xref: /netbsd-src/lib/libutil/ttymsg.c (revision d9158b13b5dfe46201430699a3f7a235ecf28df3)
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[] = "from: @(#)ttymsg.c	5.8 (Berkeley) 7/1/91";*/
36 static char rcsid[] = "$Id: ttymsg.c,v 1.2 1993/08/01 18:03:09 mycroft Exp $";
37 #endif /* not lint */
38 
39 #include <sys/types.h>
40 #include <sys/uio.h>
41 #include <signal.h>
42 #include <fcntl.h>
43 #include <dirent.h>
44 #include <errno.h>
45 #include <paths.h>
46 #include <unistd.h>
47 #include <stdio.h>
48 #include <string.h>
49 #include <stdlib.h>
50 
51 /*
52  * Display the contents of a uio structure on a terminal.  Used by wall(1)
53  * and syslogd(8).  Forks and finishes in child if write would block, waiting
54  * at most five minutes.  Returns pointer to error string on unexpected error;
55  * string is not newline-terminated.  Various "normal" errors are ignored
56  * (exclusive-use, lack of permission, etc.).
57  */
58 char *
59 ttymsg(iov, iovcnt, line)
60 	struct iovec *iov;
61 	int iovcnt;
62 	char *line;
63 {
64 	static char device[MAXNAMLEN] = _PATH_DEV;
65 	static char errbuf[1024];
66 	register int cnt, fd, left, wret;
67 	struct iovec localiov[6];
68 	int forked = 0;
69 
70 	if (iovcnt > 6)
71 		return ("too many iov's (change code in wall/ttymsg.c)");
72 	/*
73 	 * open will fail on slip lines or exclusive-use lines
74 	 * if not running as root; not an error.
75 	 */
76 	(void) strcpy(device + sizeof(_PATH_DEV) - 1, line);
77 	if ((fd = open(device, O_WRONLY|O_NONBLOCK, 0)) < 0) {
78 		if (errno == EBUSY || errno == EACCES)
79 			return (NULL);
80 		(void) snprintf(errbuf, sizeof(errbuf),
81 		    "%s: %s", device, strerror(errno));
82 		return (errbuf);
83 	}
84 
85 	for (cnt = left = 0; cnt < iovcnt; ++cnt)
86 		left += iov[cnt].iov_len;
87 
88 	for (;;) {
89 		wret = writev(fd, iov, iovcnt);
90 		if (wret >= left)
91 			break;
92 		if (wret >= 0) {
93 			left -= wret;
94 			if (iov != localiov) {
95 				bcopy(iov, localiov,
96 				    iovcnt * sizeof(struct iovec));
97 				iov = localiov;
98 			}
99 			for (cnt = 0; wret >= iov->iov_len; ++cnt) {
100 				wret -= iov->iov_len;
101 				++iov;
102 				--iovcnt;
103 			}
104 			if (wret) {
105 				iov->iov_base += wret;
106 				iov->iov_len -= wret;
107 			}
108 			continue;
109 		}
110 		if (errno == EWOULDBLOCK) {
111 			int cpid, off = 0;
112 
113 			if (forked) {
114 				(void) close(fd);
115 				_exit(1);
116 			}
117 			cpid = fork();
118 			if (cpid < 0) {
119 				(void) snprintf(errbuf, sizeof(errbuf),
120 				    "fork: %s", strerror(errno));
121 				(void) close(fd);
122 				return (errbuf);
123 			}
124 			if (cpid) {	/* parent */
125 				(void) close(fd);
126 				return (NULL);
127 			}
128 			forked++;
129 			/* wait at most 5 minutes */
130 			(void) signal(SIGALRM, SIG_DFL);
131 			(void) signal(SIGTERM, SIG_DFL); /* XXX */
132 			(void) sigsetmask(0);
133 			(void) alarm((u_int)(60 * 5));
134 			(void) fcntl(fd, O_NONBLOCK, &off);
135 			continue;
136 		}
137 		/*
138 		 * We get ENODEV on a slip line if we're running as root,
139 		 * and EIO if the line just went away.
140 		 */
141 		if (errno == ENODEV || errno == EIO)
142 			break;
143 		(void) close(fd);
144 		if (forked)
145 			_exit(1);
146 		(void) snprintf(errbuf, sizeof(errbuf),
147 		    "%s: %s", device, strerror(errno));
148 		return (errbuf);
149 	}
150 
151 	(void) close(fd);
152 	if (forked)
153 		_exit(0);
154 	return (NULL);
155 }
156