diff -Naur apache_1.3.6+01-04/htdocs/manual/stopping.html apache_1.3.6+01-05/htdocs/manual/stopping.html
--- apache_1.3.6+01-04/htdocs/manual/stopping.html	Mon Mar 22 16:17:35 1999
+++ apache_1.3.6+01-05/htdocs/manual/stopping.html	Tue Jul 20 16:25:29 1999
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@
 complete for users on low bandwidth links then you could wait 15 minutes
 before doing anything with the old log.
 
+<P>Supporting graceful restarts slows Apache down somewhat.  You can
+increase performance by compiling apache with the
+<CODE>NO_GRACEFUL</CODE> flag, which disables graceful restarts.
+<CODE>USR1</CODE> will behave like <CODE>HUP</CODE>.
+
 <P><STRONG>Note:</STRONG> If your configuration file has errors in it when
 you issue a
 restart then your parent will not restart, it will exit with an error.
diff -Naur apache_1.3.6+01-04/src/include/httpd.h apache_1.3.6+01-05/src/include/httpd.h
--- apache_1.3.6+01-04/src/include/httpd.h	Mon Jul 19 16:22:48 1999
+++ apache_1.3.6+01-05/src/include/httpd.h	Tue Jul 20 16:26:22 1999
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 #ifdef SPEED_DAEMON	/* that's me, a real speed demon */
 # define FAST_TIME	/* eliminate redundant calls to time() */
 # define BUFFERED_LOGS	/* buffer log messages */
+# define NO_GRACEFUL	/* eliminate per-request signal manipulation */
 # define USE_QUICK_LOG	/* fast path through logging code */
 #endif
 
diff -Naur apache_1.3.6+01-04/src/main/http_main.c apache_1.3.6+01-05/src/main/http_main.c
--- apache_1.3.6+01-04/src/main/http_main.c	Tue Jul 20 15:50:49 1999
+++ apache_1.3.6+01-05/src/main/http_main.c	Tue Jul 20 16:29:00 1999
@@ -2650,6 +2650,7 @@
     }
 }
 
+#ifndef NO_GRACEFUL
 static int volatile usr1_just_die = 1;
 static int volatile deferred_die;
 
@@ -2660,6 +2661,7 @@
     }
     deferred_die = 1;
 }
+#endif
 
 /* volatile just in case */
 static int volatile shutdown_pending;
@@ -2771,6 +2773,9 @@
 }
 
 /* do a graceful restart if graceful == 1 */
+#ifdef NO_GRACEFUL
+/*ARGSUSED*/
+#endif
 void ap_start_restart(int graceful)
 {
 #ifndef WIN32
@@ -2779,7 +2784,9 @@
 	return;
     }
     restart_pending = 1;
+#ifndef NO_GRACEFUL
     is_graceful = graceful;
+#endif
 #else
     signal_parent(1);	    /* get the parent process to wake up */
 #endif /* WIN32 */
@@ -3522,6 +3529,9 @@
 	printf(" -D PIPE_BUF=%ld\n",(long)PIPE_BUF);
 #endif
 #endif
+#ifdef NO_GRACEFUL
+    printf(" -D NO_GRACEFUL\n");
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_QUICK_LOG
     printf(" -D USE_QUICK_LOG\n");
 #endif
@@ -3715,6 +3725,7 @@
 	BUFF *conn_io;
 	request_rec *r;
 
+#ifndef NO_GRACEFUL
 	/* Prepare to receive a SIGUSR1 due to graceful restart so that
 	 * we can exit cleanly.  Since we're between connections right
 	 * now it's the right time to exit, but we might be blocked in a
@@ -3721,6 +3732,7 @@
 	 * system call when the graceful restart request is made. */
 	usr1_just_die = 1;
 	signal(SIGUSR1, usr1_handler);
+#endif
 
 	/*
 	 * (Re)initialize this child to a pre-connection state.
@@ -3787,17 +3799,21 @@
 	    /* if we accept() something we don't want to die, so we have to
 	     * defer the exit
 	     */
+#ifndef NO_GRACEFUL
 	    deferred_die = 0;
 	    usr1_just_die = 0;
+#endif
 	    for (;;) {
 		clen = sizeof(sa_client);
 		csd = accept(sd, &sa_client, &clen);
 		if (csd >= 0 || errno != EINTR)
 		    break;
+#ifndef NO_GRACEFUL
 		if (deferred_die) {
 		    /* we didn't get a socket, and we were told to die */
 		    clean_child_exit(0);
 		}
+#endif
 	    }
 
 	    if (csd >= 0)
@@ -3863,6 +3879,7 @@
 		}
 	    }
 
+#ifndef NO_GRACEFUL
 	    /* go around again, safe to die */
 	    usr1_just_die = 1;
 	    if (deferred_die) {
@@ -3869,6 +3886,7 @@
 		/* ok maybe not, see ya later */
 		clean_child_exit(0);
 	    }
+#endif
 	    /* or maybe we missed a signal, you never know on systems
 	     * without reliable signals
 	     */
@@ -3880,10 +3898,12 @@
 
 	SAFE_ACCEPT(accept_mutex_off());	/* unlock after "accept" */
 
+#ifndef NO_GRACEFUL
 	/* We've got a socket, let's at least process one request off the
 	 * socket before we accept a graceful restart request.
 	 */
 	signal(SIGUSR1, SIG_IGN);
+#endif
 
 	ap_note_cleanups_for_fd(ptrans, csd);
 
@@ -3983,6 +4003,7 @@
 		clean_child_exit(0);
 	    }
 
+#ifndef NO_GRACEFUL
 	    /* In case we get a graceful restart while we're blocked
 	     * waiting for the request.
 	     *
@@ -3998,6 +4019,7 @@
 	     */
 	    usr1_just_die = 1;
 	    signal(SIGUSR1, usr1_handler);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff -Naur apache_1.3.6+01-04/src/main/http_protocol.c apache_1.3.6+01-05/src/main/http_protocol.c
--- apache_1.3.6+01-04/src/main/http_protocol.c	Mon Jul 19 16:37:55 1999
+++ apache_1.3.6+01-05/src/main/http_protocol.c	Tue Jul 20 16:29:55 1999
@@ -833,6 +833,9 @@
 	    cp[7] == '.' &&
 	    (cp[8] == '0' || cp[8] == '1') &&
 	    ((cp[9] == '\r' && cp[10] == '\n') || cp[9] == '\n')) {
+#if defined(SIGUSR1) && !defined(NO_GRACEFUL)
+	    signal(SIGUSR1, SIG_IGN);
+#endif
 
 	    r->rqhdr = cp + 10 + (cp[9] == '\r');
 	    r->rqhdr_len = (int) (&r->rqbuf[n] - r->rqhdr);
@@ -909,7 +912,7 @@
         }
     }
     /* we've probably got something to do, ignore graceful restart requests */
-#ifdef SIGUSR1
+#if defined(SIGUSR1) && !defined(NO_GRACEFUL)
     signal(SIGUSR1, SIG_IGN);
 #endif