608721
http://svn.apache.org/r1608744
2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-socket-activation.patch
+1: jkaluza
* mod_proxy: Ensure network errors detected by the proxy are returned as
504 Gateway Timout as opposed to 502 Bad Gateway
trunk patch: https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1480058
2.4.x patch: trunk patch works modulo CHANGES
+1:
-1: rpluem: This change is still disputed. See
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-dev/201305.mbox/%3C1B16B9E3-87BA-4EEF-939C-7C7313B54714%40gbiv.com%3E
* cross-compile: allow to provide CC_FOR_BUILD so that gen_test_char will be
compiled by the build compiler instead of the host compiler.
Also set CC_FOR_BUILD to 'cc' when cross-compilation is detected.
Trunk patches: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1327907
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1328390
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1328714
2.4 patch: http://people.apache.org/~fuankg/diffs/httpd-2.4.x-cross_compile.diff
fuankg: on hold until we agree for a better and more simple solution ...
* Makefile.win: Added copying of .vbs / .wsf CGIs to Windows install target.
Moved fixing of shebang to separate target so that it is
no longer executed by default and all CGIs remain inactive.
trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1387984
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1421203
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1421591
2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~fuankg/diffs/httpd-2.4.x-Makefile.win.diff
+1 fuankg, gsmith
-.8: trawick
This commit is essentially deciding that an httpd install on
Windows now has printenv/testcgi written in 2 more languages.
To the extent that the usefulness is that it shows how to make scripts
of these types executable by httpd, I believe that the documentation
is the proper place to solve that. To the extent that the usefullness
is to show how to implement a CGI in these particular languages, I believe
that the httpd distribution and documentation in general is not the
place for that. Historically these types of scripts have caused problems
for downstream vendorsas well as newbies (and sometimes the intersection
of those two groups) who don't understand that these are information leaks
once they are enabled, and the subtlety of the way they are disabled ("Apache
messed up the first line; let me fix that") contributes to that.
fuankg notes: I've just added a big warning to all CGI scripts which should now
make absolutely clear that these CGIs are for testing purpose only - so those
who enable those scripts with inserting the right shebang should be 100% aware
of any risks (this should cover your last point).
jim: trawick, does the above address your concerns?
trawick: to some extent (somebody reading the script gets an idea)
Why isn't the configuration requirement documented instead
of described indirectly in a sample?
Why are these new samples added to the install without three
votes? (I didn't veto it; put your name next to the two
existing ones and I'll be satisified that enough people
considered this addition as an appropriate solution for a
real httpd usability problem.)
wrowe: I'd agree with trawick, and suggest that these scripts can begin
their life somewhere in the manual/ tree. This really seems like
the place where /usr/share/httpd/examples/ would be useful, but
there isn't an ordinary directory for that. Since we want none
of the scripts to function 'out of the box', what about a new
cgi-examples/ dir alongside cgi-bin/? Otherwise manual/cgi/examples
might work?