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Joachim Wiberg
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Transform keventd from a power-supply monitor + basic hotplug handler into
a full udev-compatible device manager.
Rules engine (rules.c):
- Full .rules file parser covering all udev key types: ACTION, KERNEL,
SUBSYSTEM, DEVPATH, ENV, ATTR, SYSCTL, TAG, RESULT, PROGRAM, TEST,
parent-chain KERNELS/SUBSYSTEMS/ATTRS/DRIVERS, and more
- Pattern matching: plain string, fnmatch glob, and pipe-separated alternatives
- Operators: ==, !=, =, +=, -=, :=
- Assignments: NAME=, MODE=, OWNER=, GROUP=, SYMLINK+=, ENV{k}=, TAG+=, RUN+=
- IMPORT{program|file|builtin|parent|cmdline|db}=
- PROGRAM= with stdout capture for subsequent RESULT== matching
- GOTO=/LABEL= flow control
- Loads *.rules from /lib/udev/rules.d, /run/udev/rules.d, /etc/udev/rules.d
and an optional extra directory (-r DIR); reloads on SIGHUP
Builtin framework (builtin.c):
- kmod: load module by MODALIAS or explicit alias
- hwdb: match device against *.hwdb text files in udev hwdb dirs; builds
correct lookup key per subsystem — evdev:input:b*v*p*e* for input,
usb:v*p* for USB, raw modalias for PCI/platform
- path_id: build stable ID_PATH / ID_PATH_TAG from sysfs topology (PCI, USB,
ATA, NVMe, platform, ACPI, virtio)
- usb_id: read idVendor/idProduct/bcdDevice/serial from sysfs; look up
ID_VENDOR_FROM_DATABASE and ID_MODEL_FROM_DATABASE from usb.ids
(hwdata package) when available; silent fallback when absent
- input_id: classify input devices (keyboard, mouse, joystick, touchscreen,
touchpad) from evdev capability bitmasks in sysfs
- net_id: generate predictable names — MAC-based enx<mac> and PCI-slot-based
enp<bus>s<dev>[f<func>]
- blkid: probe filesystem type, UUID, and label via libblkid; sets ID_FS_*
and ID_PART_TABLE_* properties
Network interface renaming (uevent.c):
- netdev_add() renames interfaces via SIOCSIFNAME when a NAME= rule matched,
then sets the Finit dev/ condition on the final name; and any setup using
persistent interface naming via udev rules
Device node and symlink improvements (uevent.c):
- NAME=, MODE=, OWNER=, GROUP= overrides from matched rules applied at
mknod/chown time, falling back to the built-in permission table
- SYMLINK+= links from rules applied alongside built-in by-id/by-path links
Device property database (udevdb.c):
- Persist per-device E:/S:/I: records to /run/udev/data/ on ADD/CHANGE,
delete on REMOVE; IMPORT{db}= restores saved properties into event env
Build:
- libblkid (util-linux) is now required for keventd
Signed-off-by: Joachim Wiberg <troglobit@gmail.com>
Introduction
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Reverse engineered from the EeePC fastinit
"gaps filled with frog DNA …"
— Claudio Matsuoka
Finit is a process starter and supervisor designed to run as PID 1 on Linux systems. It consists of a set of plugins and can be set up using configuration files. Plugins start at hook points and can run various set up tasks and/or install event handlers that later provide runtime services, e.g., PID file monitoring, or conditions.
Features
- Runlevels, defined per service
- One-shot tasks, services (daemons), or SysV init start/stop scripts
- Runparts and
/etc/rc.localsupport - Process supervision similar to systemd
- Fine-grained privilege control:
- Linux capabilities for minimal required privileges
- Supplementary groups for multi-group resource access
- Sourcing environment files
- Conditions for network/process/custom dependencies
- Readiness notification; PID files (native) for synchronizing system startup, support for systemd sd_notify(), or s6 style too
- Limited support for tmpfiles.d(5) (no aging, attributes, or subvolumes)
- Pre/Post script actions
- Rudimentary templating support
- Tooling to enable/disable services
- Automatic reload of modified configuration files (optional)
- Built-in getty
- Built-in watchdog, with support for hand-over to watchdogd
- Built-in support for Debian/BusyBox
/etc/network/interfaces - Cgroups v2, both configuration and monitoring in
initctl top - Plugin support for customization
- Proper rescue mode with bundled
suloginfor protected maintenance shell - Switch root support for initramfs-to-real-root transitions
- Integration with watchdogd for full system supervision
- Logging to kernel ring buffer before
syslogdhas started, see the recommended sysklogd project for complete logging integration and how to log to the kernel ring buffer from scripts usinglogger
For a more thorough overview, see the Features section.
Tip
See SysV Init Compatibility for help to quickly get going with an existing SysV or BusyBox init setup.
Origin
This project is based on the original finit by Claudio Matsuoka which was reverse engineered from syscalls of the EeePC fastinit.
Finit is developed and maintained by Joachim Wiberg at GitHub. Please file bug reports, clone it, or send pull requests for bug fixes and proposed extensions.