problem with running "kill -QUIT 1" from init

[Aras Vaichas]

Denys Vlasenko wrote:
> On Tuesday 27 January 2009 03:14, Rob Landley wrote:
>> On Thursday 22 January 2009 22:55:23 Aras Vaichas wrote:
>>> One extra note, I do some trickery with /etc/inittab.
>>>
>>> # cat inittab.new
>>>
>>> ::restart:./upgrade_nand
>>>
>>> I change the existing inittab to run my upgrade script, tell init to
>>> reload the new, and then restore the old one so I can continue testing.
>>>
>>> # cp /etc/inittab inittab.bak
>>> # cp inittab.new /etc/inittab
>>> # kill -1 1
>>> # cp inittab.bak /etc/inittab
>>>
>>> It seems that doing "kill -1 1" from /etc/init/rcS doesn't reload the
>>> inittab.
>> The busybox init is a bit of a hack.
>>
>> I made a largeish stab at cleaning it up during the 1.0.0-pre timeframe, but 
>> the source control system was frozen for several months (during the switchover 
>> from cvs to svn) so I couldn't check it in, and by the time it was unfrozen 
>> I'd had a laptop destroyed and lost the code.  Never got back around to 
>> redoing it.
>>
>> The current maintainer has chosen instead to implement a different group of 
>> init-like programs (sv, runsv, runsvdir and friends, the "runit" package), 
>> which can best be described as "not compatible with Ubuntu's upstart".  That's 
>> what he pays attention to, not the original sysv-like init.
>>
>> So my vague impression is that the init implementation in busybox has largely 
>> been ignored for some time now...
>
> No Rob, not really. While I do think that basic idea of init being responsible
> for respawning daemons and stuff wasn't too bright, that does not mean
> I will try to force my views on anyone by neglecting init in busybox.
>
> There were some bugs fixed in it. I am not looking away from it.
>
> I did not reply to this thread before because original post is lacking
> details. Look at it:
> Granted, I could again repeat for a zillionth time the request for more info,
> but I was tired. Sorry.


Oops, perhaps you didn't mean to CC me with your rude reply?

My initial post referred to the script detailed in the link. Did you 
follow it? It explains precisely what I was trying to achieve.

In my follow up posting I explicitely stated:

> It seems that doing "kill -1 1" from /etc/init/rcS doesn't reload the 
> inittab.

Did you see that? Does it not make sense to you?


Just because someone else put your nose out of joint doesn't mean you 
should take it out on me. That's just unprofessional.


Aras Vaichas

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