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[PATCH v2 08/14] daemon: use explicit file descriptor

From
Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@googlemail.com>
Date
Jan 15, 2010, 21:30 UTC
Message-ID
<1263591033-4992-9-git-send-email-kusmabite@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<1263591033-4992-1-git-send-email-kusmabite@gmail.com>

This patch adds support to specify an explicit file descriotor for communication with the client, instead of using stdin/stdout.

This will be useful for the Windows port, because it will use threads instead of fork() to serve multiple clients, making it impossible to reuse stdin/stdout.

Signed-off-by: Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@gmail.com>
---
 daemon.c |   43 +++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 1 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/daemon.c b/daemon.c
index 79ba1aa..b42792f 100644
--- a/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static char *path_ok(char *directory)
 	return NULL;		/* Fallthrough. Deny by default */
 }
 
-typedef int (*daemon_service_fn)(void);
+typedef int (*daemon_service_fn)(int [2]);
 struct daemon_service {
 	const char *name;
 	const char *config_name;
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static int git_daemon_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int run_service(char *dir, struct daemon_service *service)
+static int run_service(int fd[2], char *dir, struct daemon_service *service)
 {
 	const char *path;
 	int enabled = service->enabled;
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static int run_service(char *dir, struct daemon_service *service)
 	 */
 	signal(SIGTERM, SIG_IGN);
 
-	return service->fn();
+	return service->fn(fd);
 }
 
 static void copy_to_log(int fd)
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static void copy_to_log(int fd)
 	fclose(fp);
 }
 
-static int run_service_command(const char **argv)
+static int run_service_command(int fd[2], const char **argv)
 {
 	struct child_process cld;
 
@@ -327,37 +327,36 @@ static int run_service_command(const char **argv)
 	cld.argv = argv;
 	cld.git_cmd = 1;
 	cld.err = -1;
+	cld.in = fd[0];
+	cld.out = fd[1];
 	if (start_command(&cld))
 		return -1;
 
-	close(0);
-	close(1);
-
 	copy_to_log(cld.err);
 
 	return finish_command(&cld);
 }
 
-static int upload_pack(void)
+static int upload_pack(int fd[2])
 {
 	/* Timeout as string */
 	char timeout_buf[64];
 	const char *argv[] = { "upload-pack", "--strict", timeout_buf, ".", NULL };
 
 	snprintf(timeout_buf, sizeof timeout_buf, "--timeout=%u", timeout);
-	return run_service_command(argv);
+	return run_service_command(fd, argv);
 }
 
-static int upload_archive(void)
+static int upload_archive(int fd[2])
 {
 	static const char *argv[] = { "upload-archive", ".", NULL };
-	return run_service_command(argv);
+	return run_service_command(fd, argv);
 }
 
-static int receive_pack(void)
+static int receive_pack(int fd[2])
 {
 	static const char *argv[] = { "receive-pack", ".", NULL };
-	return run_service_command(argv);
+	return run_service_command(fd, argv);
 }
 
 static struct daemon_service daemon_service[] = {
@@ -487,7 +486,7 @@ static void parse_host_arg(char *extra_args, int buflen)
 }
 
 
-static int execute(struct sockaddr *addr)
+static int execute(int fd[2], struct sockaddr *addr)
 {
 	static char line[1000];
 	int pktlen, len, i;
@@ -520,7 +519,7 @@ static int execute(struct sockaddr *addr)
 	}
 
 	alarm(init_timeout ? init_timeout : timeout);
-	pktlen = packet_read_line(0, line, sizeof(line));
+	pktlen = packet_read_line(fd[0], line, sizeof(line));
 	alarm(0);
 
 	len = strlen(line);
@@ -552,7 +551,7 @@ static int execute(struct sockaddr *addr)
 			 * Note: The directory here is probably context sensitive,
 			 * and might depend on the actual service being performed.
 			 */
-			return run_service(line + namelen + 5, s);
+			return run_service(fd, line + namelen + 5, s);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -652,6 +651,7 @@ static void check_dead_children(void)
 
 static void handle(int incoming, struct sockaddr *addr, int addrlen)
 {
+	int fd[2];
 	pid_t pid;
 
 	if (max_connections && live_children >= max_connections) {
@@ -676,11 +676,9 @@ static void handle(int incoming, struct sockaddr *addr, int addrlen)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	dup2(incoming, 0);
-	dup2(incoming, 1);
-	close(incoming);
-
-	exit(execute(addr));
+	fd[0] = incoming;
+	fd[1] = dup(incoming);
+	exit(execute(fd, addr));
 }
 
 static void child_handler(int signo)
@@ -1107,6 +1105,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		    base_path);
 
 	if (inetd_mode) {
+		int fd[2] = { 0, 1 };
 		struct sockaddr_storage ss;
 		struct sockaddr *peer = (struct sockaddr *)&ss;
 		socklen_t slen = sizeof(ss);
@@ -1117,7 +1116,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (getpeername(0, peer, &slen))
 			peer = NULL;
 
-		return execute(peer);
+		return execute(fd, peer);
 	}
 
 	if (detach) {
-- 
1.6.6.211.g26720
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  2. 01/14 mingw: add network-wrappers for daemonErik Faye-Lund, Jan 15, 2010
  3. 02/14 mingw: implement syslogErik Faye-Lund, Jan 15, 2010
  4. Janos LaubeJan 15, 2010
  5. Erik Faye-LundJan 15, 2010
  6. Janos LaubeJan 15, 2010
  7. 03/14 compat: add inet_pton and inet_ntop prototypesErik Faye-Lund, Jan 15, 2010
  8. 04/14 inet_ntop: fix a couple of old-style declsErik Faye-Lund, Jan 15, 2010
  9. 05/14 mingw: support waitpid with pid > 0 and WNOHANGErik Faye-Lund, Jan 15, 2010
  10. Johannes SixtJan 15, 2010
  11. Erik Faye-LundJan 16, 2010
  12. 06/14 mingw: use real pidErik Faye-Lund, Jan 15, 2010
  13. Johannes SixtJan 15, 2010
  14. Erik Faye-LundJan 15, 2010
  15. Johannes SixtJan 16, 2010
  16. Erik Faye-LundJan 16, 2010
  17. Erik Faye-LundJan 18, 2010
  18. Johannes SixtJan 19, 2010
  19. Erik Faye-LundJan 19, 2010
  20. 07/14 mingw: add kill emulationErik Faye-Lund, Jan 15, 2010
  21. Johannes SixtJan 15, 2010
  22. Erik Faye-LundJan 16, 2010
  23. 08/14 daemon: use explicit file descriptorErik Faye-Lund, Jan 15, 2010
  24. Johannes SixtJan 15, 2010
  25. Erik Faye-LundJan 16, 2010
  26. 09/14 daemon: use run-command api for async servingErik Faye-Lund, Jan 15, 2010
  27. Johannes SixtJan 15, 2010
  28. 10/14 daemon: use full buffered mode for stderrErik Faye-Lund, Jan 15, 2010
  29. 11/14 mingw: compile git-daemonErik Faye-Lund, Jan 15, 2010
  30. 12/14 Improve the mingw getaddrinfo stub to handle more use casesErik Faye-Lund, Jan 15, 2010
  31. 13/14 daemon: use select() instead of poll()Erik Faye-Lund, Jan 15, 2010
  32. Johannes SixtJan 15, 2010
  33. Erik Faye-LundJan 15, 2010
  34. Erik Faye-LundJan 15, 2010
  35. Johannes SixtJan 16, 2010
  36. Erik Faye-LundJan 16, 2010
  37. Johannes SixtJan 16, 2010
  38. Erik Faye-LundJan 16, 2010
  39. Andreas SchwabJan 16, 2010
  40. Erik Faye-LundJan 16, 2010
  41. Johannes SixtJan 16, 2010
  42. Erik Faye-LundJan 16, 2010
  43. Johannes SixtJan 16, 2010
  44. Erik Faye-LundJan 16, 2010
  45. Johannes SixtJan 16, 2010
  46. Erik Faye-LundJan 16, 2010
  47. 14/14 daemon: report connection from root-processErik Faye-Lund, Jan 15, 2010
  48. Johannes SixtJan 15, 2010
  49. Erik Faye-LundJan 15, 2010

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