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[PATCH v9 07/19] index-helper: add --detach

From
David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
Date
May 9, 2016, 20:48 UTC
Message-ID
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From: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>

We detach after creating and opening the socket, because otherwise we might return control to the shell before index-helper is ready to accept commands. This might lead to flaky tests.

Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
---
 Documentation/git-index-helper.txt |  3 +++
 index-helper.c                     | 15 +++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-index-helper.txt b/Documentation/git-index-helper.txt
index 9c2f5eb..e144752 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-index-helper.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-index-helper.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ OPTIONS
 	for reading an index, but because it will happen in the
 	background, it's not noticable. `--strict` is enabled by default.
 
+--detach::
+	Detach from the shell.
+
 NOTES
 -----
 
diff --git a/index-helper.c b/index-helper.c
index 21fb431..7df7a97 100644
--- a/index-helper.c
+++ b/index-helper.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct shm {
 
 static struct shm shm_index;
 static struct shm shm_base_index;
-static int to_verify = 1;
+static int daemonized, to_verify = 1;
 
 static void log_warning(const char *warning, ...)
 {
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ static void cleanup_shm(void)
 
 static void cleanup(void)
 {
+	if (daemonized)
+		return;
 	unlink(git_path("index-helper.sock"));
 	cleanup_shm();
 }
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ static const char * const usage_text[] = {
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	const char *prefix;
-	int idle_in_seconds = 600;
+	int idle_in_seconds = 600, detach = 0;
 	int fd;
 	struct strbuf socket_path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct option options[] = {
@@ -319,6 +321,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			    N_("exit if not used after some seconds")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "strict", &to_verify,
 			 "verify shared memory after creating"),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "detach", &detach, "detach the process"),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
@@ -342,6 +345,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (fd < 0)
 		die_errno(_("could not set up index-helper socket"));
 
+	if (!freopen("/dev/null", "w", stderr))
+		die_errno("failed to redirect stderr to /dev/null");
+
+	if (!freopen("/dev/null", "w", stdout))
+		die_errno("failed to redirect stdout to /dev/null");
+
+	if (detach && daemonize(&daemonized))
+		die_errno(_("unable to detach"));
 	loop(fd, idle_in_seconds);
 
 	close(fd);
-- 
2.4.2.767.g62658d5-twtrsrc
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  1. 00/19 index-helper/watchmanDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  2. 01/19 read-cache.c: fix constness of verify_hdr()David Turner, May 9, 2016
  3. 02/19 read-cache: allow to keep mmap'd memory after readingDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  4. 03/19 index-helper: new daemon for caching index and related stuffDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  5. SZEDER GáborMay 10, 2016
  6. Duy NguyenMay 10, 2016
  7. SZEDER GáborMay 10, 2016
  8. Duy NguyenMay 10, 2016
  9. David TurnerMay 10, 2016
  10. 04/19 index-helper: add --strictDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  11. 05/19 index-helper: log warningsDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  12. 06/19 daemonize(): set a flag before exiting the main processDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  13. 07/19 index-helper: add --detachDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  14. 08/19 read-cache: add watchman 'WAMA' extensionDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  15. 09/19 watchman: support watchman to reduce index refresh costDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  16. 10/19 index-helper: use watchman to avoid refreshing index with lstat()David Turner, May 9, 2016
  17. 11/19 update-index: enable/disable watchman supportDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  18. 12/19 unpack-trees: preserve index extensionsDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  19. 13/19 watchman: add a config option to enable the extensionDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  20. 14/19 index-helper: kill modeDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  21. 15/19 index-helper: don't run if already runningDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  22. 16/19 index-helper: autorun modeDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  23. 17/19 index-helper: optionally automatically runDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  24. 18/19 trace: measure where the time is spent in the index-heavy operationsDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  25. 19/19 untracked-cache: config optionDavid Turner, May 9, 2016
  26. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2016
  27. David TurnerMay 9, 2016
  28. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2016
  29. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2016
  30. David TurnerMay 9, 2016
  31. Ramsay JonesMay 9, 2016
  32. Duy NguyenMay 10, 2016
  33. Duy NguyenMay 10, 2016
  34. Dennis KaarsemakerMay 10, 2016
  35. Dennis KaarsemakerMay 10, 2016
  36. Dennis KaarsemakerMay 10, 2016
  37. Ramsay JonesMay 10, 2016
  38. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2016
  39. Ramsay JonesMay 10, 2016

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