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author | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2015-02-16 13:11:20 +0000 |
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committer | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2015-02-16 13:11:20 +0000 |
commit | 36eeb20b4c68dd630adb7c8c473343f5491a55ea (patch) | |
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diff --git a/doc/s6-fdholderd.html b/doc/s6-fdholderd.html index ab05665..ec04d74 100644 --- a/doc/s6-fdholderd.html +++ b/doc/s6-fdholderd.html @@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ <a href="s6-fdholder-daemon.html">s6-fdholder-daemon</a> fd-holding server. It assumes that its stdin is a bound and listening Unix -domain socket, and -it accepts connections from clients connecting to it, and stores and -retrieves file descriptors on their behalf. +domain socket; +it accepts connections from clients connecting to that socket, +and stores and retrieves file descriptors on their behalf. </p> <h2> Interface </h2> @@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ retrieves file descriptors on their behalf. bound and listening SOCK_STREAM Unix domain socket which is its standard input. </li> <li> Depending on the verbosity level, it logs what it does to stderr. </li> - <li> It runs until killed by a signal. Depending on the received -signal, it may kill its children before exiting. </li> + <li> It runs until killed by a signal (normally SIGTERM). +When s6-fdholderd is killed, all the fds it is currently holding are +lost; if they need to be preserved, the admin should make sure to +<a href="s6-fdholder-transferdump.html">transfer them</a> beforehand. </li> <li> Client connections are short-lived. Clients generally perform one operation, then disconnect. </li> <li> Possible operations include: @@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ stored in either a <em>rulesfile</em> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cdb_%28software%29">CDB</a> format, or in a <em>rulesdir</em>, i.e. a directory in the filesystem following a certain format. s6-fdholderd will refuse to run if neither the <tt>-i</tt> -nor the <tt>-x</tt> option have been provided. +nor the <tt>-x</tt> option has been provided. </p> <p> @@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ the client is authorized to do. <p> By default, no client is allowed to do anything - not even connect to the server. Even <tt>root</tt>, the super-user, will be denied -access. That's why +access. That is why it is essential to create a sensible ruleset prior to running the server in order to do anything useful. </p> @@ -316,7 +318,7 @@ you can always run a separate s6-fdholderd instance in a private directory with a configuration tailored to your needs - and you can even make the name of the listening socket private. s6-fdholderd is lightweight, you can start as many instances as you need, -and you can run them as long as you need then kill them with SIGTERM. +and you can run them as long as you need then kill them with SIGTERM. </li> <li> s6-fdholderd pre-allocates its storage at start, in the stack. It uses a small amount of heap memory for communication with a client, but frees it as soon as the client disconnects. It should never run out of memory in |