lsyncd.c

@@ -1254,23 +1254,19 @@ masterloop(lua_State *L)
 					continue;
 				}
 			} while(0);
+			if (len == 0) {
+				/* nothing more inotify */
+				break;
+			}
 			while (i < len && !reset) {
 				struct inotify_event *event = 
 					(struct inotify_event *) &readbuf[i];
 				handle_event(L, event);
 				i += sizeof(struct inotify_event) + event->len;
 			}
-			/* check if there is more data */
+			if (!move_event) {
-			{
+				/* give it a pause if not endangering splitting a move */
-				struct timespec tv = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0};
+				break;
-				fd_set readfds;
-				FD_ZERO(&readfds);
-				FD_SET(inotify_fd, &readfds);
-				do_read = pselect(inotify_fd + 1, &readfds, 
-					NULL, NULL, &tv, NULL) > 0;
-				if (do_read) {
-					logstring("Masterloop", "there is more data on inotify.");
-				}
 			}
 		} 
 		/* checks if there is an unary MOVE_FROM left in the buffer */
@@ -1573,6 +1569,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return -1; // ERRNO
 	}
 	close_exec_fd(inotify_fd);
+	non_block_fd(inotify_fd);
 
 	{
 		/* adds signal handlers *

lsyncd.lua

@@ -554,9 +554,9 @@ local Inlet, InletControl = (function()
 	end
 
 	-----
-	-- Cancels a waiting event.
+	-- Discards a waiting event.
 	--
-	local function cancelEvent(event)
+	local function discardEvent(event)
 		local delay = e2d[event]
 		if delay.status ~= "wait" then
 			log("Error", "Ignored try to cancel a non-waiting event of type ",
@@ -889,9 +889,13 @@ local Sync = (function()
 			return
 		end
 		for _, d in ipairs(self.delays) do
-			if d.alarm ~= true and lsyncd.clockbefore(now, d.alarm) then
+			if #self.delays < self.config.maxDelays then
-				-- reached point in stack where delays are in future
+				-- time constrains only are only a concern if not maxed 
-				return
+				-- the delay FIFO already.
+				if d.alarm ~= true and lsyncd.clockbefore(now, d.alarm) then
+					-- reached point in stack where delays are in future
+					return
+				end
 			end
 			if d.status == "wait" then
 				-- found a waiting delay
@@ -910,9 +914,13 @@ local Sync = (function()
 	--
 	local function getNextDelay(self, now)
 		for i, d in ipairs(self.delays) do
-			if d.alarm ~= true and lsyncd.clockbefore(now, d.alarm) then
+			if #self.delays < self.config.maxDelays then
-				-- reached point in stack where delays are in future
+				-- time constrains only are only a concern if not maxed 
-				return nil
+				-- the delay FIFO already.
+				if d.alarm ~= true and lsyncd.clockbefore(now, d.alarm) then
+					-- reached point in stack where delays are in future
+					return nil
+				end
 			end
 			if d.status == "wait" then
 				-- found a waiting delay
@@ -1071,10 +1079,15 @@ local Syncs = (function()
 		end
 
 		-- loads a default value for an option if not existent
-		local defaultValues = 
+		local defaultValues = {
-			{'action',  'collapse',     'collapseTable', 
+			'action',  
-			 'collect', 'maxProcesses', 'init' 
+			'collapse', 
-			}
+			'collapseTable', 
+			'collect', 
+			'init',     
+			'maxDelays', 
+			'maxProcesses', 
+		}
 		for _, dn in pairs(defaultValues) do
 			if config[dn] == nil then
 				config[dn] = settings[dn] or default[dn]
@@ -1766,7 +1779,7 @@ default = {
 		-- if function didnt change the wait status its not interested
 		-- in this event -> drop it.
 		if event.status == "wait" then
-			inlet.cancelEvent(event)
+			inlet.discardEvent(event)
 		end
 	end,
 
@@ -1857,7 +1870,7 @@ default = {
 			if event.status == "wait" then
 				-- user script did not spawn anything
 				-- thus the blanket event is deleted again.
-				inlet.cancelEvent(event)
+				inlet.discardEvent(event)
 			end
 			-- TODO honor some return codes of startup like "warmstart".
 		end
@@ -1869,6 +1882,13 @@ default = {
 	--
 	maxProcesses = 1,
 
+	-----
+	-- Try not to have more than these delays.
+	-- not too large, since total calculation for stacking 
+	-- events is n*log(n) or so..
+	--
+	maxDelays = 1000,
+
 	-----
 	-- a default rsync configuration for easy usage.
 	--