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Implement pre-create and post-create hooks.
authorAndre Noll <maan@systemlinux.org>
Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:17:09 +0000 (23:17 +0100)
committerAndre Noll <maan@systemlinux.org>
Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:17:09 +0000 (23:17 +0100)
dss.c
dss.ggo
exec.c
exec.h
string.c
string.h

diff --git a/dss.c b/dss.c
index 8b8e4bb5f69a0629381548de70ec2c43c3b30154..1bab9aef5f2dce9c92c5416e0d266a1bd1df35cc 100644 (file)
--- a/dss.c
+++ b/dss.c
@@ -42,9 +42,26 @@ static int rsync_stopped;
 static pid_t rm_pid;
 /** When the next snapshot is due. */
 struct timeval next_snapshot_time;
 static pid_t rm_pid;
 /** When the next snapshot is due. */
 struct timeval next_snapshot_time;
+
+pid_t pre_create_hook_pid;
+pid_t post_create_hook_pid;
+
 /* Creation time of the snapshot currently being created. */
 int64_t current_snapshot_creation_time;
 
 /* Creation time of the snapshot currently being created. */
 int64_t current_snapshot_creation_time;
 
+static char *path_to_last_complete_snapshot;
+
+enum {
+       SCS_READY,
+       SCS_PRE_HOOK_RUNNING,
+       SCS_PRE_HOOK_SUCCESS,
+       SCS_RSYNC_RUNNING,
+       SCS_RSYNC_SUCCESS,
+       SCS_POST_HOOK_RUNNING,
+};
+
+static unsigned snapshot_creation_status;
+
 
 DEFINE_DSS_ERRLIST;
 
 
 DEFINE_DSS_ERRLIST;
 
@@ -449,8 +466,8 @@ int remove_redundant_snapshot(struct snapshot_list *sl)
 
                if (keep >= num)
                        missing += keep - num;
 
                if (keep >= num)
                        missing += keep - num;
-               DSS_DEBUG_LOG("interval %i: keep: %u, have: %u, missing: %u\n",
-                       interval, keep, num, missing);
+//             DSS_DEBUG_LOG("interval %i: keep: %u, have: %u, missing: %u\n",
+//                     interval, keep, num, missing);
                if (keep + missing >= num)
                        continue;
                /* redundant snapshot in this interval, pick snapshot with lowest score */
                if (keep + missing >= num)
                        continue;
                /* redundant snapshot in this interval, pick snapshot with lowest score */
@@ -624,6 +641,8 @@ void parse_config_file(int override)
                logfile = open_log(conf.logfile_arg);
                log_welcome(conf.loglevel_arg);
        }
                logfile = open_log(conf.logfile_arg);
                log_welcome(conf.loglevel_arg);
        }
+       DSS_EMERG_LOG("loglevel: %d\n", conf.loglevel_arg);
+//     cmdline_parser_dump(logfile? logfile : stdout, &conf);
        ret = dss_chdir(conf.dest_dir_arg);
 out:
        free(config_file);
        ret = dss_chdir(conf.dest_dir_arg);
 out:
        free(config_file);
@@ -641,21 +660,65 @@ void handle_sighup(void)
 
 int rename_incomplete_snapshot(int64_t start)
 {
 
 int rename_incomplete_snapshot(int64_t start)
 {
-       char *old_name, *new_name;
+       char *old_name;
        int ret;
 
        int ret;
 
-       ret = complete_name(start, get_current_time(), &new_name);
+       free(path_to_last_complete_snapshot);
+       ret = complete_name(start, get_current_time(),
+               &path_to_last_complete_snapshot);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
        old_name = incomplete_name(start);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
        old_name = incomplete_name(start);
-       ret = dss_rename(old_name, new_name);
+       ret = dss_rename(old_name, path_to_last_complete_snapshot);
        if (ret >= 0)
        if (ret >= 0)
-               DSS_NOTICE_LOG("%s -> %s\n", old_name, new_name);
+               DSS_NOTICE_LOG("%s -> %s\n", old_name,
+                       path_to_last_complete_snapshot);
        free(old_name);
        free(old_name);
-       free(new_name);
        return ret;
 }
 
        return ret;
 }
 
+void compute_next_snapshot_time(void)
+{
+       struct timeval now, unit_interval = {.tv_sec = 24 * 3600 * conf.unit_interval_arg},
+               tmp, diff;
+       int64_t x = 0;
+       unsigned wanted = num_snapshots(0), num_complete_snapshots = 0;
+       int i, ret;
+       struct snapshot *s = NULL;
+       struct snapshot_list sl;
+
+       assert(snapshot_creation_status == SCS_READY);
+       current_snapshot_creation_time = 0;
+       get_snapshot_list(&sl);
+       FOR_EACH_SNAPSHOT(s, i, &sl) {
+               if (!(s->flags & SS_COMPLETE))
+                       continue;
+               num_complete_snapshots++;
+               x += s->completion_time - s->creation_time;
+       }
+       assert(x >= 0);
+       if (num_complete_snapshots)
+               x /= num_complete_snapshots; /* avg time to create one snapshot */
+       x *= wanted; /* time to create all snapshots in interval 0 */
+       tmp.tv_sec = x;
+       tmp.tv_usec = 0;
+       ret = tv_diff(&unit_interval, &tmp, &diff); /* total sleep time per unit interval */
+       gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
+       if (ret < 0 || !s)
+               goto min_sleep;
+       tv_divide(wanted, &diff, &tmp); /* sleep time betweeen two snapshots */
+       diff.tv_sec = s->completion_time;
+       diff.tv_usec = 0;
+       tv_add(&diff, &tmp, &next_snapshot_time);
+       if (tv_diff(&now, &next_snapshot_time, NULL) < 0)
+               goto out;
+min_sleep:
+       next_snapshot_time = now;
+       next_snapshot_time.tv_sec += 60;
+out:
+       free_snapshot_list(&sl);
+}
+
 int handle_rsync_exit(int status)
 {
        int es, ret;
 int handle_rsync_exit(int status)
 {
        int es, ret;
@@ -663,18 +726,24 @@ int handle_rsync_exit(int status)
        if (!WIFEXITED(status)) {
                make_err_msg("rsync process %d died involuntary", (int)rsync_pid);
                ret = -E_INVOLUNTARY_EXIT;
        if (!WIFEXITED(status)) {
                make_err_msg("rsync process %d died involuntary", (int)rsync_pid);
                ret = -E_INVOLUNTARY_EXIT;
+               snapshot_creation_status = SCS_READY;
+               compute_next_snapshot_time();
                goto out;
        }
        es = WEXITSTATUS(status);
        if (es != 0 && es != 23 && es != 24) {
                make_err_msg("rsync process %d returned %d", (int)rsync_pid, es);
                ret = -E_BAD_EXIT_CODE;
                goto out;
        }
        es = WEXITSTATUS(status);
        if (es != 0 && es != 23 && es != 24) {
                make_err_msg("rsync process %d returned %d", (int)rsync_pid, es);
                ret = -E_BAD_EXIT_CODE;
+               snapshot_creation_status = SCS_READY;
+               compute_next_snapshot_time();
                goto out;
        }
        ret = rename_incomplete_snapshot(current_snapshot_creation_time);
                goto out;
        }
        ret = rename_incomplete_snapshot(current_snapshot_creation_time);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto out;
+       snapshot_creation_status = SCS_RSYNC_SUCCESS;
 out:
        rsync_pid = 0;
 out:
        rsync_pid = 0;
-       current_snapshot_creation_time = 0;
        rsync_stopped = 0;
        return ret;
 }
        rsync_stopped = 0;
        return ret;
 }
@@ -751,45 +820,107 @@ void free_rsync_argv(char **argv)
        free(argv);
 }
 
        free(argv);
 }
 
+int pre_create_hook(void)
+{
+       int ret, fds[3] = {0, 0, 0};
+
+       if (!conf.pre_create_hook_given) {
+               snapshot_creation_status = SCS_PRE_HOOK_SUCCESS;
+               return 0;
+       }
+       DSS_NOTICE_LOG("executing %s\n", conf.pre_create_hook_arg);
+       ret = dss_exec_cmdline_pid(&pre_create_hook_pid,
+               conf.pre_create_hook_arg, fds);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       snapshot_creation_status = SCS_PRE_HOOK_RUNNING;
+       return ret;
+}
+
+int post_create_hook(void)
+{
+       int ret, fds[3] = {0, 0, 0};
+       char *cmd;
+
+       if (!conf.post_create_hook_given) {
+               snapshot_creation_status = SCS_READY;
+               compute_next_snapshot_time();
+               return 0;
+       }
+       cmd = make_message("%s %s", conf.post_create_hook_arg,
+               path_to_last_complete_snapshot);
+       DSS_NOTICE_LOG("executing %s\n", cmd);
+       ret = dss_exec_cmdline_pid(&post_create_hook_pid, cmd, fds);
+       free(cmd);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       snapshot_creation_status = SCS_POST_HOOK_RUNNING;
+       return ret;
+}
+
 int create_snapshot(char **argv)
 {
 int create_snapshot(char **argv)
 {
-       int fds[3] = {0, 0, 0};
-       char *name = incomplete_name(current_snapshot_creation_time);
+       int ret, fds[3] = {0, 0, 0};
+       char *name;
 
 
+       name = incomplete_name(current_snapshot_creation_time);
        DSS_NOTICE_LOG("creating new snapshot %s\n", name);
        free(name);
        DSS_NOTICE_LOG("creating new snapshot %s\n", name);
        free(name);
-       return dss_exec(&rsync_pid, argv[0], argv, fds);
+       ret = dss_exec(&rsync_pid, argv[0], argv, fds);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       snapshot_creation_status = SCS_RSYNC_RUNNING;
+       return ret;
 }
 
 }
 
-void compute_next_snapshot_time(struct snapshot_list *sl)
+int handle_pre_create_hook_exit(int status)
 {
 {
-       struct timeval now, unit_interval = {.tv_sec = 24 * 3600 * conf.unit_interval_arg},
-               tmp, diff;
-       int64_t x = 0;
-       unsigned wanted = num_snapshots(0), num_complete_snapshots = 0;
-       int i, ret;
-       struct snapshot *s;
+       int es, ret;
 
 
-       gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
-       FOR_EACH_SNAPSHOT(s, i, sl) {
-               if (!(s->flags & SS_COMPLETE))
-                       continue;
-               num_complete_snapshots++;
-               x += s->completion_time - s->creation_time;
+       if (!WIFEXITED(status)) {
+               make_err_msg("pre-create-hook %d died involuntary",
+                       (int)pre_create_hook_pid);
+               snapshot_creation_status = SCS_READY;
+               compute_next_snapshot_time();
+               ret = -E_INVOLUNTARY_EXIT;
+               goto out;
        }
        }
-       assert(x >= 0);
-       if (num_complete_snapshots)
-               x /= num_complete_snapshots; /* avg time to create one snapshot */
-       x *= wanted; /* time to create all snapshots in interval 0 */
-       tmp.tv_sec = x;
-       tmp.tv_usec = 0;
-       ret = tv_diff(&unit_interval, &tmp, &diff); /* time between creation */
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               next_snapshot_time = now;
-               return;
+       es = WEXITSTATUS(status);
+       if (es) {
+               make_err_msg("pre-create-hook %d returned %d",
+                       (int)pre_create_hook_pid, es);
+               snapshot_creation_status = SCS_READY;
+               compute_next_snapshot_time();
+               ret = -E_BAD_EXIT_CODE;
+               goto out;
        }
        }
-       tv_divide(wanted, &diff, &tmp);
-       tv_add(&now, &tmp, &next_snapshot_time);
+       snapshot_creation_status = SCS_PRE_HOOK_SUCCESS;
+       ret = 1;
+out:
+       pre_create_hook_pid = 0;
+       return ret;
+}
+
+int handle_sigchld()
+{
+       pid_t pid;
+       int status, ret = reap_child(&pid, &status);
+
+       if (ret <= 0)
+               return ret;
+       if (pid == rsync_pid)
+               return handle_rsync_exit(status);
+       if (pid == rm_pid)
+               return handle_rm_exit(status);
+       if (pid == pre_create_hook_pid)
+               return handle_pre_create_hook_exit(status);
+       if (pid == post_create_hook_pid) {
+               snapshot_creation_status = SCS_READY;
+               compute_next_snapshot_time();
+               return 1;
+       }
+       DSS_EMERG_LOG("BUG: unknown process %d died\n", (int)pid);
+       exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
 void handle_signal(void)
 }
 
 void handle_signal(void)
@@ -800,8 +931,6 @@ void handle_signal(void)
                goto out;
        sig = ret;
        switch (sig) {
                goto out;
        sig = ret;
        switch (sig) {
-               int status;
-               pid_t pid;
        case SIGINT:
        case SIGTERM:
                restart_rsync_process();
        case SIGINT:
        case SIGTERM:
                restart_rsync_process();
@@ -813,14 +942,8 @@ void handle_signal(void)
                ret = 1;
                break;
        case SIGCHLD:
                ret = 1;
                break;
        case SIGCHLD:
-               ret = reap_child(&pid, &status);
-               if (ret <= 0)
-                       break;
-               assert(pid == rsync_pid || pid == rm_pid);
-               if (pid == rsync_pid)
-                       ret = handle_rsync_exit(status);
-               else
-                       ret = handle_rm_exit(status);
+               ret = handle_sigchld();
+               break;
        }
 out:
        if (ret < 0)
        }
 out:
        if (ret < 0)
@@ -879,55 +1002,56 @@ int disk_space_low(void)
        return 0;
 }
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-int try_to_free_disk_space(int low_disk_space, struct snapshot_list *sl)
+int try_to_free_disk_space(int low_disk_space)
 {
        int ret;
 {
        int ret;
+       struct snapshot_list sl;
 
 
-       ret = remove_outdated_snapshot(sl);
+       get_snapshot_list(&sl);
+       ret = remove_outdated_snapshot(&sl);
        if (ret) /* error, or we are removing something */
        if (ret) /* error, or we are removing something */
-               return ret;
+               goto out;
        /* no outdated snapshot */
        /* no outdated snapshot */
-       ret = remove_redundant_snapshot(sl);
+       ret = remove_redundant_snapshot(&sl);
        if (ret)
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto out;
+       ret = 0;
        if (!low_disk_space)
        if (!low_disk_space)
-               return 0;
+               goto out;
        DSS_WARNING_LOG("disk space low and nothing obvious to remove\n");
        ret = remove_oldest_snapshot();
        if (ret)
        DSS_WARNING_LOG("disk space low and nothing obvious to remove\n");
        ret = remove_oldest_snapshot();
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto out;
        make_err_msg("uhuhu: not enough disk space for a single snapshot");
        make_err_msg("uhuhu: not enough disk space for a single snapshot");
-       return  -ENOSPC;
+       ret= -ENOSPC;
+out:
+       free_snapshot_list(&sl);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 int select_loop(void)
 {
        int ret;
        struct timeval tv = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_usec = 0};
 }
 
 int select_loop(void)
 {
        int ret;
        struct timeval tv = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_usec = 0};
-       struct snapshot_list sl = {.num_snapshots = 0};
 
        for (;;) {
 
        for (;;) {
-               struct timeval now, *tvp = &tv;
                fd_set rfds;
                int low_disk_space;
                char **rsync_argv;
                fd_set rfds;
                int low_disk_space;
                char **rsync_argv;
+               struct timeval now, *tvp = &tv;
 
 
-               free_snapshot_list(&sl);
-               get_snapshot_list(&sl);
-               compute_next_snapshot_time(&sl);
-               FD_ZERO(&rfds);
-               FD_SET(signal_pipe, &rfds);
                if (rsync_pid)
                if (rsync_pid)
-                       tv.tv_sec = 60;
+                       tv.tv_sec = 60; /* check every 60 seconds for free disk space */
                else if (rm_pid)
                else if (rm_pid)
-                       tvp = NULL;
+                       tvp = NULL; /* sleep until rm process dies */
+               FD_ZERO(&rfds);
+               FD_SET(signal_pipe, &rfds);
+               DSS_DEBUG_LOG("tvp: %p, tv_sec: %lu\n", tvp, (long unsigned) tv.tv_sec);
                ret = dss_select(signal_pipe + 1, &rfds, NULL, tvp);
                if (ret < 0)
                        return ret;
                ret = dss_select(signal_pipe + 1, &rfds, NULL, tvp);
                if (ret < 0)
                        return ret;
-               if (FD_ISSET(signal_pipe, &rfds)) {
+               if (FD_ISSET(signal_pipe, &rfds))
                        handle_signal();
                        handle_signal();
-                       continue;
-               }
                if (rm_pid)
                        continue;
                ret = disk_space_low();
                if (rm_pid)
                        continue;
                ret = disk_space_low();
@@ -936,26 +1060,42 @@ int select_loop(void)
                low_disk_space = ret;
                if (low_disk_space)
                        stop_rsync_process();
                low_disk_space = ret;
                if (low_disk_space)
                        stop_rsync_process();
-               ret = try_to_free_disk_space(low_disk_space, &sl);
+               ret = try_to_free_disk_space(low_disk_space);
                if (ret < 0)
                        break;
                if (rm_pid)
                        continue;
                if (ret < 0)
                        break;
                if (rm_pid)
                        continue;
-               if (rsync_pid) {
-                       restart_rsync_process();
-                       continue;
-               }
-               /* neither rsync nor rm are running. Start rsync? */
+               restart_rsync_process();
                gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
                if (tv_diff(&next_snapshot_time, &now, &tv) > 0)
                        continue;
                gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
                if (tv_diff(&next_snapshot_time, &now, &tv) > 0)
                        continue;
-               create_rsync_argv(&rsync_argv, &current_snapshot_creation_time);
-               ret = create_snapshot(rsync_argv);
-               free_rsync_argv(rsync_argv);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       break;
+               switch (snapshot_creation_status) {
+               case SCS_READY:
+                       ret = pre_create_hook();
+                       if (ret < 0)
+                               goto out;
+                       continue;
+               case SCS_PRE_HOOK_RUNNING:
+                       continue;
+               case SCS_PRE_HOOK_SUCCESS:
+                       create_rsync_argv(&rsync_argv, &current_snapshot_creation_time);
+                       ret = create_snapshot(rsync_argv);
+                       free_rsync_argv(rsync_argv);
+                       if (ret < 0)
+                               goto out;
+                       continue;
+               case SCS_RSYNC_RUNNING:
+                       continue;
+               case SCS_RSYNC_SUCCESS:
+                       ret = post_create_hook();
+                       if (ret < 0)
+                               goto out;
+                       continue;
+               case SCS_POST_HOOK_RUNNING:
+                       continue;
+               }
        }
        }
-       free_snapshot_list(&sl);
+out:
        return ret;
 }
 
        return ret;
 }
 
@@ -970,6 +1110,7 @@ int com_run(void)
        ret = install_sighandler(SIGHUP);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
        ret = install_sighandler(SIGHUP);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
+       compute_next_snapshot_time();
        return select_loop();
 }
 
        return select_loop();
 }
 
@@ -1024,20 +1165,33 @@ int com_create(void)
        int ret, status;
        char **rsync_argv;
 
        int ret, status;
        char **rsync_argv;
 
-       create_rsync_argv(&rsync_argv, &current_snapshot_creation_time);
        if (conf.dry_run_given) {
                int i;
                char *msg = NULL;
        if (conf.dry_run_given) {
                int i;
                char *msg = NULL;
+               create_rsync_argv(&rsync_argv, &current_snapshot_creation_time);
                for (i = 0; rsync_argv[i]; i++) {
                        char *tmp = msg;
                        msg = make_message("%s%s%s", tmp? tmp : "",
                                tmp? " " : "", rsync_argv[i]);
                        free(tmp);
                }
                for (i = 0; rsync_argv[i]; i++) {
                        char *tmp = msg;
                        msg = make_message("%s%s%s", tmp? tmp : "",
                                tmp? " " : "", rsync_argv[i]);
                        free(tmp);
                }
+               free_rsync_argv(rsync_argv);
                dss_msg("%s\n", msg);
                free(msg);
                return 1;
        }
                dss_msg("%s\n", msg);
                free(msg);
                return 1;
        }
+       ret = pre_create_hook();
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       if (pre_create_hook_pid) {
+               ret = wait_for_process(pre_create_hook_pid, &status);
+               if (ret < 0)
+                       return ret;
+               ret = handle_pre_create_hook_exit(status);
+               if (ret < 0)
+                       return ret;
+       }
+       create_rsync_argv(&rsync_argv, &current_snapshot_creation_time);
        ret = create_snapshot(rsync_argv);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;
        ret = create_snapshot(rsync_argv);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;
@@ -1045,6 +1199,11 @@ int com_create(void)
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;
        ret = handle_rsync_exit(status);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;
        ret = handle_rsync_exit(status);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto out;
+       post_create_hook();
+       if (post_create_hook_pid)
+               ret = wait_for_process(post_create_hook_pid, &status);
 out:
        free_rsync_argv(rsync_argv);
        return ret;
 out:
        free_rsync_argv(rsync_argv);
        return ret;
diff --git a/dss.ggo b/dss.ggo
index 51cfadd3391b41d4636c29b07411f93063a06413..171142eb1bc730d47d01437a78278af113ba1836 100644 (file)
--- a/dss.ggo
+++ b/dss.ggo
@@ -243,29 +243,34 @@ option "pre-create-hook" r
 #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 "Executed before snapshot creation"
 string typestr="command"
 #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 "Executed before snapshot creation"
 string typestr="command"
-default="/bin/true"
 optional
 details="
        Execute this command before trying to create a new snapshot.
 optional
 details="
        Execute this command before trying to create a new snapshot.
-       If this command returns with a non-zero exit status, do not
-       perform the backup. One possible application of this is to
-       return non-zero during office hours in order to not slow down
-       the file systems by taking snapshots.
-"
+       If this command returns with a non-zero exit status, no
+       snapshot is being created and the operation is retried later.
+
+       For example, one might want to execute a script that checks
+       whether all snapshot-related file systems are properly mounted.
 
 
+       Another possible application of this is to return non-zero
+       during office hours in order to not slow down the file systems
+       by taking snapshots.
+"
 
 option "post-create-hook" o
 #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 "Executed after snapshot creation"
 string typestr="command"
 
 option "post-create-hook" o
 #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 "Executed after snapshot creation"
 string typestr="command"
-default="/bin/true"
 optional
 details="
 optional
 details="
-       Execute this after a snapshot has successfully been created
-       The return value on the command is ignored. For instance one
-       could count the number of files per user and/or the disk
-       usage patterns in order to store them in a database for
-       further treatment.
+       Execute this after a snapshot has successfully been
+       created. The full path of the newly created snapshot is passed
+       to the hook as the first argument.  The return value of that
+       hook is ignored.
+
+       For instance this hook can be used to count the number of
+       files per user and/or the disk usage patterns in order to
+       store them in a database for further treatment.
 "
 
 ###############################
 "
 
 ###############################
diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index e796ebf28e38b10170a10cd53ade53243616c1e0..4e7acd51b1a5ade3036ffd35222615dad26c5298 100644 (file)
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -113,3 +113,42 @@ err_out:
                close(null);
        return ret;
 }
                close(null);
        return ret;
 }
+
+
+/**
+ * Exec the given command.
+ *
+ * \param pid Will hold the pid of the created process upon return.
+ * \param cmdline Holds the command and its arguments, seperated by spaces.
+ * \param fds A pointer to a value-result array.
+ *
+ * This function uses fork/exec to create a new process. \a fds must be a
+ * pointer to three integers, corresponding to stdin, stdout and stderr
+ * respectively. It specifies how to deal with fd 0, 1, 2 in the child. The
+ * contents of \a fds are interpreted as follows:
+ *
+ *     - fd[i] < 0: leave fd \a i alone.
+ *     - fd[i] = 0: dup fd \a i to \p /dev/null.
+ *     - fd[i] > 0: create a pipe and dup i to one end of that pipe.
+ *     Upon return, fd[i] contains the file descriptor of the pipe.
+ *
+ *     In any case, all unneeded filedescriptors are closed.
+ *
+ * \return Standard.
+ */
+int dss_exec_cmdline_pid(pid_t *pid, const char *cmdline, int *fds)
+{
+       int argc, ret;
+       char **argv;
+       char *tmp = dss_strdup(cmdline);
+
+       if (!tmp)
+               exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+       argc = split_args(tmp, &argv, " \t");
+       ret = dss_exec(pid, argv[0], argv, fds);
+       free(argv);
+       free(tmp);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/exec.h b/exec.h
index d428adcff6e16035a809c6a55ad71c22256e7cae..b95aba151581364ea64b7b2e5ddc6950f2a4f196 100644 (file)
--- a/exec.h
+++ b/exec.h
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 int dss_exec(pid_t *pid, const char *file, char *const *const args, int *fds);
 int dss_exec(pid_t *pid, const char *file, char *const *const args, int *fds);
+int dss_exec_cmdline_pid(pid_t *pid, const char *cmdline, int *fds);
 
 
index ac9c336ed7a599fac069221741be4d72e2060367..38fb1ee3f83a00b08b5a93af5260df4e092bc05f 100644 (file)
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -236,3 +236,52 @@ __must_check __malloc char *dss_logname(void)
        return dss_strdup(pw? pw->pw_name : "unknown_user");
 }
 
        return dss_strdup(pw? pw->pw_name : "unknown_user");
 }
 
+/**
+ * Split string and return pointers to its parts.
+ *
+ * \param args The string to be split.
+ * \param argv_ptr Pointer to the list of substrings.
+ * \param delim Delimiter.
+ *
+ * This function modifies \a args by replacing each occurance of \a delim by
+ * zero. A \p NULL-terminated array of pointers to char* is allocated dynamically
+ * and these pointers are initialized to point to the broken-up substrings
+ * within \a args. A pointer to this array is returned via \a argv_ptr.
+ *
+ * \return The number of substrings found in \a args.
+ */
+__must_check unsigned split_args(char *args, char *** const argv_ptr, const char *delim)
+{
+       char *p = args;
+       char **argv;
+       size_t n = 0, i, j;
+
+       p = args + strspn(args, delim);
+       for (;;) {
+               i = strcspn(p, delim);
+               if (!i)
+                       break;
+               p += i;
+               n++;
+               p += strspn(p, delim);
+       }
+       *argv_ptr = dss_malloc((n + 1) * sizeof(char *));
+       argv = *argv_ptr;
+       i = 0;
+       p = args + strspn(args, delim);
+       while (p) {
+               argv[i] = p;
+               j = strcspn(p, delim);
+               if (!j)
+                       break;
+               p += strcspn(p, delim);
+               if (*p) {
+                       *p = '\0';
+                       p++;
+                       p += strspn(p, delim);
+               }
+               i++;
+       }
+       argv[n] = NULL;
+       return n;
+}
index 187f1f404a52541c9a1e5070580bc9ca524c668e..6c0ab61e7a9a66e91e3f654ac6197ff489fa08d5 100644 (file)
--- a/string.h
+++ b/string.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ __printf_1_2 void make_err_msg(const char* fmt,...);
 __must_check __malloc char *get_homedir(void);
 int dss_atoi64(const char *str, int64_t *value);
 __must_check __malloc char *dss_logname(void);
 __must_check __malloc char *get_homedir(void);
 int dss_atoi64(const char *str, int64_t *value);
 __must_check __malloc char *dss_logname(void);
+__must_check unsigned split_args(char *args, char *** const argv_ptr, const char *delim);
+
 
 /** \cond LLONG_MAX and LLONG_LIN might not be defined. */
 #ifndef LLONG_MAX
 
 /** \cond LLONG_MAX and LLONG_LIN might not be defined. */
 #ifndef LLONG_MAX