{
daemon_resolve_ugid(dp);
+ if (dp->flags & DAEMON_FLAG_SIMULATE)
+ return;
+
if (dp->pid_file)
{
// Check that PID file path is absolute
void
daemon_run(struct daemon_params *dp, void (*body)(struct daemon_params *dp))
{
+ if (dp->flags & DAEMON_FLAG_SIMULATE)
+ {
+ body(dp);
+ return;
+ }
+
// Switch GID and UID
if (dp->want_setgid && setresgid(dp->run_as_gid, dp->run_as_gid, dp->run_as_gid) < 0)
die("Cannot set GID to %d: %m", (int) dp->run_as_gid);
void
daemon_exit(struct daemon_params *dp)
{
+ if (dp->flags & DAEMON_FLAG_SIMULATE)
+ return;
+
if (dp->pid_file)
{
if (unlink(dp->pid_file) < 0)
/** Flags passed to the daemon helper. **/
enum daemon_flags {
DAEMON_FLAG_PRESERVE_CWD = 1, // Skip chdir("/")
+ DAEMON_FLAG_SIMULATE = 2, // Simulate daemonization (avoid fork etc.)
};
/**
* a new process and does all necessary setup. Inside the new process, it calls
* @body (and when it returns, it exits the process). In the original process, it writes
* the PID file and returns.
+ *
+ * When `DAEMON_FLAG_SIMULATE` is set, it justs calls @body. This is useful
+ * for running of daemons in a debugger.
**/
void daemon_run(struct daemon_params *dp, void (*body)(struct daemon_params *dp));