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[oweals/gnunet.git] / src / arm / gnunet-service-arm.c
index cc9e2cd2793a657ca77eccccfca1fe0537f681b2..718d902807a44a1104650d4a283c06239c812a9a 100644 (file)
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /*
      This file is part of GNUnet.
-     (C) 2009 Christian Grothoff (and other contributing authors)
+     (C) 2009, 2010 Christian Grothoff (and other contributing authors)
 
      GNUnet is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
      it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
-     by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your
+     by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your
      option) any later version.
 
      GNUnet is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
  * @author Christian Grothoff
  *
  * TODO:
- * - multiple start-stop requests with RC>1 can result
- *   in UP/DOWN signals based on "pending" that are inaccurate...
- *   => have list of clients waiting for a resolution instead of
- *      giving instant (but incorrect) replies
- * - code could go into restart-loop for a service
- *   if service crashes instantly -- need exponential back-off
  * - need to test auto-restart code on configuration changes;
  * - should refine restart code to check if *relevant* parts of the
  *   configuration were changed (anything in the section for the service)
  * - should have a way to specify dependencies between services and
  *   manage restarts of groups of services
+ *
+ * + install handler for disconnecting clients!?
  */
 #include "platform.h"
-#include "gnunet_client_lib.h"
-#include "gnunet_getopt_lib.h"
-#include "gnunet_os_lib.h"
+#include "gnunet_util_lib.h"
 #include "gnunet_protocols.h"
-#include "gnunet_service_lib.h"
+#include "gnunet-service-arm.h"
 #include "arm.h"
 
 
 /**
- * Run normal maintenance every 2s.
+ * Check for configuration file changes every 5s.
  */
-#define MAINT_FREQUENCY GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_SECONDS, 2)
+#define MAINT_FREQUENCY GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_SECONDS, 5)
 
 /**
- * Run fast maintenance after 100ms.  This is used for an extra-job
- * that is run to check for a process that we just killed.
+ * Threshold after which exponential backoff shouldn't increase (in ms); 30m
  */
-#define MAINT_FAST_FREQUENCY GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100)
-
-/**
- * How long do we wait until we decide that a service
- * did not start?
- */
-#define CHECK_TIMEOUT GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MINUTES
+#define EXPONENTIAL_BACKOFF_THRESHOLD (1000 * 60 * 30)
 
 /**
  * List of our services.
  */
 struct ServiceList;
 
-/**
- * Function to call if waitpid informs us that
- * a process has died.
- *
- * @param cls closure
- * @param pos entry in the service list of the process that died
- */
-typedef void (*CleanCallback) (void *cls, struct ServiceList * pos);
 
 /**
  * List of our services.
@@ -82,10 +61,15 @@ typedef void (*CleanCallback) (void *cls, struct ServiceList * pos);
 struct ServiceList
 {
   /**
-   * This is a linked list.
+   * This is a doubly-linked list.
    */
   struct ServiceList *next;
 
+  /**
+   * This is a doubly-linked list.
+   */
+  struct ServiceList *prev;
+
   /**
    * Name of the service.
    */
@@ -102,20 +86,15 @@ struct ServiceList
   char *config;
 
   /**
-   * Function to call upon kill completion (waitpid), NULL
+   * Client to notify upon kill completion (waitpid), NULL
    * if we should simply restart the process.
    */
-  CleanCallback kill_continuation;
-
-  /**
-   * Closure for kill_continuation.
-   */
-  void *kill_continuation_cls;
+  struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *killing_client;
 
   /**
-   * Process ID of the child.
+   * Process structure pointer of the child.
    */
-  pid_t pid;
+  struct GNUNET_OS_Process *proc;
 
   /**
    * Last time the config of this service was
@@ -124,39 +103,71 @@ struct ServiceList
   time_t mtime;
 
   /**
-   * Reference counter (counts how many times we've been
-   * asked to start the service).  We only actually stop
-   * it once rc hits zero.
+   * Process exponential backoff time
    */
-  unsigned int rc;
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative backoff;
+
+  /**
+   * Absolute time at which the process is scheduled to restart in case of death
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute restartAt;
 
 };
 
 /**
  * List of running services.
  */
-static struct ServiceList *running;
+static struct ServiceList *running_head;
 
 /**
- * Our configuration
+ * List of running services.
  */
-static const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg;
+static struct ServiceList *running_tail;
 
 /**
- * Our scheduler.
+ * Our configuration
  */
-static struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Handle *sched;
+static const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg;
 
 /**
  * Command to prepend to each actual command.
  */
 static char *prefix_command;
 
+/**
+ * Option to append to each actual command.
+ */
+static char *final_option;
+
+/**
+ * ID of task called whenever we get a SIGCHILD.
+ */
+static GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskIdentifier child_death_task;
+
+/**
+ * ID of task called whenever the timeout for restarting a child
+ * expires.
+ */
+static GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskIdentifier child_restart_task;
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Pipe used to communicate shutdown via signal.
+ */
+static struct GNUNET_DISK_PipeHandle *sigpipe;
+
+/**
+ * Reading end of the signal pipe.
+ */
+static const struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *pr;
+
 /**
  * Are we in shutdown mode?
  */
 static int in_shutdown;
 
+
 /**
  * Handle to our server instance.  Our server is a bit special in that
  * its service is not immediately stopped once we get a shutdown
@@ -169,14 +180,38 @@ static int in_shutdown;
  */
 static struct GNUNET_SERVER_Handle *server;
 
+
 /**
- * Background task doing maintenance.
+ * If the configuration file changes, restart tasks that depended on that
+ * option.
  *
  * @param cls closure, NULL if we need to self-restart
  * @param tc context
  */
 static void
-maint (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc);
+config_change_task (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+{
+  struct ServiceList *pos;
+  struct stat sbuf;
+
+  pos = running_head;
+  while (pos != NULL)
+  {
+    /* FIXME: this test for config change may be a bit too coarse grained */
+    if ((0 == STAT (pos->config, &sbuf)) && (pos->mtime < sbuf.st_mtime) &&
+        (pos->proc != NULL))
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
+                  _
+                  ("Restarting service `%s' due to configuration file change.\n"));
+      if (0 != GNUNET_OS_process_kill (pos->proc, SIGTERM))
+        GNUNET_log_strerror (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "kill");
+      else
+        pos->backoff = GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS;
+    }
+    pos = pos->next;
+  }
+}
 
 
 /**
@@ -194,11 +229,15 @@ write_result (void *cls, size_t size, void *buf)
   struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg;
 
   if (buf == NULL)
-    {
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                 _("Could not send status result to client\n"));
-      return 0;                   /* error, not much we can do */
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                _("Could not send status result to client\n"));
+    return 0;                   /* error, not much we can do */
+  }
+#if DEBUG_ARM
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Sending status response %u to client\n",
+              (unsigned int) *res);
+#endif
   GNUNET_assert (size >= sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader));
   msg = buf;
   msg->size = htons (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader));
@@ -208,7 +247,6 @@ write_result (void *cls, size_t size, void *buf)
 }
 
 
-
 /**
  * Signal our client that we will start or stop the
  * service.
@@ -219,21 +257,20 @@ write_result (void *cls, size_t size, void *buf)
  * @return NULL if it was not found
  */
 static void
-signal_result (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
-               const char *name, uint16_t result)
+signal_result (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client, const char *name,
+               uint16_t result)
 {
   uint16_t *res;
 
   if (NULL == client)
-    {
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
-                 _("Not sending status result to client: no client known\n"));
-      return;
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
+                _("Not sending status result to client: no client known\n"));
+    return;
+  }
 #if DEBUG_ARM
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-              "Telling client that service `%s' is now %s\n",
-              name,
+              "Telling client that service `%s' is now %s\n", name,
               result == GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN ? "down" : "up");
 #endif
   res = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (uint16_t));
@@ -247,45 +284,36 @@ signal_result (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
 
 /**
  * Find the process with the given service
- * name in the given list, remove it and return it.
+ * name in the given list and return it.
  *
  * @param name which service entry to look up
  * @return NULL if it was not found
  */
 static struct ServiceList *
-find_name (const char *name)
+find_service (const char *name)
 {
   struct ServiceList *pos;
-  struct ServiceList *prev;
 
-  pos = running;
-  prev = NULL;
+  pos = running_head;
   while (pos != NULL)
-    {
-      if (0 == strcmp (pos->name, name))
-        {
-          if (prev == NULL)
-            running = pos->next;
-          else
-            prev->next = pos->next;
-          pos->next = NULL;
-          return pos;
-        }
-      prev = pos;
-      pos = pos->next;
-    }
+  {
+    if (0 == strcmp (pos->name, name))
+      return pos;
+    pos = pos->next;
+  }
   return NULL;
 }
 
 
 /**
- * Free an entry in the service list.
+ * Remove and free an entry in the service list.
  *
  * @param pos entry to free
  */
 static void
-free_entry (struct ServiceList *pos)
+free_service (struct ServiceList *pos)
 {
+  GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_remove (running_head, running_tail, pos);
   GNUNET_free_non_null (pos->config);
   GNUNET_free_non_null (pos->binary);
   GNUNET_free (pos->name);
@@ -293,106 +321,92 @@ free_entry (struct ServiceList *pos)
 }
 
 
+#include "do_start_process.c"
+
+
 /**
  * Actually start the process for the given service.
  *
  * @param sl identifies service to start
+ * @param lsocks -1 terminated list of listen sockets to pass (systemd style), or NULL
  */
 static void
-start_process (struct ServiceList *sl)
+start_process (struct ServiceList *sl, const int *lsocks)
 {
   char *loprefix;
   char *options;
-  char **argv;
-  unsigned int argv_size;
-  char *lopos;
   char *optpos;
-  const char *firstarg;
+  char *optend;
+  const char *next;
   int use_debug;
+  char b;
+  char *val;
 
   /* start service */
   if (GNUNET_OK !=
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg,
-                                             sl->name, "PREFIX", &loprefix))
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg, sl->name, "PREFIX",
+                                             &loprefix))
     loprefix = GNUNET_strdup (prefix_command);
   if (GNUNET_OK !=
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg,
-                                             sl->name, "OPTIONS", &options))
-    options = GNUNET_strdup ("");
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg, sl->name, "OPTIONS",
+                                             &options))
+  {
+    options = GNUNET_strdup (final_option);
+    if (NULL == strstr (options, "%"))
+    {
+      /* replace '{}' with service name */
+      while (NULL != (optpos = strstr (options, "{}")))
+      {
+        optpos[0] = '%';
+        optpos[1] = 's';
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&optpos, options, sl->name);
+        GNUNET_free (options);
+        options = optpos;
+      }
+      /* replace '$PATH' with value associated with "PATH" */
+      while (NULL != (optpos = strstr (options, "$")))
+      {
+        optend = optpos + 1;
+        while (isupper ((unsigned char) *optend))
+          optend++;
+        b = *optend;
+        if ('\0' == b)
+          next = "";
+        else
+          next = optend + 1;
+        *optend = '\0';
+        if (GNUNET_OK !=
+            GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg, "PATHS", optpos + 1,
+                                                   &val))
+          val = GNUNET_strdup ("");
+        *optpos = '\0';
+        GNUNET_asprintf (&optpos, "%s%s%c%s", options, val, b, next);
+        GNUNET_free (options);
+        GNUNET_free (val);
+        options = optpos;
+      }
+    }
+  }
   use_debug = GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_yesno (cfg, sl->name, "DEBUG");
 
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, _("Starting service `%s'\n"), sl->name);
 #if DEBUG_ARM
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               "Starting service `%s' using binary `%s' and configuration `%s'\n",
               sl->name, sl->binary, sl->config);
 #endif
-  argv_size = 6;
-  if (use_debug)
-    argv_size += 2;
-  lopos = loprefix;
-  while ('\0' != *lopos)
-    {
-      if (*lopos == ' ')
-        argv_size++;
-      lopos++;
-    }
-  optpos = options;
-  while ('\0' != *optpos)
-    {
-      if (*optpos == ' ')
-        argv_size++;
-      optpos++;
-    }
-  firstarg = NULL;
-  argv = GNUNET_malloc (argv_size * sizeof (char *));
-  argv_size = 0;
-  lopos = loprefix;
-
-  while ('\0' != *lopos)
-    {
-      while (*lopos == ' ')
-        lopos++;
-      if (*lopos == '\0')
-        continue;
-      if (argv_size == 0)
-        firstarg = lopos;
-      argv[argv_size++] = lopos;
-      while (('\0' != *lopos) && (' ' != *lopos))
-        lopos++;
-      if ('\0' == *lopos)
-        continue;
-      *lopos = '\0';
-      lopos++;
-    }
-  if (argv_size == 0)
-    firstarg = sl->binary;
-  argv[argv_size++] = sl->binary;
-  argv[argv_size++] = "-c";
-  argv[argv_size++] = sl->config;
   if (GNUNET_YES == use_debug)
-    {
-      argv[argv_size++] = "-L";
-      argv[argv_size++] = "DEBUG";
-    }
-  optpos = options;
-  while ('\0' != *optpos)
-    {
-      while (*optpos == ' ')
-        optpos++;
-      if (*optpos == '\0')
-        continue;
-      argv[argv_size++] = optpos;
-      while (('\0' != *optpos) && (' ' != *optpos))
-        optpos++;
-      if ('\0' == *optpos)
-        continue;
-      *optpos = '\0';
-      optpos++;
-    }
-  argv[argv_size++] = NULL;
-  sl->pid = GNUNET_OS_start_process_v (firstarg, argv);
-  GNUNET_free (argv);
+    sl->proc =
+        do_start_process (lsocks, loprefix, sl->binary, "-c", sl->config, "-L",
+                          "DEBUG", options, NULL);
+  else
+    sl->proc =
+        do_start_process (lsocks, loprefix, sl->binary, "-c", sl->config,
+                          options, NULL);
+  if (sl->proc == NULL)
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, _("Failed to start service `%s'\n"),
+                sl->name);
+  else
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, _("Starting service `%s'\n"), sl->name);
   GNUNET_free (loprefix);
   GNUNET_free (options);
 }
@@ -403,9 +417,12 @@ start_process (struct ServiceList *sl)
  *
  * @param client who is asking for this
  * @param servicename name of the service to start
+ * @param lsocks -1 terminated list of listen sockets to pass (systemd style), or NULL
+ * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR on error
  */
-static void
-start_service (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client, const char *servicename)
+int
+start_service (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client, const char *servicename,
+               const int *lsocks)
 {
   struct ServiceList *sl;
   char *binary;
@@ -413,80 +430,57 @@ start_service (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client, const char *servicename)
   struct stat sbuf;
 
   if (GNUNET_YES == in_shutdown)
-    {
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
-                  _("ARM is shutting down, service `%s' not started.\n"), servicename);
-      signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN);
-      return;
-    }
-  sl = find_name (servicename);
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
+                _("ARM is shutting down, service `%s' not started.\n"),
+                servicename);
+    signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN);
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  }
+  sl = find_service (servicename);
   if (sl != NULL)
-    {
-      /* already running, just increment RC */
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
-                  _("Service `%s' already running.\n"), servicename);
-      sl->rc++;
-      sl->next = running;
-      running = sl;
-      signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_UP);
-      return;
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Service `%s' already running.\n"),
+                servicename);
+    signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_UP);
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  }
   if (GNUNET_OK !=
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg,
-                                             servicename, "BINARY", &binary))
-    {
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                  _("Binary implementing service `%s' not known!\n"),
-                  servicename);
-      signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN);
-      return;
-    }
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg, servicename, "BINARY",
+                                             &binary))
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                _("Binary implementing service `%s' not known!\n"),
+                servicename);
+    signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN);
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  }
   if ((GNUNET_OK !=
-       GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_filename (cfg,
-                                                servicename,
-                                                "CONFIG",
+       GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_filename (cfg, servicename, "CONFIG",
                                                 &config)) ||
       (0 != STAT (config, &sbuf)))
-    {
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                  _("Configuration file `%s' for service `%s' not known!\n"),
-                  config, servicename);
-      signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN);
-      GNUNET_free (binary);
-      GNUNET_free_non_null (config);
-      return;
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                _("Configuration file `%s' for service `%s' not known!\n"),
+                config, servicename);
+    signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN);
+    GNUNET_free (binary);
+    GNUNET_free_non_null (config);
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  }
+  (void) stop_listening (servicename);
   sl = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ServiceList));
   sl->name = GNUNET_strdup (servicename);
-  sl->next = running;
-  sl->rc = 1;
   sl->binary = binary;
   sl->config = config;
   sl->mtime = sbuf.st_mtime;
-  running = sl;
-  start_process (sl);
+  sl->backoff = GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS;
+  sl->restartAt = GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_ABS;
+  GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (running_head, running_tail, sl);
+  start_process (sl, lsocks);
   if (NULL != client)
     signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_UP);
-}
-
-
-/**
- * Free the given entry in the service list and signal
- * the given client that the service is now down.
- *
- * @param cls pointer to the client ("struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client*")
- * @param pos entry for the service
- */
-static void
-free_and_signal (void *cls, struct ServiceList *pos)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client = cls;
-  /* find_name will remove "pos" from the list! */
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, "Service `%s' stopped\n", pos->name);
-  signal_result (client, pos->name, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN);
-  GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_OK);
-  GNUNET_SERVER_client_drop (client);
-  free_entry (pos);
+  return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
 
@@ -497,77 +491,62 @@ free_and_signal (void *cls, struct ServiceList *pos)
  * @param servicename name of the service to stop
  */
 static void
-stop_service (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
-             const char *servicename)
+stop_service (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client, const char *servicename)
 {
   struct ServiceList *pos;
 
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
-              _("Preparing to stop `%s'\n"), servicename);
-  pos = find_name (servicename);
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, _("Preparing to stop `%s'\n"),
+              servicename);
+  pos = find_service (servicename);
   if (pos == NULL)
-    {
+  {
+    if (GNUNET_OK == stop_listening (servicename))
+      signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN);
+    else
       signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_UNKNOWN);
-      GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_OK);
-      return;
-    }
-  if (pos->rc > 1)
-    {
-      /* RC>1, just decrement RC */
-      pos->rc--;
-      pos->next = running;
-      running = pos;
+    GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_OK);
+    return;
+  }
+  if (pos->killing_client != NULL)
+  {
+    /* killing already in progress */
 #if DEBUG_ARM
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                 "Service `%s' still used by %u clients, will keep it running!\n",
-                 servicename,
-                 pos->rc);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Service `%s' is already down\n",
+                servicename);
 #endif
-      signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_UP);
-      GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_OK);
-      return;
-    }
-  if (pos->rc == 1)
-    pos->rc--; /* decrement RC to zero */
-  if (pos->kill_continuation != NULL)
-    {
-      /* killing already in progress */
-#if DEBUG_ARM
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                 "Service `%s' is already down\n", servicename);
-#endif
-      signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN);
-      GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_OK);
-      return;
-    }
+    signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN);
+    GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_OK);
+    return;
+  }
 
   if (GNUNET_YES == in_shutdown)
-    {
+  {
 #if DEBUG_ARM
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                 "Termination request already sent to `%s' (since ARM is in shutdown).\n",
-                 servicename);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                "Termination request already sent to `%s' (since ARM is in shutdown).\n",
+                servicename);
 #endif
-      signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN);
-      GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_OK);
-      return;
-    }
-
-
+    signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN);
+    GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_OK);
+    return;
+  }
+  if (pos->proc == NULL)
+  {
+    /* process is in delayed restart, simply remove it! */
+    free_service (pos);
+    signal_result (client, servicename, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN);
+    GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_OK);
+    return;
+  }
 #if DEBUG_ARM
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-             "Sending kill signal to service `%s', waiting for process to die.\n",
-             servicename);
+              "Sending kill signal to service `%s', waiting for process to die.\n",
+              servicename);
 #endif
-  if (0 != PLIBC_KILL (pos->pid, SIGTERM))
+  if (0 != GNUNET_OS_process_kill (pos->proc, SIGTERM))
     GNUNET_log_strerror (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "kill");
-  pos->next = running;
-  running = pos;
-  pos->kill_continuation = &free_and_signal;
-  pos->kill_continuation_cls = client;
+  pos->killing_client = client;
   GNUNET_SERVER_client_keep (client);
-  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (sched,
-                               MAINT_FAST_FREQUENCY, &maint, "non-null");
 }
 
 
@@ -581,8 +560,7 @@ stop_service (struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
  *         GNUNET_SYSERR to close it (signal serious error)
  */
 static void
-handle_start (void *cls,
-              struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
+handle_start (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
               const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *message)
 {
   const char *servicename;
@@ -592,12 +570,12 @@ handle_start (void *cls,
   size -= sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader);
   servicename = (const char *) &message[1];
   if ((size == 0) || (servicename[size - 1] != '\0'))
-    {
-      GNUNET_break (0);
-      GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_SYSERR);
-      return;
-    }
-  start_service (client, servicename);
+  {
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_SYSERR);
+    return;
+  }
+  start_service (client, servicename, NULL);
   GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_OK);
 }
 
@@ -612,8 +590,7 @@ handle_start (void *cls,
  *         GNUNET_SYSERR to close it (signal serious error)
  */
 static void
-handle_stop (void *cls,
-             struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
+handle_stop (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
              const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *message)
 {
   const char *servicename;
@@ -623,234 +600,406 @@ handle_stop (void *cls,
   size -= sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader);
   servicename = (const char *) &message[1];
   if ((size == 0) || (servicename[size - 1] != '\0'))
-    {
-      GNUNET_break (0);
-      GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_SYSERR);
-      return;
-    }
+  {
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_SYSERR);
+    return;
+  }
   stop_service (client, servicename);
 }
 
 
 /**
- * Background task doing maintenance.
+ * Remove all entries for tasks that are not running
+ * (proc = NULL) from the running list (they will no longer
+ * be restarted since we are shutting down).
+ */
+static void
+clean_up_running ()
+{
+  struct ServiceList *pos;
+  struct ServiceList *next;
+
+  next = running_head;
+  while (NULL != (pos = next))
+  {
+    next = pos->next;
+    if (pos->proc == NULL)
+      free_service (pos);
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * We are done with everything.  Stop remaining
+ * tasks, signal handler and the server.
+ */
+static void
+do_shutdown ()
+{
+  if (NULL != server)
+  {
+    GNUNET_SERVER_destroy (server);
+    server = NULL;
+  }
+  if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK != child_death_task)
+  {
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (child_death_task);
+    child_death_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Task run for shutdown.
  *
  * @param cls closure, NULL if we need to self-restart
  * @param tc context
  */
 static void
-maint (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+shutdown_task (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
 {
   struct ServiceList *pos;
-  struct ServiceList *prev;
-  struct ServiceList *next;
-  const char *statstr;
-  int statcode;
-  struct stat sbuf;
-  int ret;
+  struct ServiceList *nxt;
 
-  if (0 != (tc->reason & GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN))
-    {
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, _("Stopping all services\n"));
-      in_shutdown = GNUNET_YES;
-      pos = running;
-      while (NULL != pos)
-        {
-         if (pos->pid != 0) 
-           {
 #if DEBUG_ARM
-             GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, 
-                         "Sending SIGTERM to `%s'\n",
-                         pos->name);
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, _("Stopping all services\n"));
 #endif
-             if (0 != PLIBC_KILL (pos->pid, SIGTERM))
-               GNUNET_log_strerror (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "kill");            
-           }
-          pos = pos->next;
-        }
+  if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK != child_restart_task)
+  {
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (child_restart_task);
+    child_restart_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+  }
+  in_shutdown = GNUNET_YES;
+  stop_listening (NULL);
+  pos = running_head;
+  while (NULL != pos)
+  {
+    nxt = pos->next;
+    if (pos->proc != NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, "Stopping service `%s'\n", pos->name);
+      if (0 != GNUNET_OS_process_kill (pos->proc, SIGTERM))
+        GNUNET_log_strerror (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "kill");
     }
-  if (cls == NULL)
+    else
+    {
+      free_service (pos);
+    }
+    pos = nxt;
+  }
+  if (running_head == NULL)
+    do_shutdown ();
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Task run whenever it is time to restart a child that died.
+ *
+ * @param cls closure, always NULL
+ * @param tc context
+ */
+static void
+delayed_restart_task (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+{
+  struct ServiceList *pos;
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative lowestRestartDelay;
+
+  child_restart_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+  if (0 != (tc->reason & GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN))
+    return;
+  GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_NO == in_shutdown);
+  lowestRestartDelay = GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL;
+
+  /* check for services that need to be restarted due to
+   * configuration changes or because the last restart failed */
+  pos = running_head;
+  while (pos != NULL)
+  {
+    if (pos->proc == NULL)
     {
-      if ( (in_shutdown == GNUNET_YES) &&
-          (running == NULL) )
-       {
+      if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (pos->restartAt).rel_value == 0)
+      {
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, _("Restarting service `%s'.\n"),
+                    pos->name);
+        start_process (pos, NULL);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        lowestRestartDelay =
+            GNUNET_TIME_relative_min (lowestRestartDelay,
+                                      GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining
+                                      (pos->restartAt));
+      }
+    }
+    pos = pos->next;
+  }
+  if (lowestRestartDelay.rel_value != GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL.rel_value)
+  {
 #if DEBUG_ARM
-         GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, 
-                     "ARM service terminates.\n");
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Will restart process in %llums\n",
+                (unsigned long long) lowestRestartDelay.rel_value);
 #endif
-         GNUNET_assert (server != NULL);
-         GNUNET_SERVER_destroy (server);
-         server = NULL;
-         return; /* we are done! */      
-       }
-      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (tc->sched,
-                                   (in_shutdown == GNUNET_YES)
-                                   ? MAINT_FAST_FREQUENCY
-                                   : MAINT_FREQUENCY, 
-                                   &maint, NULL);
-    }
+    child_restart_task =
+        GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (lowestRestartDelay, &delayed_restart_task,
+                                      NULL);
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Task triggered whenever we receive a SIGCHLD (child
+ * process died).
+ *
+ * @param cls closure, NULL if we need to self-restart
+ * @param tc context
+ */
+static void
+maint_child_death (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+{
+  struct ServiceList *pos;
+  struct ServiceList *next;
+  const char *statstr;
+  int statcode;
+  int ret;
+  char c[16];
+  enum GNUNET_OS_ProcessStatusType statusType;
+  unsigned long statusCode;
+
+  child_death_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+  if (0 == (tc->reason & GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_READ_READY))
+  {
+    /* shutdown scheduled us, ignore! */
+    child_death_task =
+        GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_read_file (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL, pr,
+                                        &maint_child_death, NULL);
+    return;
+  }
+  /* consume the signal */
+  GNUNET_break (0 < GNUNET_DISK_file_read (pr, &c, sizeof (c)));
 
   /* check for services that died (WAITPID) */
-  prev = NULL;
-  next = running;
+  next = running_head;
   while (NULL != (pos = next))
+  {
+    next = pos->next;
+    if (pos->proc == NULL)
+      continue;
+    if ((GNUNET_SYSERR ==
+         (ret = GNUNET_OS_process_status (pos->proc, &statusType, &statusCode)))
+        || ((ret == GNUNET_NO) || (statusType == GNUNET_OS_PROCESS_STOPPED) ||
+            (statusType == GNUNET_OS_PROCESS_RUNNING)))
+      continue;
+
+    if (statusType == GNUNET_OS_PROCESS_EXITED)
     {
-      enum GNUNET_OS_ProcessStatusType statusType;
-      unsigned long statusCode;
-     
-      next = pos->next;
-      if ( (NULL != pos->kill_continuation) ||
-          ( (GNUNET_YES == in_shutdown) &&
-            (pos->pid == 0) ) )
-        {
-         if (prev == NULL)
-           running = next;
-         else
-           prev->next = next;
-         if (NULL != pos->kill_continuation)
-           pos->kill_continuation (pos->kill_continuation_cls, pos);
-         else
-           free_entry (pos);
-         continue;
-        }
-      if ( (GNUNET_SYSERR == (ret = GNUNET_OS_process_status(pos->pid, 
-                                                            &statusType,
-                                                            &statusCode))) ||
-          ( (ret == GNUNET_NO) ||
-            (statusType == GNUNET_OS_PROCESS_STOPPED) || 
-            (statusType == GNUNET_OS_PROCESS_RUNNING) ) )
-       {
-         prev = pos;
-         continue;
-       }
-      if (statusType == GNUNET_OS_PROCESS_EXITED)
-       {
-         statstr = _( /* process termination method */ "exit");
-         statcode = statusCode;
-       }
-      else if (statusType == GNUNET_OS_PROCESS_SIGNALED)
-       {
-         statstr = _( /* process termination method */ "signal");
-         statcode = statusCode;
-       }
-      else
-       {
-         statstr = _( /* process termination method */ "unknown");
-         statcode = 0;
-       }    
-      if (GNUNET_YES != in_shutdown)
-       GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                   _("Service `%s' terminated with status %s/%d, will try to restart it!\n"),
-                   pos->name, statstr, statcode);
-#if DEBUG_ARM
-      else
-       GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, 
-                   "Service `%s' terminated with status %s/%d\n",
-                   pos->name, statstr, statcode);
-#endif 
-      /* schedule restart */
-      pos->pid = 0;
-      prev = pos;
+      statstr = _( /* process termination method */ "exit");
+      statcode = statusCode;
     }
-
-  /* check for services that need to be restarted due to
-     configuration changes or because the last restart failed */
-  pos = running;
-  while (pos != NULL)
+    else if (statusType == GNUNET_OS_PROCESS_SIGNALED)
+    {
+      statstr = _( /* process termination method */ "signal");
+      statcode = statusCode;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      statstr = _( /* process termination method */ "unknown");
+      statcode = 0;
+    }
+    GNUNET_OS_process_close (pos->proc);
+    pos->proc = NULL;
+    if (NULL != pos->killing_client)
     {
-      if ((0 == STAT (pos->config, &sbuf)) && (pos->mtime < sbuf.st_mtime))
-        {
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
-                      _("Restarting service `%s' due to configuration file change.\n"));
-          if (0 != PLIBC_KILL (pos->pid, SIGTERM))
-            GNUNET_log_strerror (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "kill");
-        }
-      if ( (pos->pid == 0) &&
-          (GNUNET_YES != in_shutdown) )
-        {
-          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
-                      _("Restarting service `%s'.\n"), pos->name);
-          /* FIXME: should have some exponentially
-             increasing timer to avoid tight restart loops */
-          start_process (pos);
-        }
-      pos = pos->next;
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, _("Service `%s' stopped\n"),
+                  pos->name);
+      signal_result (pos->killing_client, pos->name,
+                     GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_IS_DOWN);
+      GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (pos->killing_client, GNUNET_OK);
+      GNUNET_SERVER_client_drop (pos->killing_client);
+      free_service (pos);
+      continue;
     }
+    if (GNUNET_YES != in_shutdown)
+    {
+      if (0 == (tc->reason & GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN))
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                    _
+                    ("Service `%s' terminated with status %s/%d, will try to restart it!\n"),
+                    pos->name, statstr, statcode);
+      /* schedule restart */
+      pos->restartAt = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (pos->backoff);
+      if (pos->backoff.rel_value < EXPONENTIAL_BACKOFF_THRESHOLD)
+        pos->backoff = GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (pos->backoff, 2);
+      if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK != child_restart_task)
+        GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (child_restart_task);
+      child_restart_task =
+          GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_with_priority (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_PRIORITY_IDLE,
+                                              &delayed_restart_task, NULL);
+    }
+#if DEBUG_ARM
+    else
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                  "Service `%s' terminated with status %s/%d\n", pos->name,
+                  statstr, statcode);
+#endif
+  }
+  child_death_task =
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_read_file (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL, pr,
+                                      &maint_child_death, NULL);
+  if (GNUNET_YES == in_shutdown)
+    clean_up_running ();
+  if ((NULL == running_head) && (GNUNET_YES == in_shutdown))
+    do_shutdown ();
+}
+
+
+static size_t
+transmit_shutdown_ack (void *cls, size_t size, void *buf)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client = cls;
+  struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg;
+
+  if (size < sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader))
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
+                _("Failed to transmit shutdown ACK.\n"));
+    GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_SYSERR);
+    return 0;                   /* client disconnected */
+  }
+
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, _("Transmitting shutdown ACK.\n"));
+
+  /* Make the connection flushing for the purpose of ACK transmitting,
+   * needed on W32 to ensure that the message is even received, harmless
+   * on other platforms... */
+  GNUNET_break (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_SERVER_client_disable_corking (client));
+  msg = (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *) buf;
+  msg->type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_SHUTDOWN_ACK);
+  msg->size = htons (sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader));
+  GNUNET_SERVER_receive_done (client, GNUNET_OK);
+  GNUNET_SERVER_client_drop (client);
+  return sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader);
 }
 
 
 /**
- * List of handlers for the messages understood by this service.
+ * Handler for SHUTDOWN message.
+ *
+ * @param cls closure (refers to service)
+ * @param client identification of the client
+ * @param message the actual message
  */
-static struct GNUNET_SERVER_MessageHandler handlers[] = {
-  {&handle_start, NULL, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_START, 0},
-  {&handle_stop, NULL, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_STOP, 0},
-  {NULL, NULL, 0, 0}
-};
+static void
+handle_shutdown (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Client *client,
+                 const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *message)
+{
+  GNUNET_SERVER_client_keep (client);
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
+              _("Initiating shutdown as requested by client.\n"));
+  GNUNET_SERVER_notify_transmit_ready (client,
+                                       sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader),
+                                       GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL,
+                                       &transmit_shutdown_ack, client);
+  GNUNET_SERVER_client_persist_ (client);
+  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_shutdown ();
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Signal handler called for SIGCHLD.  Triggers the
+ * respective handler by writing to the trigger pipe.
+ */
+static void
+sighandler_child_death ()
+{
+  static char c;
+  int old_errno = errno;        /* back-up errno */
+
+  GNUNET_break (1 ==
+                GNUNET_DISK_file_write (GNUNET_DISK_pipe_handle
+                                        (sigpipe, GNUNET_DISK_PIPE_END_WRITE),
+                                        &c, sizeof (c)));
+  errno = old_errno;            /* restore errno */
+}
 
 
 /**
  * Process arm requests.
  *
  * @param cls closure
- * @param s scheduler to use
  * @param serv the initialized server
  * @param c configuration to use
  */
 static void
-run (void *cls,
-     struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Handle *s,
-     struct GNUNET_SERVER_Handle *serv,
+run (void *cls, struct GNUNET_SERVER_Handle *serv,
      const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *c)
 {
+  static const struct GNUNET_SERVER_MessageHandler handlers[] = {
+    {&handle_start, NULL, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_START, 0},
+    {&handle_stop, NULL, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_STOP, 0},
+    {&handle_shutdown, NULL, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_ARM_SHUTDOWN,
+     sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader)},
+    {NULL, NULL, 0, 0}
+  };
   char *defaultservices;
   char *pos;
 
-  GNUNET_SERVER_ignore_shutdown (serv, GNUNET_YES);
-  GNUNET_assert (serv != NULL);
   cfg = c;
-  sched = s;
   server = serv;
+  GNUNET_assert (serv != NULL);
+  pr = GNUNET_DISK_pipe_handle (sigpipe, GNUNET_DISK_PIPE_END_READ);
+  GNUNET_assert (pr != NULL);
+  GNUNET_SERVER_ignore_shutdown (serv, GNUNET_YES);
+  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL, &shutdown_task,
+                                NULL);
+  child_death_task =
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_read_file (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL, pr,
+                                      &maint_child_death, NULL);
+
   if (GNUNET_OK !=
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg,
-                                             "ARM",
-                                             "GLOBAL_PREFIX",
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg, "ARM", "GLOBAL_PREFIX",
                                              &prefix_command))
     prefix_command = GNUNET_strdup ("");
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg, "ARM", "GLOBAL_POSTFIX",
+                                             &final_option))
+    final_option = GNUNET_strdup ("");
   /* start default services... */
   if (GNUNET_OK ==
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg,
-                                             "ARM",
-                                             "DEFAULTSERVICES",
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_string (cfg, "ARM", "DEFAULTSERVICES",
                                              &defaultservices))
-    {
+  {
 #if DEBUG_ARM
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  "Starting default services `%s'\n", defaultservices);
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Starting default services `%s'\n",
+                defaultservices);
 #endif
+    if (0 < strlen (defaultservices))
+    {
       pos = strtok (defaultservices, " ");
       while (pos != NULL)
-        {
-          start_service (NULL, pos);
-          pos = strtok (NULL, " ");
-        }
-      GNUNET_free (defaultservices);
+      {
+        start_service (NULL, pos, NULL);
+        pos = strtok (NULL, " ");
+      }
     }
+    GNUNET_free (defaultservices);
+  }
   else
-    {
+  {
 #if DEBUG_ARM
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  "No default services configured.\n");
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "No default services configured.\n");
 #endif
-    }
+  }
+
+  /* create listening sockets for future services */
+  prepareServices (cfg);
 
   /* process client requests */
   GNUNET_SERVER_add_handlers (server, handlers);
 
   /* manage services */
-  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_with_priority (sched,
-                                     GNUNET_SCHEDULER_PRIORITY_IDLE,
-                                     &maint, NULL);
+  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_with_priority (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_PRIORITY_IDLE,
+                                      &config_change_task, NULL);
 }
 
 
@@ -864,11 +1013,36 @@ run (void *cls,
 int
 main (int argc, char *const *argv)
 {
-  return (GNUNET_OK ==
-          GNUNET_SERVICE_run (argc,
-                              argv, "arm",
-                             GNUNET_YES,
-                             &run, NULL)) ? 0 : 1;
+  int ret;
+  struct GNUNET_SIGNAL_Context *shc_chld;
+
+  sigpipe = GNUNET_DISK_pipe (GNUNET_NO, GNUNET_NO, GNUNET_NO);
+  GNUNET_assert (sigpipe != NULL);
+  shc_chld =
+      GNUNET_SIGNAL_handler_install (GNUNET_SIGCHLD, &sighandler_child_death);
+  ret =
+      (GNUNET_OK ==
+       GNUNET_SERVICE_run (argc, argv, "arm", GNUNET_YES, &run, NULL)) ? 0 : 1;
+  GNUNET_SIGNAL_handler_uninstall (shc_chld);
+  shc_chld = NULL;
+  GNUNET_DISK_pipe_close (sigpipe);
+  sigpipe = NULL;
+  return ret;
+}
+
+#ifdef LINUX
+#include <malloc.h>
+
+/**
+ * MINIMIZE heap size (way below 128k) since this process doesn't need much.
+ */
+void __attribute__ ((constructor)) GNUNET_ARM_memory_init ()
+{
+  mallopt (M_TRIM_THRESHOLD, 4 * 1024);
+  mallopt (M_TOP_PAD, 1 * 1024);
+  malloc_trim (0);
 }
+#endif
+
 
 /* end of gnunet-service-arm.c */