Re(2): Name resolution limits
Re(2): Name resolution limits
- Subject: Re(2): Name resolution limits
- From: Peter Lovell <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 14:59:24 -0500
>
Lookupd is a complicated and elaborate beast.
No disagreement from me.
>
While you can write resolver routines yourself, I would advise against it.
This is good advice.
In perusing darwin sources, I notice that PPP resets (sends SIGHUP)
lookupd when it starts and stops. Not surprising, since the cache has to
be cleared.
But I was surprised to see that PP does NOT use the /var/run/lookupd.pid
file to see which process to reset. Instead, it greps the output from
"ps" command :( Lookupd does save its pid in that file, as the man page
says.
So all the resolvers had better be called "lookupd".
On a more general note, maybe it's time we developers called for a major
session at WWDC on resolver issues. It's early enough that it can be
scheduled, so how about it ??
Cheers.....Peter
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