Re: Patch for rc.d/devd on FreeBSD 9-current

From: M. Warner Losh <imp_at_bsdimp.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:50:04 -0600 (MDT)
In message: <AANLkTilnYGNz7V6z6AkeKsqUvOMN8yLvO57GM1gOIsTD_at_mail.gmail.com>
            Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd_at_gmail.com> writes:
: On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd_at_gmail.com> wrote:
: > On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky_at_c2i.net> wrote:
: >> Hi,
: >>
: >> Sometimes utilities that are started by devd require libraries outside
: >> /usr/lib. One example is the webcamd utility which is started by devd upon USB
: >> device insertion. What do you think about the following patch:
: >>
: >> --- devd        (revision 209463)
: >> +++ devd        (local)
: >> _at__at_ -4,7 +4,7 _at__at_
: >>  #
: >>
: >>  # PROVIDE: devd
: >> -# REQUIRE: netif
: >> +# REQUIRE: netif ldconfig
: >>  # BEFORE: NETWORKING mountcritremote
: >>  # KEYWORD: nojail shutdown
: >
: > Funny since I was just monkeying around with this. This doesn't appear
: > to be the only issue with devd:
: >
: > # devd
: > devd: devd already running, pid: 430
: > # pgrep 430; echo $?
: > 1
: > #
: >
: > Looks like /etc/rc.d/devd restart is broken :(...
: 
: This seems to fix that.
: Thanks,
: -Garrett
: 
: Index: devd.cc
: ===================================================================
: --- devd.cc	(revision 209530)
: +++ devd.cc	(working copy)
: _at__at_ -739,6 +739,7 _at__at_
:  static void
:  event_loop(void)
:  {
: +	bool warn_user_about_cleanup;
:  	int rv;
:  	int fd;
:  	char buffer[DEVCTL_MAXBUF];
: _at__at_ -804,6 +805,17 _at__at_
:  			new_client(server_fd);
:  	}
:  	close(fd);
: +	close(server_fd);
: +
: +	if (unlink(PIPE) == 0) {
: +		cfg.remove_pidfile();
: +		warn_user_about_cleanup = false;
: +	} else
: +		warn_user_about_cleanup = true;
: +
: +	if (warn_user_about_cleanup == true)
: +		warn("cleanup failed");
: +

Why not fix pidfile_open to not return a file handle when the PID
doesn't match?  Seems like a bug to me in that routine as well.

Warner
Received on Sun Jun 27 2010 - 19:54:02 UTC

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