netdev - Re: iproute2: make arpd daemon write pid file on fork

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Date:	Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:15:47 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Alex Dubov <oakad@...oo.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: iproute2: make arpd daemon write pid file on fork

On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:23:24 +1000
Alex Dubov <oakad@...oo.com> wrote:

> Current version of arpd included with iproute2-2.6.37 will fork 
> unconditionally on start-up (using daemon() library call). This causes 
> problems with distro start-up scripts, as PID of the started daemon can not be 
> reliably obtained, hampering orderly daemon shutdown process.
> 
> The included patch makes arpd write it's own pid file after fork, in a common 
> LSB fashion, so as to better inter-operate with start up scripts. Removal of 
> stale pid files is handled elsewhere.

I already checked in a version which has the -p pidfile option.
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