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hotchpotch / unicorn_killer.rb
Created October 3, 2011 08:11
Unicorn process killer utility
# # your config.ru
# require 'unicorn_killer'
# use UnicornKiller::MaxRequests, 1000
# use UnicornKiller::Oom, 400 * 1024
module UnicornKiller
module Kill
def quit
sec = (Time.now - @process_start).to_i
warn "#{self.class} send SIGQUIT (pid: #{Process.pid})\talive: #{sec} sec"

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