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41 #include "fatal-signal.h"
44 #define THIS_MODULE VLM_daemon
47 /* Should we run in the background? */
50 /* Name of pidfile (null if none). */
53 /* Returns the file name that would be used for a pidfile if 'name' were
54 * provided to set_pidfile(). The caller must free the returned string. */
56 make_pidfile_name(const char *name)
58 return (!name ? xasprintf("%s/%s.pid", RUNDIR, program_name)
59 : *name == '/' ? xstrdup(name)
60 : xasprintf("%s/%s", RUNDIR, name));
63 /* Sets up a following call to daemonize() to create a pidfile named 'name'.
64 * If 'name' begins with '/', then it is treated as an absolute path.
65 * Otherwise, it is taken relative to RUNDIR, which is $(prefix)/var/run by
68 * If 'name' is null, then program_name followed by ".pid" is used. */
70 set_pidfile(const char *name)
73 pidfile = make_pidfile_name(name);
76 /* Sets up a following call to daemonize() to detach from the foreground
77 * session, running this process in the background. */
84 /* If a pidfile has been configured, creates it and stores the running process'
85 * pid init. Ensures that the pidfile will be deleted when the process
91 /* Create pidfile via temporary file, so that observers never see an
92 * empty pidfile or an unlocked pidfile. */
93 long int pid = getpid();
97 tmpfile = xasprintf("%s.tmp%ld", pidfile, pid);
98 fatal_signal_add_file_to_unlink(tmpfile);
99 fd = open(tmpfile, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0666);
102 lck.l_type = F_WRLCK;
103 lck.l_whence = SEEK_SET;
106 if (fcntl(fd, F_SETLK, &lck) != -1) {
107 char *text = xasprintf("%ld\n", pid);
108 if (write(fd, text, strlen(text)) == strlen(text)) {
109 fatal_signal_add_file_to_unlink(pidfile);
110 if (rename(tmpfile, pidfile) < 0) {
111 VLOG_ERR("failed to rename \"%s\" to \"%s\": %s",
112 tmpfile, pidfile, strerror(errno));
113 fatal_signal_remove_file_to_unlink(pidfile);
116 /* Keep 'fd' open to retain the lock. */
119 VLOG_ERR("%s: write failed: %s", tmpfile, strerror(errno));
123 VLOG_ERR("%s: fcntl failed: %s", tmpfile, strerror(errno));
127 VLOG_ERR("%s: create failed: %s", tmpfile, strerror(errno));
129 fatal_signal_remove_file_to_unlink(tmpfile);
136 /* If configured with set_pidfile() or set_detach(), creates the pid file and
137 * detaches from the foreground session. */
145 fatal(errno, "pipe failed");
150 /* Parent process: wait for child to create pidfile, then exit. */
160 write(fds[1], &c, 1);
168 fatal(errno, "could not fork");