Benoit Chesneau d3f80e8cfd fix(ctl): prevent fork deadlock and file watcher triggers
Fix two issues with the control socket feature introduced in 25.1.0:

1. Fork deadlock (#3509): The control server runs asyncio in a background
   thread. When fork() is called to spawn workers, locks held by asyncio
   can remain locked in the child process, causing deadlocks. Fix by
   stopping the control server before fork and restarting after fork in
   the parent.

2. File watcher triggers (#3508): The default socket path `gunicorn.ctl`
   was created in the app directory, triggering file watchers in dev
   servers (e.g., GAE dev_appserver). Fix by changing the default path
   to `/tmp/gunicorn.ctl`.

Fixes #3508
Fixes #3509
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Gunicorn 'Green Unicorn' is a Python WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX. It's a pre-fork worker model ported from Ruby's Unicorn project. The Gunicorn server is broadly compatible with various web frameworks, simply implemented, light on server resource usage, and fairly speedy.

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