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-rw-r--r--utils/statd/sm-notify.c41
-rw-r--r--utils/statd/sm-notify.man28
-rw-r--r--utils/statd/statd.man14
3 files changed, 47 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/utils/statd/sm-notify.c b/utils/statd/sm-notify.c
index 3259a3e..2d14668 100644
--- a/utils/statd/sm-notify.c
+++ b/utils/statd/sm-notify.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct nsm_host {
uint32_t xid;
};
-static char nsm_hostname[256];
+static char nsm_hostname[SM_MAXSTRLEN + 1];
static int nsm_state;
static int nsm_family = AF_INET;
static int opt_debug = 0;
@@ -412,12 +412,33 @@ usage: fprintf(stderr,
}
}
- if (opt_srcaddr) {
- strncpy(nsm_hostname, opt_srcaddr, sizeof(nsm_hostname)-1);
- } else
- if (gethostname(nsm_hostname, sizeof(nsm_hostname)) < 0) {
- xlog(L_ERROR, "Failed to obtain name of local host: %m");
- exit(1);
+ if (opt_srcaddr != NULL) {
+ struct addrinfo *ai = NULL;
+ struct addrinfo hint = {
+ .ai_family = AF_UNSPEC,
+ .ai_flags = AI_NUMERICHOST,
+ };
+
+ if (getaddrinfo(opt_srcaddr, NULL, &hint, &ai))
+ /* not a presentation address - use it */
+ strncpy(nsm_hostname, opt_srcaddr, sizeof(nsm_hostname));
+ else {
+ /* was a presentation address - look it up in
+ * /etc/hosts, so it can be used for my_name */
+ int error;
+
+ freeaddrinfo(ai);
+ hint.ai_flags = AI_CANONNAME;
+ error = getaddrinfo(opt_srcaddr, NULL, &hint, &ai);
+ if (error != 0) {
+ xlog(L_ERROR, "Bind address %s is unusable: %s",
+ opt_srcaddr, gai_strerror(error));
+ exit(1);
+ }
+ strncpy(nsm_hostname, ai->ai_canonname,
+ sizeof(nsm_hostname));
+ freeaddrinfo(ai);
+ }
}
(void)nsm_retire_monitored_hosts();
@@ -535,6 +556,8 @@ notify(const int sock)
static int
notify_host(int sock, struct nsm_host *host)
{
+ const char *my_name = (opt_srcaddr != NULL ?
+ nsm_hostname : host->my_name);
struct sockaddr *sap;
socklen_t salen;
@@ -580,8 +603,8 @@ notify_host(int sock, struct nsm_host *host)
host->xid = nsm_xmit_rpcbind(sock, sap, SM_PROG, SM_VERS);
else
host->xid = nsm_xmit_notify(sock, sap, salen,
- SM_PROG, nsm_hostname, nsm_state);
-
+ SM_PROG, my_name, nsm_state);
+
return 0;
}
diff --git a/utils/statd/sm-notify.man b/utils/statd/sm-notify.man
index 163713e..7a1cbfa 100644
--- a/utils/statd/sm-notify.man
+++ b/utils/statd/sm-notify.man
@@ -97,11 +97,9 @@ It uses the
string as the destination.
To identify which host has rebooted, the
.B sm-notify
-command normally sends the results of
-.BR gethostname (3)
-as the
+command normally sends
.I my_name
-string.
+string recorded when that remote was monitored.
The remote
.B rpc.statd
matches incoming SM_NOTIFY requests using this string,
@@ -202,15 +200,22 @@ argument to use when sending SM_NOTIFY requests.
If this option is not specified,
.B sm-notify
uses a wildcard address as the transport bind address,
-and uses the results of
-.BR gethostname (3)
-as the
+and uses the
+.I my_name
+recorded when the remote was monitored as the
.I mon_name
-argument.
+argument when sending SM_NOTIFY requests.
.IP
The
.I ipaddr
form can be expressed as either an IPv4 or an IPv6 presentation address.
+If the
+.I ipaddr
+form is used, the
+.B sm-notify
+command converts this address to a hostname for use as the
+.I mon_name
+argument when sending SM_NOTIFY requests.
.IP
This option can be useful in multi-homed configurations where
the remote requires notification from a specific network address.
@@ -252,13 +257,6 @@ consistent
The hostname the client uses to mount the server should match the server's
.I mon_name
in SM_NOTIFY requests it sends
-.IP
-The use of network addresses as a
-.I mon_name
-or a
-.I my_name
-string should be avoided when
-interoperating with non-Linux NFS implementations.
.PP
Unmounting an NFS file system does not necessarily stop
either the NFS client or server from monitoring each other.
diff --git a/utils/statd/statd.man b/utils/statd/statd.man
index ffc5e95..ca00e24 100644
--- a/utils/statd/statd.man
+++ b/utils/statd/statd.man
@@ -100,11 +100,9 @@ It uses the
string as the destination.
To identify which host has rebooted, the
.B sm-notify
-command normally sends the results of
-.BR gethostname (3)
-as the
+command sends the
.I my_name
-string.
+string recorded when that remote was monitored.
The remote
.B rpc.statd
matches incoming SM_NOTIFY requests using this string,
@@ -292,7 +290,6 @@ man pages.
.SH ADDITIONAL NOTES
Lock recovery after a reboot is critical to maintaining data integrity
and preventing unnecessary application hangs.
-.PP
To help
.B rpc.statd
match SM_NOTIFY requests to NLM requests, a number of best practices
@@ -309,13 +306,6 @@ consistent
The hostname the client uses to mount the server should match the server's
.I mon_name
in SM_NOTIFY requests it sends
-.IP
-The use of network addresses as a
-.I mon_name
-or a
-.I my_name
-string should be avoided when
-interoperating with non-Linux NFS implementations.
.PP
Unmounting an NFS file system does not necessarily stop
either the NFS client or server from monitoring each other.