xref: /netbsd-src/lib/libutil/ttymsg.c (revision ce63d6c20fc4ec8ddc95c84bb229e3c4ecf82b69)
1 /*
2  * Copyright (c) 1989 The Regents of the University of California.
3  * All rights reserved.
4  *
5  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
6  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
7  * are met:
8  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
9  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
10  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
11  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
12  *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
13  * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
14  *    must display the following acknowledgement:
15  *	This product includes software developed by the University of
16  *	California, Berkeley and its contributors.
17  * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
18  *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
19  *    without specific prior written permission.
20  *
21  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
22  * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
23  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
24  * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
25  * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
26  * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
27  * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
28  * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
29  * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
30  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
31  * SUCH DAMAGE.
32  */
33 
34 #ifndef lint
35 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)ttymsg.c	5.8 (Berkeley) 7/1/91";
36 #endif /* not lint */
37 
38 #include <sys/types.h>
39 #include <sys/uio.h>
40 #include <signal.h>
41 #include <fcntl.h>
42 #include <dirent.h>
43 #include <errno.h>
44 #include <paths.h>
45 #include <unistd.h>
46 #include <stdio.h>
47 #include <string.h>
48 #include <stdlib.h>
49 
50 /*
51  * Display the contents of a uio structure on a terminal.  Used by wall(1)
52  * and syslogd(8).  Forks and finishes in child if write would block, waiting
53  * at most five minutes.  Returns pointer to error string on unexpected error;
54  * string is not newline-terminated.  Various "normal" errors are ignored
55  * (exclusive-use, lack of permission, etc.).
56  */
57 char *
58 ttymsg(iov, iovcnt, line)
59 	struct iovec *iov;
60 	int iovcnt;
61 	char *line;
62 {
63 	static char device[MAXNAMLEN] = _PATH_DEV;
64 	static char errbuf[1024];
65 	register int cnt, fd, left, wret;
66 	struct iovec localiov[6];
67 	int forked = 0;
68 
69 	if (iovcnt > 6)
70 		return ("too many iov's (change code in wall/ttymsg.c)");
71 	/*
72 	 * open will fail on slip lines or exclusive-use lines
73 	 * if not running as root; not an error.
74 	 */
75 	(void) strcpy(device + sizeof(_PATH_DEV) - 1, line);
76 	if ((fd = open(device, O_WRONLY|O_NONBLOCK, 0)) < 0) {
77 		if (errno == EBUSY || errno == EACCES)
78 			return (NULL);
79 		(void) snprintf(errbuf, sizeof(errbuf),
80 		    "%s: %s", device, strerror(errno));
81 		return (errbuf);
82 	}
83 
84 	for (cnt = left = 0; cnt < iovcnt; ++cnt)
85 		left += iov[cnt].iov_len;
86 
87 	for (;;) {
88 		wret = writev(fd, iov, iovcnt);
89 		if (wret >= left)
90 			break;
91 		if (wret >= 0) {
92 			left -= wret;
93 			if (iov != localiov) {
94 				bcopy(iov, localiov,
95 				    iovcnt * sizeof(struct iovec));
96 				iov = localiov;
97 			}
98 			for (cnt = 0; wret >= iov->iov_len; ++cnt) {
99 				wret -= iov->iov_len;
100 				++iov;
101 				--iovcnt;
102 			}
103 			if (wret) {
104 				iov->iov_base += wret;
105 				iov->iov_len -= wret;
106 			}
107 			continue;
108 		}
109 		if (errno == EWOULDBLOCK) {
110 			int cpid, off = 0;
111 
112 			if (forked) {
113 				(void) close(fd);
114 				_exit(1);
115 			}
116 			cpid = fork();
117 			if (cpid < 0) {
118 				(void) snprintf(errbuf, sizeof(errbuf),
119 				    "fork: %s", strerror(errno));
120 				(void) close(fd);
121 				return (errbuf);
122 			}
123 			if (cpid) {	/* parent */
124 				(void) close(fd);
125 				return (NULL);
126 			}
127 			forked++;
128 			/* wait at most 5 minutes */
129 			(void) signal(SIGALRM, SIG_DFL);
130 			(void) signal(SIGTERM, SIG_DFL); /* XXX */
131 			(void) sigsetmask(0);
132 			(void) alarm((u_int)(60 * 5));
133 			(void) fcntl(fd, O_NONBLOCK, &off);
134 			continue;
135 		}
136 		/*
137 		 * We get ENODEV on a slip line if we're running as root,
138 		 * and EIO if the line just went away.
139 		 */
140 		if (errno == ENODEV || errno == EIO)
141 			break;
142 		(void) close(fd);
143 		if (forked)
144 			_exit(1);
145 		(void) snprintf(errbuf, sizeof(errbuf),
146 		    "%s: %s", device, strerror(errno));
147 		return (errbuf);
148 	}
149 
150 	(void) close(fd);
151 	if (forked)
152 		_exit(0);
153 	return (NULL);
154 }
155