def reap_dead_workers(reason='unknown')
if @workers.list.length > 0
STDERR.puts "#{Time.now}: Reaping #{@workers.list.length} threads for slow workers because of '#{reason}'"
error_msg = "Mongrel timed out this thread: #{reason}"
mark = Time.now
@workers.list.each do |worker|
worker[:started_on] = Time.now if not worker[:started_on]
if mark - worker[:started_on] > @timeout + @throttle
STDERR.puts "Thread #{worker.inspect} is too old, killing."
worker.raise(TimeoutError.new(error_msg))
end
end
end
return @workers.list.length
end