This patch adds the mdevd[1] plugin from Andy's fork of Finit, only
minor whitespace adjustment and group fix introduced, along with
updates to configure.ac and the documentation.
Currently the hotplug.sh calls mdevd-coldplug (instad of mdev -s), but
since mdevd is not guaranteed to have started and be ready, it is also
started with mdevd -C. A better solution is to use the s6 notify code
to synchronize the start of mdevd-coldplug. Support for this is coming
soon to Finit.
[1]: https://github.com/hongkongkiwi/finit/blob/master/plugins/mdevd.c
Signed-off-by: Joachim Wiberg <troglobit@gmail.com>
Add a plugin that will allow the user to trigger the execution of
scripts from plugin hook points. This is particularly useful for early
boot debugging that needs to take place before regular services are
available.
For example, let's say that you want to enable some kernel tracing
before modules are loaded. With hook-scripts, you can just drop in a
shell script in /libexec/finit/hook/mount/all/ that will poke the
right control files in tracefs.
The SysV API compatibility layer gives too little value to be worth
the effort of maintaining it. Users are encouraged to use the
`initctl` tool instead.
Signed-off-by: Jacques de Laval <jacques@de-laval.se>
This patch removes the now heavily outdated (and non-working) support
for callback plugins. I.e. plugins that attach themselves to services
listed in /etc/finit.conf and can be queried to determine if a service
should be started or stopped.
The Finit3 support for adding/removing services at runtime with plain
text *.conf files in /etc/finit.d and `initctl reload`, this old, and
rather cumbersome service callback feature, is not longer supported.
Signed-off-by: Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>
Joachim Wiberg