mod_dav_svn Apache connection pool vs svnserve Berkeley DB locks for burst concurrency
A deployment subject to intermittent bursts of Subversion client requests must choose between two documented server approaches for handling concurrency. mod_dav_svn relies on Apache's built-in connection pool, where acceptance is governed by server-wide client and timeout settings. svnserve with a Berkeley DB backend relies on DB_ENV lock tables and cache si