func daemonize(cmd string, args []string, pipe io.WriteCloser) error {
pid, _, sysErr := syscall.RawSyscall(syscall.SYS_FORK, 0, 0, 0)
if sysErr != 0 {
return fmt.Errorf("fail to call fork")
}
if pid > 0 {
if _, err := syscall.Wait4(int(pid), nil, 0, nil); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("fail to wait for child process: %v", err)
}
return nil
} else if pid < 0 {
return fmt.Errorf("child id is incorrect")
} ret, err := syscall.Setsid()
if err != nil || ret < 0 {
return fmt.Errorf("fail to call setsid")
} signal.Ignore(syscall.SIGHUP)
syscall.Umask(0) nullFile, err := os.Open(os.DevNull)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("fail to open os.DevNull: %v", err)
}
files := []*os.File{
nullFile, // (0) stdin
nullFile, // (1) stdout
nullFile, // (2) stderr
}
attr := &os.ProcAttr{
Dir: "/",
Env: os.Environ(),
Files: files,
}
child, err := os.StartProcess(cmd, args, attr)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("fail to start process: %v", err)
} buff := make([]byte, 4)
binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(buff[:], uint32(child.Pid))
if n, err := pipe.Write(buff); err != nil || n != 4 {
return fmt.Errorf("fail to write back the pid")
} os.Exit(0)
return nil
}