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1/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
2 * COPYING NOTES
3 *
4 * timeout.c -- a timeout handler for shell commands
5 *
6 * Copyright (C) 2005-6, Roberto A. Foglietta <me@roberto.foglietta.name>
7 *
8 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
9 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
10 * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
11 *
12 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
15 * GNU General Public License for more details.
16 *
17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
19 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
20 */
21/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
22 * REVISION NOTES:
23 * released 17-11-2005 by Roberto A. Foglietta
24 * talarm 04-12-2005 by Roberto A. Foglietta
25 * modified 05-12-2005 by Roberto A. Foglietta
26 * sizerdct 06-12-2005 by Roberto A. Foglietta
27 * splitszf 12-05-2006 by Roberto A. Foglietta
28 * rewrite 14-11-2008 vda
29 */
30//config:config TIMEOUT
31//config: bool "timeout"
32//config: default y
33//config: help
34//config: Runs a program and watches it. If it does not terminate in
35//config: specified number of seconds, it is sent a signal.
36
37//applet:IF_TIMEOUT(APPLET(timeout, BB_DIR_USR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP))
38
39//kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_TIMEOUT) += timeout.o
40
41//usage:#define timeout_trivial_usage
42//usage: "[-t SECS] [-s SIG] PROG ARGS"
43//usage:#define timeout_full_usage "\n\n"
44//usage: "Runs PROG. Sends SIG to it if it is not gone in SECS seconds.\n"
45//usage: "Defaults: SECS: 10, SIG: TERM."
46
47#include "libbb.h"
48
49int timeout_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
50int timeout_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
51{
52 int signo;
53 int status;
54 int parent = 0;
55 int timeout = 10;
56 pid_t pid;
57#if !BB_MMU
58 char *sv1, *sv2;
59#endif
60 const char *opt_s = "TERM";
61
62 /* -p option is not documented, it is needed to support NOMMU. */
63
64 /* -t SECONDS; -p PARENT_PID */
65 /* '+': stop at first non-option */
66 getopt32(argv, "+s:t:+" USE_FOR_NOMMU("p:+"), &opt_s, &timeout, &parent);
67 /*argv += optind; - no, wait for bb_daemonize_or_rexec! */
68 signo = get_signum(opt_s);
69 if (signo < 0)
70 bb_error_msg_and_die("unknown signal '%s'", opt_s);
71
72 /* We want to create a grandchild which will watch
73 * and kill the grandparent. Other methods:
74 * making parent watch child disrupts parent<->child link
75 * (example: "tcpsvd 0.0.0.0 1234 timeout service_prog" -
76 * it's better if service_prog is a child of tcpsvd!),
77 * making child watch parent results in programs having
78 * unexpected children. */
79
80 if (parent) /* we were re-execed, already grandchild */
81 goto grandchild;
82 if (!argv[optind]) /* no PROG? */
83 bb_show_usage();
84
85#if !BB_MMU
86 sv1 = argv[optind];
87 sv2 = argv[optind + 1];
88#endif
89 pid = xvfork();
90 if (pid == 0) {
91 /* Child: spawn grandchild and exit */
92 parent = getppid();
93#if !BB_MMU
94 argv[optind] = xasprintf("-p%u", parent);
95 argv[optind + 1] = NULL;
96#endif
97 /* NB: exits with nonzero on error: */
98 bb_daemonize_or_rexec(0, argv);
99 /* Here we are grandchild. Sleep, then kill grandparent */
100 grandchild:
101 /* Just sleep(HUGE_NUM); kill(parent) may kill wrong process! */
102 while (1) {
103 sleep(1);
104 if (--timeout <= 0)
105 break;
106 if (kill(parent, 0)) {
107 /* process is gone */
108 return EXIT_SUCCESS;
109 }
110 }
111 kill(parent, signo);
112 return EXIT_SUCCESS;
113 }
114
115 /* Parent */
116 wait(&status); /* wait for child to die */
117 /* Did intermediate [v]fork or exec fail? */
118 if (!WIFEXITED(status) || WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0)
119 return EXIT_FAILURE;
120 /* Ok, exec a program as requested */
121 argv += optind;
122#if !BB_MMU
123 argv[0] = sv1;
124 argv[1] = sv2;
125#endif
126 BB_EXECVP_or_die(argv);
127}
128