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nothing which is well documented is obscure :)

PSGI kill -> PSGI::Extensions

psgix.harakiri: A boolean which is true if the PSGI server supports harakiri mode, that kills a worker (typically a forked child process) after the current request is complete.

psgix.harakiri.commit: A boolean which is set to true by the PSGI application or middleware when it wants the server to kill the worker after the current request.