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-rw-r--r--mdmon.810
-rw-r--r--mdmon.c9
-rw-r--r--systemd/mdmon@.service2
3 files changed, 17 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/mdmon.8 b/mdmon.8
index 559dd903..a968cdb0 100644
--- a/mdmon.8
+++ b/mdmon.8
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mdmon \- monitor MD external metadata arrays
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.BI mdmon " [--all] [--takeover] CONTAINER"
+.BI mdmon " [--all] [--takeover] [--foreground] CONTAINER"
.SH OVERVIEW
The 2.6.27 kernel brings the ability to support external metadata arrays.
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ The
device to monitor. It can be a full path like /dev/md/container, or a
simple md device name like md127.
.TP
+.B \-\-foreground
+Normally,
+.I mdmon
+will fork and continue in the background. Adding this option will
+skip that step and run
+.I mdmon
+in the foreground.
+.TP
.B \-\-takeover
This instructs
.I mdmon
diff --git a/mdmon.c b/mdmon.c
index 8720aa53..007071be 100644
--- a/mdmon.c
+++ b/mdmon.c
@@ -288,11 +288,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
int opt;
int all = 0;
int takeover = 0;
+ int dofork = 1;
static struct option options[] = {
{"all", 0, NULL, 'a'},
{"takeover", 0, NULL, 't'},
{"help", 0, NULL, 'h'},
{"offroot", 0, NULL, OffRootOpt},
+ {"foreground", 0, NULL, 'F'},
{NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
};
@@ -301,7 +303,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
*/
argv[0][0] = '@';
- while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "tha", options, NULL)) != -1) {
+ while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "thaF", options, NULL)) != -1) {
switch (opt) {
case 'a':
container_name = argv[optind-1];
@@ -310,6 +312,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
case 't':
takeover = 1;
break;
+ case 'F':
+ dofork = 0;
+ break;
case OffRootOpt:
/* silently ignore old option */
break;
@@ -381,7 +386,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
container_name);
exit(1);
}
- return mdmon(devname, devnum, do_fork(), takeover);
+ return mdmon(devname, devnum, dofork && do_fork(), takeover);
}
static int mdmon(char *devname, int devnum, int must_fork, int takeover)
diff --git a/systemd/mdmon@.service b/systemd/mdmon@.service
index ddb475f2..809f5273 100644
--- a/systemd/mdmon@.service
+++ b/systemd/mdmon@.service
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
Before=initrd-switch-root.target
[Service]
-ExecStart=/sbin/mdmon %I
+ExecStart=/sbin/mdmon --foreground %I
StandardInput=null
StandardOutput=null
StandardError=null