secchan: Remove mention of "-f" flag as being equivalent "--fail"

[openvswitch] / lib / daemon.c

diff --git a/lib/daemon.c b/lib/daemon.c
index 8b1762388e24bdf76c05eda90fb9317420e00faa..a011d37fe02d9e3cf5bfb6daf265c11e089b85ed 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/daemon.c
+++ b/lib/daemon.c
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Nicira Networks.
  *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
- * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
- * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
  *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
- * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
- * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
- * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
- * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
- * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ static char *pidfile;
 /* Create pidfile even if one already exists and is locked? */
 static bool force;
 
+/* Should we chdir to "/". */
+static bool chdir_ = true;
+
 /* Returns the file name that would be used for a pidfile if 'name' were
  * provided to set_pidfile().  The caller must free the returned string. */
 char *
@@ -69,6 +72,13 @@ get_pidfile(void)
     return pidfile;
 }
 
+/* Sets that we do not chdir to "/". */
+void
+set_no_chdir(void)
+{
+    chdir_ = false;
+}
+
 /* Normally, die_if_already_running() will terminate the program with a message
  * if a locked pidfile already exists.  If this function is called,
  * die_if_already_running() will merely log a warning. */
@@ -209,7 +219,9 @@ daemonize(void)
             write(fds[1], &c, 1);
             close(fds[1]);
             setsid();
-            chdir("/");
+            if (chdir_) {
+                chdir("/");
+            }
             break;
 
         case -1:
@@ -228,6 +240,7 @@ daemon_usage(void)
     printf(
         "\nDaemon options:\n"
         "  -D, --detach            run in background as daemon\n"
+        "  --no-chdir              do not chdir to '/'\n"
         "  -P, --pidfile[=FILE]    create pidfile (default: %s/%s.pid)\n"
         "  -f, --force             with -P, start even if already running\n",
         ovs_rundir, program_name);