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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/rsyslog_conf_global.html | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/syslogd.c | 20 |
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@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ increase. output module interface --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.7.2 [v4-devel] (rgerhards), 2010-04-?? +- added new $Sleep directive to hold processing for a couple of seconds + during startup --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.7.1 [v4-devel] (rgerhards), 2010-04-22 - Solaris support much improved -- was not truely usable in 4.7.0 diff --git a/doc/rsyslog_conf_global.html b/doc/rsyslog_conf_global.html index 2f905877..b71fc761 100644 --- a/doc/rsyslog_conf_global.html +++ b/doc/rsyslog_conf_global.html @@ -278,6 +278,9 @@ system is stripped. If set to on, full names are always used.</li> <li><a href="droppriv.html">$PrivDropToGroupID</a></li> <li><a href="droppriv.html">$PrivDropToUser</a></li> <li><a href="droppriv.html">$PrivDropToUserID</a></li> +<li><b>$Sleep</b> <seconds> - puts the rsyslog main thread to sleep for the specified +number of seconds immediately when the directive is encountered. You should have a +good reason for using this directive!</li> <li><a href="rsconf1_umask.html">$UMASK</a></li> </ul> <p><b>Where <size_nbr> is specified above,</b> @@ -296,7 +299,7 @@ point of view, "1,,0.0.,.,0" also has the value 1000. </p> [<a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/">rsyslog site</a>]</p> <p><font size="2">This documentation is part of the <a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/">rsyslog</a> project.<br> -Copyright © 2008, 2009 by <a href="http://www.gerhards.net/rainer">Rainer Gerhards</a> and +Copyright © 2008-2010 by <a href="http://www.gerhards.net/rainer">Rainer Gerhards</a> and <a href="http://www.adiscon.com/">Adiscon</a>. Released under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.</font></p> </body> diff --git a/tools/syslogd.c b/tools/syslogd.c index b0a61abf..2432a28d 100644 --- a/tools/syslogd.c +++ b/tools/syslogd.c @@ -1749,6 +1749,25 @@ finalize_it: } + +/* Put the rsyslog main thread to sleep for n seconds. This was introduced as + * a quick and dirty workaround for a privilege drop race in regard to listener + * startup, which itself was a result of the not-yet-done proper coding of + * privilege drop code (quite some effort). It may be useful for other occasions, too. + * is specified). + * rgerhards, 2009-06-12 + */ +static rsRetVal +putToSleep(void __attribute__((unused)) *pVal, int iNewVal) +{ + DEFiRet; + DBGPRINTF("rsyslog main thread put to sleep via $sleep %d directive...\n", iNewVal); + srSleep(iNewVal, 0); + DBGPRINTF("rsyslog main thread continues after $sleep %d\n", iNewVal); + RETiRet; +} + + /* Switch to either an already existing rule set or start a new one. The * named rule set becomes the new "current" rule set (what means that new * actions are added to it). @@ -2005,6 +2024,7 @@ static rsRetVal loadBuildInModules(void) CHKiRet(regCfSysLineHdlr((uchar *)"actionresumeretrycount", 0, eCmdHdlrInt, NULL, &glbliActionResumeRetryCount, NULL)); CHKiRet(regCfSysLineHdlr((uchar *)"defaultruleset", 0, eCmdHdlrGetWord, setDefaultRuleset, NULL, NULL)); CHKiRet(regCfSysLineHdlr((uchar *)"ruleset", 0, eCmdHdlrGetWord, setCurrRuleset, NULL, NULL)); + CHKiRet(regCfSysLineHdlr((uchar *)"sleep", 0, eCmdHdlrInt, putToSleep, NULL, NULL)); CHKiRet(regCfSysLineHdlr((uchar *)"mainmsgqueuefilename", 0, eCmdHdlrGetWord, NULL, &pszMainMsgQFName, NULL)); CHKiRet(regCfSysLineHdlr((uchar *)"mainmsgqueuesize", 0, eCmdHdlrInt, NULL, &iMainMsgQueueSize, NULL)); CHKiRet(regCfSysLineHdlr((uchar *)"mainmsgqueuehighwatermark", 0, eCmdHdlrInt, NULL, &iMainMsgQHighWtrMark, NULL)); |