Index: /trunk/api/perl/lib/Cache/Memcached.pm
===================================================================
--- /trunk/api/perl/lib/Cache/Memcached.pm (revision 809)
+++ /trunk/api/perl/lib/Cache/Memcached.pm (revision 811)
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@
 
 use vars qw($VERSION $HAVE_ZLIB $FLAG_NOSIGNAL);
-$VERSION = "1.25";
+$VERSION = "1.26";
 
 BEGIN {
@@ -820,6 +820,8 @@
             # be something reasonable.  Obviously "reset" should not
             # be on the list :) but other types that might go in here
-            # include maps, cachedump, slabs, or items.
-            $types = [ qw( misc malloc sizes self ) ];
+            # include maps, cachedump, slabs, or items.  Note that
+            # this does NOT include 'sizes' anymore, as that can freeze
+            # bug servers for a couple seconds.
+            $types = [ qw( misc malloc self ) ];
         } else {
             $types = [ $types ];
Index: /trunk/api/perl/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- /trunk/api/perl/ChangeLog (revision 809)
+++ /trunk/api/perl/ChangeLog (revision 811)
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
+2009-05-04: version 1.26
+
+	* don't include "stats sizes" by default in the stats method,
+	  as that can hang big servers for a few seconds (Brad Fitzpatrick)
+	
 2009-05-02: version 1.25