sub _restart_on_changes {
my $self = shift;
- my @events = $self->_watcher->wait_for_events();
- $self->_handle_events(@events);
+ # We use this loop in order to avoid having _handle_events() call back
+ # into this method. We used to do that, and the end result was that stack
+ # traces become longer and longer with every restart. Using the loop, the
+ # portion of the stack trace that covers this code never changes.
+ while (1) {
+ my @events = $self->_watcher->wait_for_events();
+ $self->_handle_events(@events);
+ }
}
sub _handle_events {
$self->_kill_child;
$self->_fork_and_start;
-
- $self->_restart_on_changes;
}
sub DEMOLISH {