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- /*
- * timeout - run a command for a limited amount of time
- *
- * Uses POSIX process groups so that we do the right thing when the controlled
- * command forks off child processes.
- *
- * Author: Wietse Venema.
- */
-
- /* System libraries. */
-
- #include <sys/types.h>
- #include <signal.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
-
- extern int optind;
-
- /* Application-specific. */
-
- #define perrorexit(s) { perror(s); exit(1); }
-
- static int kill_signal = SIGKILL;
- static char *progname;
-
- static void usage()
- {
- fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-signal] time command...\n", progname);
- exit(1);
- }
-
- static void terminate(sig)
- int sig;
- {
- kill(0, kill_signal);
- }
-
- int main(argc, argv)
- int argc;
- char **argv;
- {
- int time_to_run;
- pid_t pid;
- pid_t child_pid;
- int status;
-
- progname = argv[0];
-
- /*
- * Parse JCL.
- */
- while (--argc && *++argv && **argv == '-')
- if ((kill_signal = atoi(*argv + 1)) <= 0)
- usage();
-
- if (argc < 2 || (time_to_run = atoi(argv[0])) <= 0)
- usage();
-
- /*
- * Run the command and its watchdog in a separate process group so that
- * both can be killed of with one signal.
- */
- setsid();
- switch (child_pid = fork()) {
- case -1: /* error */
- perrorexit("timeout: fork");
- case 00: /* run controlled command */
- execvp(argv[1], argv + 1);
- perrorexit(argv[1]);
- default: /* become watchdog */
- (void) signal(SIGALRM, terminate);
- alarm(time_to_run);
- while ((pid = wait(&status)) != -1 && pid != child_pid)
- /* void */ ;
- return (pid == child_pid ? status : -1);
- }
- }
-