1 # -*- encoding: binary -*-
3 # This is the process manager of Unicorn. This manages worker
4 # processes which in turn handle the I/O and application process.
5 # Listener sockets are started in the master process and shared with
6 # forked worker children.
8 # Users do not need to know the internals of this class, but reading the
9 # {source}[https://yhbt.net/unicorn.git/tree/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb]
10 # is education for programmers wishing to learn how unicorn works.
11 # See Unicorn::Configurator for information on how to configure unicorn.
12 class Unicorn::HttpServer
14 attr_accessor :app, :timeout, :worker_processes,
15 :before_fork, :after_fork, :before_exec,
16 :listener_opts, :preload_app,
17 :orig_app, :config, :ready_pipe, :user,
18 :default_middleware, :early_hints
19 attr_writer :after_worker_exit, :after_worker_ready, :worker_exec
21 attr_reader :pid, :logger
22 include Unicorn::SocketHelper
23 include Unicorn::HttpResponse
25 # all bound listener sockets
26 # note: this is public used by raindrops, but not recommended for use
30 # listeners we have yet to bind
34 # We populate this at startup so we can figure out how to reexecute
35 # and upgrade the currently running instance of Unicorn
36 # This Hash is considered a stable interface and changing its contents
37 # will allow you to switch between different installations of Unicorn
38 # or even different installations of the same applications without
39 # downtime. Keys of this constant Hash are described as follows:
41 # * 0 - the path to the unicorn executable
42 # * :argv - a deep copy of the ARGV array the executable originally saw
43 # * :cwd - the working directory of the application, this is where
44 # you originally started Unicorn.
46 # To change your unicorn executable to a different path without downtime,
47 # you can set the following in your Unicorn config file, HUP and then
48 # continue with the traditional USR2 + QUIT upgrade steps:
50 # Unicorn::HttpServer::START_CTX[0] = "/home/bofh/2.3.0/bin/unicorn"
52 :argv => ARGV.map(&:dup),
55 # We favor ENV['PWD'] since it is (usually) symlink aware for Capistrano
57 START_CTX[:cwd] = begin
58 a = File.stat(pwd = ENV['PWD'])
59 b = File.stat(Dir.pwd)
60 a.ino == b.ino && a.dev == b.dev ? pwd : Dir.pwd
66 # Creates a working server on host:port (strange things happen if
67 # port isn't a Number). Use HttpServer::run to start the server and
68 # HttpServer.run.join to join the thread that's processing
69 # incoming requests on the socket.
70 def initialize(app, options = {})
73 @default_middleware = true
75 @ready_pipe = options.delete(:ready_pipe)
76 @init_listeners = options[:listeners] ? options[:listeners].dup : []
77 options[:use_defaults] = true
78 self.config = Unicorn::Configurator.new(options)
79 self.listener_opts = {}
81 # We use @self_pipe differently in the master and worker processes:
83 # * The master process never closes or reinitializes this once
84 # initialized. Signal handlers in the master process will write to
85 # it to wake up the master from IO.select in exactly the same manner
86 # djb describes in https://cr.yp.to/docs/selfpipe.html
88 # * The workers immediately close the pipe they inherit. See the
89 # Unicorn::Worker class for the pipe workers use.
91 @workers = {} # hash maps PIDs to Workers
92 @sig_queue = [] # signal queue used for self-piping
95 # we try inheriting listeners first, so we bind them later.
96 # we don't write the pid file until we've bound listeners in case
97 # unicorn was started twice by mistake. Even though our #pid= method
98 # checks for stale/existing pid files, race conditions are still
99 # possible (and difficult/non-portable to avoid) and can be likely
100 # to clobber the pid if the second start was in quick succession
101 # after the first, so we rely on the listener binding to fail in
102 # that case. Some tests (in and outside of this source tree) and
103 # monitoring tools may also rely on pid files existing before we
104 # attempt to connect to the listener(s)
105 config.commit!(self, :skip => [:listeners, :pid])
107 # list of signals we care about and trap in master.
109 :WINCH, :QUIT, :INT, :TERM, :USR1, :USR2, :HUP, :TTIN, :TTOU ]
111 @worker_data = if worker_data = ENV['UNICORN_WORKER']
112 worker_data = worker_data.split(',').map!(&:to_i)
113 worker_data[1] = worker_data.slice!(1..2).map do |i|
120 # Runs the thing. Returns self so you can run join on it
123 # this pipe is used to wake us up from select(2) in #join when signals
124 # are trapped. See trap_deferred.
125 @self_pipe.replace(Unicorn.pipe)
126 @master_pid = @worker_data ? Process.ppid : $$
128 # setup signal handlers before writing pid file in case people get
129 # trigger happy and send signals as soon as the pid file exists.
130 # Note that signals don't actually get handled until the #join method
131 @queue_sigs.each { |sig| trap(sig) { @sig_queue << sig; awaken_master } }
132 trap(:CHLD) { awaken_master }
134 # write pid early for Mongrel compatibility if we're not inheriting sockets
135 # This is needed for compatibility some Monit setups at least.
136 # This unfortunately has the side effect of clobbering valid PID if
137 # we upgrade and the upgrade breaks during preload_app==true && build_app!
138 self.pid = config[:pid]
140 build_app! if preload_app
143 spawn_missing_workers
147 # replaces current listener set with +listeners+. This will
148 # close the socket if it will not exist in the new listener set
149 def listeners=(listeners)
150 cur_names, dead_names = [], []
151 listener_names.each do |name|
152 if name.start_with?('/')
153 # mark unlinked sockets as dead so we can rebind them
154 (File.socket?(name) ? cur_names : dead_names) << name
159 set_names = listener_names(listeners)
160 dead_names.concat(cur_names - set_names).uniq!
162 LISTENERS.delete_if do |io|
163 if dead_names.include?(sock_name(io))
164 (io.close rescue nil).nil? # true
166 set_server_sockopt(io, listener_opts[sock_name(io)])
171 (set_names - cur_names).each { |addr| listen(addr) }
174 def stdout_path=(path); redirect_io($stdout, path); end
175 def stderr_path=(path); redirect_io($stderr, path); end
178 Unicorn::HttpRequest::DEFAULTS["rack.logger"] = @logger = obj
181 def clobber_pid(path)
182 unlink_pid_safe(@pid) if @pid
185 tmp = "#{File.dirname(path)}/#{rand}.#$$"
186 File.open(tmp, File::RDWR|File::CREAT|File::EXCL, 0644)
192 File.rename(fp.path, path)
197 # sets the path for the PID file of the master process
200 if x = valid_pid?(path)
201 return path if pid && path == pid && x == $$
202 if x == @reexec_pid && pid.end_with?('.oldbin')
203 logger.warn("will not set pid=#{path} while reexec-ed "\
204 "child is running PID:#{x}")
207 raise ArgumentError, "Already running on PID:#{x} " \
208 "(or pid=#{path} is stale)"
212 # rename the old pid if possible
215 File.rename(@pid, path)
216 rescue Errno::ENOENT, Errno::EXDEV
217 # a user may have accidentally removed the original,
218 # obviously cross-FS renames don't work, either.
227 # add a given address to the +listeners+ set, idempotently
228 # Allows workers to add a private, per-process listener via the
229 # after_fork hook. Very useful for debugging and testing.
230 # +:tries+ may be specified as an option for the number of times
231 # to retry, and +:delay+ may be specified as the time in seconds
232 # to delay between retries.
233 # A negative value for +:tries+ indicates the listen will be
234 # retried indefinitely, this is useful when workers belonging to
235 # different masters are spawned during a transparent upgrade.
236 def listen(address, opt = {}.merge(listener_opts[address] || {}))
237 address = config.expand_addr(address)
238 return if String === address && listener_names.include?(address)
240 delay = opt[:delay] || 0.5
241 tries = opt[:tries] || 5
243 io = bind_listen(address, opt)
244 unless Kgio::TCPServer === io || Kgio::UNIXServer === io
248 logger.info "listening on addr=#{sock_name(io)} fd=#{io.fileno}"
251 rescue Errno::EADDRINUSE => err
252 logger.error "adding listener failed addr=#{address} (in use)"
253 raise err if tries == 0
255 logger.error "retrying in #{delay} seconds " \
256 "(#{tries < 0 ? 'infinite' : tries} tries left)"
260 logger.fatal "error adding listener addr=#{address}"
265 # monitors children and receives signals forever
266 # (or until a termination signal is sent). This handles signals
267 # one-at-a-time time and we'll happily drop signals in case somebody
268 # is signalling us too often.
271 last_check = time_now
274 logger.info "master process ready" # test_exec.rb relies on this message
277 @ready_pipe.syswrite($$.to_s)
279 logger.warn("grandparent died too soon?: #{e.message} (#{e.class})")
281 @ready_pipe = @ready_pipe.close rescue nil
285 case @sig_queue.shift
287 # avoid murdering workers after our master process (or the
288 # machine) comes out of suspend/hibernation
289 if (last_check + @timeout) >= (last_check = time_now)
290 sleep_time = murder_lazy_workers
292 sleep_time = @timeout/2.0 + 1
293 @logger.debug("waiting #{sleep_time}s after suspend/hibernation")
295 maintain_worker_count if respawn
296 master_sleep(sleep_time)
297 when :QUIT # graceful shutdown
299 when :TERM, :INT # immediate shutdown
302 when :USR1 # rotate logs
303 logger.info "master reopening logs..."
304 Unicorn::Util.reopen_logs
305 logger.info "master done reopening logs"
306 soft_kill_each_worker(:USR1)
307 when :USR2 # exec binary, stay alive in case something went wrong
311 logger.info "SIGWINCH ignored because we're not daemonized"
314 logger.info "gracefully stopping all workers"
315 soft_kill_each_worker(:QUIT)
316 self.worker_processes = 0
320 self.worker_processes += 1
322 self.worker_processes -= 1 if self.worker_processes > 0
325 if config.config_file
327 else # exec binary and exit if there's no config file
328 logger.info "config_file not present, reexecuting binary"
333 Unicorn.log_error(@logger, "master loop error", e)
335 stop # gracefully shutdown all workers on our way out
336 logger.info "master complete"
337 unlink_pid_safe(pid) if pid
340 # Terminates all workers, but does not exit master process
341 def stop(graceful = true)
343 limit = time_now + timeout
344 until @workers.empty? || time_now > limit
346 soft_kill_each_worker(:QUIT)
348 kill_each_worker(:TERM)
353 kill_each_worker(:KILL)
357 Unicorn::HttpRequest.input_class.method_defined?(:rewind)
360 def rewindable_input=(bool)
361 Unicorn::HttpRequest.input_class = bool ?
362 Unicorn::TeeInput : Unicorn::StreamInput
365 def client_body_buffer_size
366 Unicorn::TeeInput.client_body_buffer_size
369 def client_body_buffer_size=(bytes)
370 Unicorn::TeeInput.client_body_buffer_size = bytes
373 def check_client_connection
374 Unicorn::HttpRequest.check_client_connection
377 def check_client_connection=(bool)
378 Unicorn::HttpRequest.check_client_connection = bool
383 # wait for a signal hander to wake us up and then consume the pipe
384 def master_sleep(sec)
385 @self_pipe[0].wait(sec) or return
386 # 11 bytes is the maximum string length which can be embedded within
387 # the Ruby itself and not require a separate malloc (on 32-bit MRI 1.9+).
388 # Most reads are only one byte here and uncommon, so it's not worth a
389 # persistent buffer, either:
390 @self_pipe[0].kgio_tryread(11)
394 return if $$ != @master_pid
395 @self_pipe[1].kgio_trywrite('.') # wakeup master process from select
398 # reaps all unreaped workers
401 wpid, status = Process.waitpid2(-1, Process::WNOHANG)
403 if @reexec_pid == wpid
404 logger.error "reaped #{status.inspect} exec()-ed"
406 self.pid = pid.chomp('.oldbin') if pid
409 worker = @workers.delete(wpid) and worker.close rescue nil
410 @after_worker_exit.call(self, worker, status)
417 # reexecutes the START_CTX with a new binary
421 Process.kill(0, @reexec_pid)
422 logger.error "reexec-ed child already running PID:#@reexec_pid"
430 old_pid = "#{pid}.oldbin"
432 self.pid = old_pid # clear the path for a new pid file
434 logger.error "old PID:#{valid_pid?(old_pid)} running with " \
435 "existing pid=#{old_pid}, refusing rexec"
438 logger.error "error writing pid=#{old_pid} #{e.class} #{e.message}"
443 @reexec_pid = fork do
444 listener_fds = listener_sockets
445 ENV['UNICORN_FD'] = listener_fds.keys.join(',')
446 Dir.chdir(START_CTX[:cwd])
447 cmd = [ START_CTX[0] ].concat(START_CTX[:argv])
449 # exec(command, hash) works in at least 1.9.1+, but will only be
450 # required in 1.9.4/2.0.0 at earliest.
452 logger.info "executing #{cmd.inspect} (in #{Dir.pwd})"
453 before_exec.call(self)
456 proc_name 'master (old)'
459 def worker_spawn(worker)
460 listener_fds = listener_sockets
462 env['UNICORN_FD'] = listener_fds.keys.join(',')
464 listener_fds[worker.to_io.fileno] = worker.to_io
465 listener_fds[worker.master.fileno] = worker.master
467 worker_info = [worker.nr, worker.to_io.fileno, worker.master.fileno]
468 env['UNICORN_WORKER'] = worker_info.join(',')
470 Process.spawn(env, START_CTX[0], *START_CTX[:argv], listener_fds)
475 LISTENERS.each { |sock| listener_fds[sock.fileno] = sock }
479 # forcibly terminate all workers that haven't checked in in timeout seconds. The timeout is implemented using an unlinked File
480 def murder_lazy_workers
481 next_sleep = @timeout - 1
483 @workers.dup.each_pair do |wpid, worker|
485 0 == tick and next # skip workers that haven't processed any clients
487 tmp = @timeout - diff
489 next_sleep > tmp and next_sleep = tmp
493 logger.error "worker=#{worker.nr} PID:#{wpid} timeout " \
494 "(#{diff}s > #{@timeout}s), killing"
495 kill_worker(:KILL, wpid) # take no prisoners for timeout violations
497 next_sleep <= 0 ? 1 : next_sleep
500 def after_fork_internal
501 @self_pipe.each(&:close).clear # this is master-only, now
502 @ready_pipe.close if @ready_pipe
503 Unicorn::Configurator::RACKUP.clear
504 @ready_pipe = @init_listeners = @before_exec = @before_fork = nil
506 # The OpenSSL PRNG is seeded with only the pid, and apps with frequently
507 # dying workers can recycle pids
508 OpenSSL::Random.seed(rand.to_s) if defined?(OpenSSL::Random)
511 def spawn_missing_workers
513 worker = Unicorn::Worker.new(*@worker_data)
520 until (worker_nr += 1) == @worker_processes
521 @workers.value?(worker_nr) and next
522 worker = Unicorn::Worker.new(worker_nr)
523 before_fork.call(self, worker)
525 pid = @worker_exec ? worker_spawn(worker) : fork
533 @workers[pid] = worker
537 @logger.error(e) rescue nil
541 def maintain_worker_count
542 (off = @workers.size - worker_processes) == 0 and return
543 off < 0 and return spawn_missing_workers
544 @workers.each_value { |w| w.nr >= worker_processes and w.soft_kill(:QUIT) }
547 # if we get any error, try to write something back to the client
548 # assuming we haven't closed the socket, but don't get hung up
549 # if the socket is already closed or broken. We'll always ensure
550 # the socket is closed at the end of this function
551 def handle_error(client, e)
553 when EOFError,Errno::ECONNRESET,Errno::EPIPE,Errno::ENOTCONN
554 # client disconnected on us and there's nothing we can do
555 when Unicorn::RequestURITooLongError
557 when Unicorn::RequestEntityTooLargeError
559 when Unicorn::HttpParserError # try to tell the client they're bad
562 Unicorn.log_error(@logger, "app error", e)
566 client.kgio_trywrite(err_response(code, @request.response_start_sent))
572 def e103_response_write(client, headers)
573 rss = @request.response_start_sent
574 buf = rss ? "103 Early Hints\r\n" : "HTTP/1.1 103 Early Hints\r\n"
575 headers.each { |key, value| append_header(buf, key, value) }
576 buf << (rss ? "\r\nHTTP/1.1 ".freeze : "\r\n".freeze)
580 def e100_response_write(client, env)
581 # We use String#freeze to avoid allocations under Ruby 2.1+
582 # Not many users hit this code path, so it's better to reduce the
583 # constant table sizes even for Ruby 2.0 users who'll hit extra
585 client.write(@request.response_start_sent ?
586 "100 Continue\r\n\r\nHTTP/1.1 ".freeze :
587 "HTTP/1.1 100 Continue\r\n\r\n".freeze)
588 env.delete('HTTP_EXPECT'.freeze)
591 # once a client is accepted, it is processed in its entirety here
592 # in 3 easy steps: read request, call app, write app response
593 def process_client(client)
594 @request = Unicorn::HttpRequest.new
595 env = @request.read(client)
598 env["rack.early_hints"] = lambda do |headers|
599 e103_response_write(client, headers)
603 env["rack.after_reply"] = []
605 status, headers, body = @app.call(env)
608 return if @request.hijacked?
610 if 100 == status.to_i
611 e100_response_write(client, env)
612 status, headers, body = @app.call(env)
613 return if @request.hijacked?
615 @request.headers? or headers = nil
616 http_response_write(client, status, headers, body, @request)
618 body.respond_to?(:close) and body.close
621 unless client.closed? # rack.hijack may've close this for us
622 client.shutdown # in case of fork() in Rack app
623 client.close # flush and uncork socket immediately, no keepalive
626 handle_error(client, e)
628 env["rack.after_reply"].each(&:call) if env
631 def nuke_listeners!(readers)
632 # only called from the worker, ordering is important here
634 readers.replace([false]) # ensure worker does not continue ASAP
635 tmp.each { |io| io.close rescue nil } # break out of IO.select
638 # gets rid of stuff the worker has no business keeping track of
639 # to free some resources and drops all sig handlers.
640 # traps for USR1, USR2, and HUP may be set in the after_fork Proc
642 def init_worker_process(worker)
644 # we'll re-trap :QUIT later for graceful shutdown iff we accept clients
645 exit_sigs = [ :QUIT, :TERM, :INT ]
646 exit_sigs.each { |sig| trap(sig) { exit!(0) } }
647 exit!(0) if (@sig_queue & exit_sigs)[0]
648 (@queue_sigs - exit_sigs).each { |sig| trap(sig, nil) }
649 trap(:CHLD, 'DEFAULT')
651 proc_name "worker[#{worker.nr}]"
655 after_fork.call(self, worker) # can drop perms and create listeners
656 LISTENERS.each { |sock| sock.close_on_exec = true }
658 worker.user(*user) if user.kind_of?(Array) && ! worker.switched
660 build_app! unless preload_app
661 @after_fork = @listener_opts = @orig_app = nil
662 readers = LISTENERS.dup
664 trap(:QUIT) { nuke_listeners!(readers) }
668 def reopen_worker_logs(worker_nr)
669 logger.info "worker=#{worker_nr} reopening logs..."
670 Unicorn::Util.reopen_logs
671 logger.info "worker=#{worker_nr} done reopening logs"
674 logger.error(e) rescue nil
675 exit!(77) # EX_NOPERM in sysexits.h
678 def prep_readers(readers)
679 wtr = Unicorn::Waiter.prep_readers(readers)
680 @timeout *= 500 # to milliseconds for epoll, but halved
683 require_relative 'select_waiter'
684 @timeout /= 2.0 # halved for IO.select
685 Unicorn::SelectWaiter.new
688 # runs inside each forked worker, this sits around and waits
689 # for connections and doesn't die until the parent dies (or is
690 # given a INT, QUIT, or TERM signal)
691 def worker_loop(worker)
692 readers = init_worker_process(worker)
693 waiter = prep_readers(readers)
696 # this only works immediately if the master sent us the signal
697 # (which is the normal case)
698 trap(:USR1) { reopen = true }
701 @after_worker_ready.call(self, worker)
704 reopen = reopen_worker_logs(worker.nr) if reopen
705 worker.tick = time_now.to_i
706 while sock = ready.shift
707 # Unicorn::Worker#kgio_tryaccept is not like accept(2) at all,
708 # but that will return false
709 if client = sock.kgio_tryaccept
710 process_client(client)
711 worker.tick = time_now.to_i
716 # timeout so we can .tick and keep parent from SIGKILL-ing us
717 worker.tick = time_now.to_i
718 waiter.get_readers(ready, readers, @timeout)
720 redo if reopen && readers[0]
721 Unicorn.log_error(@logger, "listen loop error", e) if readers[0]
725 # delivers a signal to a worker and fails gracefully if the worker
726 # is no longer running.
727 def kill_worker(signal, wpid)
728 Process.kill(signal, wpid)
730 worker = @workers.delete(wpid) and worker.close rescue nil
733 # delivers a signal to each worker
734 def kill_each_worker(signal)
735 @workers.keys.each { |wpid| kill_worker(signal, wpid) }
738 def soft_kill_each_worker(signal)
739 @workers.each_value { |worker| worker.soft_kill(signal) }
742 # unlinks a PID file at given +path+ if it contains the current PID
743 # still potentially racy without locking the directory (which is
744 # non-portable and may interact badly with other programs), but the
745 # window for hitting the race condition is small
746 def unlink_pid_safe(path)
747 (File.read(path).to_i == $$ and File.unlink(path)) rescue nil
750 # returns a PID if a given path contains a non-stale PID file,
753 wpid = File.read(path).to_i
755 Process.kill(0, wpid)
758 logger.info "pid=#{path} possibly stale, got EPERM signalling PID:#{wpid}"
760 rescue Errno::ESRCH, Errno::ENOENT
761 # don't unlink stale pid files, racy without non-portable locking...
766 logger.info "reloading config_file=#{config.config_file}"
767 config[:listeners].replace(@init_listeners)
770 soft_kill_each_worker(:QUIT)
771 Unicorn::Util.reopen_logs
773 build_app! if preload_app
774 logger.info "done reloading config_file=#{config.config_file}"
775 rescue StandardError, LoadError, SyntaxError => e
776 Unicorn.log_error(@logger,
777 "error reloading config_file=#{config.config_file}", e)
778 self.app = loaded_app
781 # returns an array of string names for the given listener array
782 def listener_names(listeners = LISTENERS)
783 listeners.map { |io| sock_name(io) }
787 if app.respond_to?(:arity) && (app.arity == 0 || app.arity == 2)
788 if defined?(Gem) && Gem.respond_to?(:refresh)
789 logger.info "Refreshing Gem list"
792 self.app = app.arity == 0 ? app.call : app.call(nil, self)
797 $0 = ([ File.basename(START_CTX[0]), tag
798 ]).concat(START_CTX[:argv]).join(' ')
801 def redirect_io(io, path)
802 File.open(path, 'ab') { |fp| io.reopen(fp) } if path
806 def inherit_listeners!
807 # inherit sockets from parents, they need to be plain Socket objects
808 # before they become Kgio::UNIXServer or Kgio::TCPServer
809 inherited = ENV['UNICORN_FD'].to_s.split(',')
811 # emulate sd_listen_fds() for systemd
812 sd_pid, sd_fds = ENV.values_at('LISTEN_PID', 'LISTEN_FDS')
813 if sd_pid.to_i == $$ # n.b. $$ can never be zero
814 # 3 = SD_LISTEN_FDS_START
815 inherited.concat((3...(3 + sd_fds.to_i)).to_a)
817 # to ease debugging, we will not unset LISTEN_PID and LISTEN_FDS
819 inherited.map! do |fd|
820 io = Socket.for_fd(fd.to_i)
823 set_server_sockopt(io, listener_opts[sock_name(io)])
824 logger.info "inherited addr=#{sock_name(io)} fd=#{io.fileno}"
828 config_listeners = config[:listeners].dup
829 LISTENERS.replace(inherited)
831 # we start out with generic Socket objects that get cast to either
832 # Kgio::TCPServer or Kgio::UNIXServer objects; but since the Socket
833 # objects share the same OS-level file descriptor as the higher-level
834 # *Server objects; we need to prevent Socket objects from being
836 config_listeners -= listener_names
837 if config_listeners.empty? && LISTENERS.empty?
838 config_listeners << Unicorn::Const::DEFAULT_LISTEN
839 @init_listeners << Unicorn::Const::DEFAULT_LISTEN
840 START_CTX[:argv] << "-l#{Unicorn::Const::DEFAULT_LISTEN}"
842 NEW_LISTENERS.replace(config_listeners)
845 # call only after calling inherit_listeners!
846 # This binds any listeners we did NOT inherit from the parent
847 def bind_new_listeners!
848 NEW_LISTENERS.each { |addr| listen(addr) }.clear
849 raise ArgumentError, "no listeners" if LISTENERS.empty?
852 # try to use the monotonic clock in Ruby >= 2.1, it is immune to clock
853 # offset adjustments and generates less garbage (Float vs Time object)
855 Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
857 Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
859 rescue NameError, NoMethodError
860 def time_now # Ruby <= 2.0