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[sliver-openvswitch.git] / lib / daemon.c

diff --git a/lib/daemon.c b/lib/daemon.c
index f4151ab..c4a8264 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/daemon.c
+++ b/lib/daemon.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Nicira Networks.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Nicira, Inc.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include "daemon.h"
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <signal.h>
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ static int daemonize_fd = -1;
  * it dies due to an error signal? */
 static bool monitor;
 
+/* For each of the standard file descriptors, whether to replace it by
+ * /dev/null (if false) or keep it for the daemon to use (if true). */
+static bool save_fds[3];
+
 static void check_already_running(void);
 static int lock_pidfile(FILE *, int command);
 
@@ -142,6 +147,20 @@ daemon_set_monitor(void)
     monitor = true;
 }
 
+/* A daemon doesn't normally have any use for the file descriptors for stdin,
+ * stdout, and stderr after it detaches.  To keep these file descriptors from
+ * e.g. holding an SSH session open, by default detaching replaces each of
+ * these file descriptors by /dev/null.  But a few daemons expect the user to
+ * redirect stdout or stderr to a file, in which case it is desirable to keep
+ * these file descriptors.  This function, therefore, disables replacing 'fd'
+ * by /dev/null when the daemon detaches. */
+void
+daemon_save_fd(int fd)
+{
+    assert(fd == STDIN_FILENO || fd == STDOUT_FILENO || fd == STDERR_FILENO);
+    save_fds[fd] = true;
+}
+
 /* If a pidfile has been configured, creates it and stores the running
  * process's pid in it.  Ensures that the pidfile will be deleted when the
  * process exits. */
@@ -250,16 +269,21 @@ fork_and_wait_for_startup(int *fdp)
                 retval = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
             } while (retval == -1 && errno == EINTR);
 
-            if (retval == pid
-                && WIFEXITED(status)
-                && WEXITSTATUS(status)) {
-                /* Child exited with an error.  Convey the same error to
-                 * our parent process as a courtesy. */
-                exit(WEXITSTATUS(status));
+            if (retval == pid) {
+                if (WIFEXITED(status) && WEXITSTATUS(status)) {
+                    /* Child exited with an error.  Convey the same error
+                     * to our parent process as a courtesy. */
+                    exit(WEXITSTATUS(status));
+                } else {
+                    char *status_msg = process_status_msg(status);
+                    VLOG_FATAL("fork child died before signaling startup (%s)",
+                               status_msg);
+                }
+            } else if (retval < 0) {
+                VLOG_FATAL("waitpid failed (%s)", strerror(errno));
+            } else {
+                NOT_REACHED();
             }
-
-            VLOG_FATAL("fork child failed to signal startup (%s)",
-                       strerror(errno));
         }
         close(fds[0]);
         *fdp = -1;
@@ -397,20 +421,25 @@ monitor_daemon(pid_t daemon_pid)
     program_name = saved_program_name;
 }
 
-/* Close stdin, stdout, stderr.  If we're started from e.g. an SSH session,
- * then this keeps us from holding that session open artificially. */
+/* Close standard file descriptors (except any that the client has requested we
+ * leave open by calling daemon_save_fd()).  If we're started from e.g. an SSH
+ * session, then this keeps us from holding that session open artificially. */
 static void
 close_standard_fds(void)
 {
     int null_fd = get_null_fd();
     if (null_fd >= 0) {
-        dup2(null_fd, STDIN_FILENO);
-        dup2(null_fd, STDOUT_FILENO);
-        dup2(null_fd, STDERR_FILENO);
+        int fd;
+
+        for (fd = 0; fd < 3; fd++) {
+            if (!save_fds[fd]) {
+                dup2(null_fd, fd);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /* Disable logging to stderr to avoid wasting CPU time. */
-    vlog_set_levels(NULL, VLF_CONSOLE, VLL_EMER);
+    vlog_set_levels(NULL, VLF_CONSOLE, VLL_OFF);
 }
 
 /* If daemonization is configured, then starts daemonization, by forking and