--- loncom/loncnew	2004/10/05 11:16:57	1.65
+++ loncom/loncnew	2007/03/28 20:28:29	1.81
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # lonc maintains the connections to remote computers
 #
-# $Id: loncnew,v 1.65 2004/10/05 11:16:57 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: loncnew,v 1.81 2007/03/28 20:28:29 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ use LONCAPA::Stack;
 use LONCAPA::LondConnection;
 use LONCAPA::LondTransaction;
 use LONCAPA::Configuration;
-use LONCAPA::HashIterator;
+use Fcntl qw(:flock);
 
 
 # Read the httpd configuration file to get perl variables
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ my %perlvar    = %{$perlvarref};
 #  parent and shared variables.
 
 my %ChildHash;			# by pid -> host.
-my %HostToPid;			# By host -> pid.
-my %HostHash;			# by loncapaname -> IP.
 my %listening_to;		# Socket->host table for who the parent
                                 # is listening to.
 my %parent_dispatchers;         # host-> listener watcher events. 
@@ -95,6 +93,7 @@ my $executable      = $0;	# Get the full
 #  The variables below are only used by the child processes.
 #
 my $RemoteHost;			# Name of host child is talking to.
+my $RemoteHostId;		# default lonid of host child is talking to.
 my $UnixSocketDir= $perlvar{'lonSockDir'};
 my $IdleConnections = Stack->new(); # Set of idle connections
 my %ActiveConnections;		# Connections to the remote lond.
@@ -105,15 +104,14 @@ my $ConnectionCount = 0;
 my $IdleSeconds     = 0;	# Number of seconds idle.
 my $Status          = "";	# Current status string.
 my $RecentLogEntry  = "";
-my $ConnectionRetries=2;	# Number of connection retries allowed.
-my $ConnectionRetriesLeft=2;	# Number of connection retries remaining.
+my $ConnectionRetries=5;	# Number of connection retries allowed.
+my $ConnectionRetriesLeft=5;	# Number of connection retries remaining.
 my $LondVersion     = "unknown"; # Version of lond we talk with.
 my $KeyMode         = "";       # e.g. ssl, local, insecure from last connect.
 my $LondConnecting  = 0;       # True when a connection is being built.
 
 
 
-my $DieWhenIdle     = 1;	# When true children die when trimmed -> 0.
 my $I_am_child      = 0;	# True if this is the child process.
 
 #
@@ -151,6 +149,7 @@ sub UpdateStatus {
 Makes an entry into the permanent log file.
 
 =cut
+
 sub LogPerm {
     my $message=shift;
     my $execdir=$perlvar{'lonDaemons'};
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ sub Log {
     my $now   = time;
     my $local = localtime($now);
     my $finalformat = "$local ($$) [$RemoteHost] [$Status] ";
-    my $finalformat = $finalformat.$format."\n";
+    $finalformat = $finalformat.$format."\n";
 
     # open the file and put the result.
 
@@ -270,6 +269,7 @@ sub SocketDump {
  and as what we return in a SIGUSR1
 
 =cut
+
 sub ShowStatus {
     my $state = shift;
     my $now = time;
@@ -280,13 +280,14 @@ sub ShowStatus {
 
 =pod
 
-=head 2 SocketTimeout
+=head2 SocketTimeout
 
     Called when an action on the socket times out.  The socket is 
    destroyed and any active transaction is failed.
 
 
 =cut
+
 sub SocketTimeout {
     my $Socket = shift;
     Log("WARNING", "A socket timeout was detected");
@@ -304,12 +305,13 @@ sub SocketTimeout {
     }
 
 }
+
 #
 #   This function should be called by the child in all cases where it must
-#   exit.  If the child process is running with the DieWhenIdle turned on
-#   it must create a lock file for the AF_UNIX socket in order to prevent
-#   connection requests from lonnet in the time between process exit
-#   and the parent picking up the listen again.
+#   exit.  The child process must create a lock file for the AF_UNIX socket
+#   in order to prevent connection requests from lonnet in the time between
+#   process exit and the parent picking up the listen again.
+#
 # Parameters:
 #     exit_code           - Exit status value, however see the next parameter.
 #     message             - If this optional parameter is supplied, the exit
@@ -320,24 +322,20 @@ sub child_exit {
 
     # Regardless of how we exit, we may need to do the lock thing:
 
-    if($DieWhenIdle) {
-	#
-	#  Create a lock file since there will be a time window
-	#  between our exit and the parent's picking up the listen
-	#  during which no listens will be done on the
-	#  lonnet client socket.
-	#
-	my $lock_file = GetLoncSocketPath().".lock";
-	open(LOCK,">$lock_file");
-	print LOCK "Contents not important";
-	close(LOCK);
-	
-	exit(0);
-    }
-    #  Now figure out how we exit:
+    #
+    #  Create a lock file since there will be a time window
+    #  between our exit and the parent's picking up the listen
+    #  during which no listens will be done on the
+    #  lonnet client socket.
+    #
+    my $lock_file = &GetLoncSocketPath().".lock";
+    open(LOCK,">$lock_file");
+    print LOCK "Contents not important";
+    close(LOCK);
+    unlink(&GetLoncSocketPath());
 
-    if($message) {
-	die $message;
+    if ($message) {
+	die($message);
     } else {
 	exit($exit_code);
     }
@@ -371,7 +369,7 @@ sub Tick {
 	    KillSocket($Socket);
 	    $IdleSeconds = 0;	# Otherwise all connections get trimmed to fast.
 	    UpdateStatus();
-	    if(($ConnectionCount == 0) && $DieWhenIdle) {
+	    if(($ConnectionCount == 0)) {
 		&child_exit(0);
 
 	    }
@@ -419,6 +417,7 @@ sub Tick {
 	$KeyMode = ""; 
 	$clock_watcher->cancel();
     }
+    &UpdateStatus();
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -672,9 +671,9 @@ sub FailTransaction {
 
     if ($ConnectionRetriesLeft > 0) {
 	Log("WARNING", "Failing transaction "
-	    .$transaction->getRequest());
+	    .$transaction->getLoggableRequest());
     }
-    Debug(1, "Failing transaction: ".$transaction->getRequest());
+    Debug(1, "Failing transaction: ".$transaction->getLoggableRequest());
     if (!$transaction->isDeferred()) { # If the transaction is deferred we'll get to it.
 	my $client  = $transaction->getClient();
 	Debug(1," Replying con_lost to ".$transaction->getRequest());
@@ -684,12 +683,14 @@ sub FailTransaction {
 }
 
 =pod
+
 =head1  EmptyQueue
 
   Fails all items in the work queue with con_lost.
   Note that each item in the work queue is a transaction.
 
 =cut
+
 sub EmptyQueue {
     $ConnectionRetriesLeft--;	# Counts as connection failure too.
     while($WorkQueue->Count()) {
@@ -705,6 +706,7 @@ sub EmptyQueue {
 Close all connections open on lond prior to exit e.g.
 
 =cut
+
 sub CloseAllLondConnections {
     foreach my $Socket (keys %ActiveConnections) {
       if(exists($ActiveTransactions{$Socket})) {
@@ -713,7 +715,6 @@ sub CloseAllLondConnections {
       KillSocket($Socket);
     }
 }
-=cut
 
 =pod
 
@@ -735,8 +736,8 @@ Parameters:
 
 nonzero if we are allowed to create a new connection.
 
-
 =cut
+
 sub KillSocket {
     my $Socket = shift;
 
@@ -948,7 +949,7 @@ sub LondReadable {
 	#  We need to be writable for this and probably don't belong
 	#  here inthe first place.
 
-	Deubg(6, "SendingRequest state encountered in readable");
+	Debug(6, "SendingRequest state encountered in readable");
 	$Watcher->poll("w");
 	$Watcher->cb(\&LondWritable);
 
@@ -1146,9 +1147,12 @@ sub LondWritable {
     }
     
 }
+
 =pod
     
 =cut
+
+
 sub QueueDelayed {
     Debug(3,"QueueDelayed called");
 
@@ -1156,19 +1160,22 @@ sub QueueDelayed {
 
     Debug(4, "Delayed path: ".$path);
     opendir(DIRHANDLE, $path);
-    
-    my @alldelayed = grep /\.$RemoteHost$/, readdir DIRHANDLE;
+
+    use Apache::lonnet;
+    my @all_host_ids = &Apache::lonnet::machine_ids($RemoteHost);
+
+    my $host_id_re = '(?:'.join('|',@all_host_ids).')';
+    my @alldelayed = grep(/\.$host_id_re$/, readdir(DIRHANDLE));
     closedir(DIRHANDLE);
-    my $dfname;
-    my $reqfile;
-    foreach $dfname (sort  @alldelayed) {
-	$reqfile = "$path/$dfname";
-	Debug(4, "queueing ".$reqfile);
+    foreach my $dfname (sort(@alldelayed)) {
+	my $reqfile = "$path/$dfname";
+	my ($host_id) = ($dfname =~ /\.([^.]*)$/);
+	Debug(4, "queueing ".$reqfile." for $host_id");
 	my $Handle = IO::File->new($reqfile);
 	my $cmd    = <$Handle>;
 	chomp $cmd;		# There may or may not be a newline...
 	$cmd = $cmd."\n";	# now for sure there's exactly one newline.
-	my $Transaction = LondTransaction->new($cmd);
+	my $Transaction = LondTransaction->new("sethost:$host_id:$cmd");
 	$Transaction->SetDeferred($reqfile);
 	QueueTransaction($Transaction);
     }
@@ -1192,7 +1199,8 @@ sub MakeLondConnection {
 	  .GetServerPort());
 
     my $Connection = LondConnection->new(&GetServerHost(),
-					 &GetServerPort());
+					 &GetServerPort(),
+					 &GetHostId());
 
     if($Connection eq undef) {	# Needs to be more robust later.
 	Log("CRITICAL","Failed to make a connection with lond.");
@@ -1393,7 +1401,7 @@ sub ClientRequest {
 #     Accept a connection request for a client (lonc child) and
 #    start up an event watcher to keep an eye on input from that 
 #    Event.  This can be called both from NewClient and from
-#    ChildProcess if we are started in DieWhenIdle mode.
+#    ChildProcess.
 # Parameters:
 #    $socket       - The listener socket.
 # Returns:
@@ -1482,6 +1490,18 @@ sub GetServerHost {
 
 =pod
 
+=head2 GetServerId
+
+Returns the hostid whose lond we talk with.
+
+=cut
+
+sub GetHostId {
+    return $RemoteHostId;		# Setup by the fork.
+}
+
+=pod
+
 =head2 GetServerPort
 
 Returns the lond port number.
@@ -1509,15 +1529,14 @@ another event handler to subess requests
 =cut
 
 sub SetupLoncListener {
+    my ($host,$SocketName) = @_;
+    if (!$host) { $host = &GetServerHost(); }
+    if (!$SocketName) { $SocketName = &GetLoncSocketPath($host); }
 
-    my $host       = GetServerHost(); # Default host.
-    if (@_) {
-	($host)    = @_		# Override host with parameter.
-    }
 
-    my $socket;
-    my $SocketName = GetLoncSocketPath($host);
     unlink($SocketName);
+
+    my $socket;
     unless ($socket =IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Local  => $SocketName,
 					    Listen => 250, 
 					    Type   => SOCK_STREAM)) {
@@ -1557,6 +1576,7 @@ into the status file.
 
 We also use this to reset the retries count in order to allow the
 client to retry connections with a previously dead server.
+
 =cut
 
 sub ChildStatus {
@@ -1565,26 +1585,31 @@ sub ChildStatus {
 
     Debug(2, "Reporting child status because : ".$watcher->data);
     my $docdir = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
-    my $fh = IO::File->new(">>$docdir/lon-status/loncstatus.txt");
-    print $fh $$."\t".$RemoteHost."\t".$Status."\t".
+    
+    open(LOG,">>$docdir/lon-status/loncstatus.txt");
+    flock(LOG,LOCK_EX);
+    print LOG $$."\t".$RemoteHost."\t".$Status."\t".
 	$RecentLogEntry."\n";
     #
     #  Write out information about each of the connections:
     #
     if ($DebugLevel > 2) {
-	print $fh "Active connection statuses: \n";
+	print LOG "Active connection statuses: \n";
 	my $i = 1;
 	print STDERR  "================================= Socket Status Dump:\n";
 	foreach my $item (keys %ActiveConnections) {
 	    my $Socket = $ActiveConnections{$item}->data;
 	    my $state  = $Socket->GetState();
-	    print $fh "Connection $i State: $state\n";
+	    print LOG "Connection $i State: $state\n";
 	    print STDERR "---------------------- Connection $i \n";
 	    $Socket->Dump(-1);	# Ensure it gets dumped..
 	    $i++;	
 	}
     }
+    flock(LOG,LOCK_UN);
+    close(LOG);
     $ConnectionRetriesLeft = $ConnectionRetries;
+    UpdateStatus();
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -1605,12 +1630,14 @@ sub SignalledToDeath {
     chomp($signal);
     Log("CRITICAL", "Abnormal exit.  Child $$ for $RemoteHost "
 	."died through "."\"$signal\"");
-    LogPerm("F:lonc: $$ on $RemoteHost signalled to death: "
-	    ."\"$signal\"");
+    #LogPerm("F:lonc: $$ on $RemoteHost signalled to death: "
+#	    ."\"$signal\"");
     exit 0;
 
 }
 
+=pod
+
 =head2 ToggleDebug
 
 This sub toggles trace debugging on and off.
@@ -1626,6 +1653,8 @@ sub ToggleDebug {
 
 }
 
+=pod
+
 =head2 ChildProcess
 
 This sub implements a child process for a single lonc daemon.
@@ -1636,7 +1665,7 @@ Optional parameter:
 =cut
 
 sub ChildProcess {
-    #  If we are in DieWhenIdle mode, we've inherited all the
+    #  We've inherited all the
     #  events of our parent and those have to be cancelled or else
     #  all holy bloody chaos will result.. trust me, I already made
     #  >that< mistake.
@@ -1704,7 +1733,7 @@ sub ChildProcess {
 	      desc => 'Lonc Listener Unix Socket',
 	      fd   => $socket);
     
-    $Event::Debuglevel = $DebugLevel;
+    $Event::DebugLevel = $DebugLevel;
     
     Debug(9, "Making initial lond connection for ".$RemoteHost);
 
@@ -1712,12 +1741,9 @@ sub ChildProcess {
     
      # &MakeLondConnection(); // let first work request do it.
 
-    #  If We are in diwhenidle, need to accept the connection since the
-    #  event may  not fire.
+    #  need to accept the connection since the event may  not fire.
 
-    if ($DieWhenIdle) {
-	&accept_client($socket);
-    }
+    &accept_client($socket);
 
     Debug(9,"Entering event loop");
     my $ret = Event::loop();		#  Start the main event loop.
@@ -1729,7 +1755,7 @@ sub ChildProcess {
 #  Create a new child for host passed in:
 
 sub CreateChild {
-    my ($host, $socket) = @_;
+    my ($host, $hostid) = @_;
 
     my $sigset = POSIX::SigSet->new(SIGINT);
     sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, $sigset);
@@ -1739,18 +1765,14 @@ sub CreateChild {
     if($pid) {			# Parent
 	$RemoteHost = "Parent";
 	$ChildHash{$pid} = $host;
-	$HostToPid{$host}= $pid;
 	sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, $sigset);
 
     } else {			# child.
+	$RemoteHostId = $hostid;
 	ShowStatus("Connected to ".$RemoteHost);
 	$SIG{INT} = 'DEFAULT';
 	sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, $sigset);
-	if(defined $socket) {
-	    &ChildProcess($socket);
-	} else {
-	    ChildProcess;		# Does not return.
-	}
+	&ChildProcess();		# Does not return.
     }
 }
 
@@ -1778,25 +1800,46 @@ sub parent_client_connection {
 	my ($event)   = @_;
 	my $watcher   = $event->w;
 	my $socket    = $watcher->fd;
+	my $connection = $socket->accept();	# Accept the client connection.
+	Event->io(cb      => \&get_remote_hostname,
+		  poll    => 'r',
+		  data    => "",
+		  fd      => $connection);
+    }
+}
+
+sub get_remote_hostname {
+	my ($event)   = @_;
+	my $watcher   = $event->w;
+	my $socket    = $watcher->fd;
 	
-	# Lookup the host associated with this socket:
-	
-	my $host = $listening_to{$socket};
-	
-	# Start the child:
-	
-	
+	my $thisread;
+	my $rv = $socket->recv($thisread, POSIX::BUFSIZ, 0);
+	Debug(8, "rcv:  data length = ".length($thisread)." read =".$thisread);
+	if (!defined($rv) || length($thisread) == 0) {
+	    # Likely eof on socket.
+	    Debug(5,"Client Socket closed on lonc for p_c_c");
+	    close($socket);
+	    $watcher->cancel();
+	    return;
+	}
+
+	my $data    = $watcher->data().$thisread;
+	$watcher->data($data);
+	if($data =~ /\n$/) {	# Request entirely read.
+	    chomp($data);
+	} else {
+	    return;
+	}
 	
-	&Debug(9,"Creating child for $host (parent_client_connection)");
-	&CreateChild($host, $socket);
+	&Debug(5,"Creating child for $data (parent_client_connection)");
+	my ($hostname,$lonid) = split(':',$data,2);
+	&CreateChild($hostname,$lonid);
 	
 	# Clean up the listen since now the child takes over until it exits.
-	
 	$watcher->cancel();		# Nolonger listening to this event
-	delete($listening_to{$socket});
-	delete($parent_dispatchers{$host});
+	$socket->send("done\n");
 	$socket->close();
-    }
 }
 
 # parent_listen:
@@ -1818,23 +1861,43 @@ sub parent_listen {
     my ($loncapa_host) = @_;
     Debug(5, "parent_listen: $loncapa_host");
 
-    my $socket    = &SetupLoncListener($loncapa_host);
+    my ($socket,$file);
+    if (!$loncapa_host) {
+	$loncapa_host = 'common_parent';
+	$file         = $perlvar{'lonSockCreate'};
+    } else {
+	$file         = &GetLoncSocketPath($loncapa_host);
+    }
+    $socket = &SetupLoncListener($loncapa_host,$file);
+
     $listening_to{$socket} = $loncapa_host;
     if (!$socket) {
 	die "Unable to create a listen socket for $loncapa_host";
     }
     
-    my $lock_file = &GetLoncSocketPath($loncapa_host).".lock";
+    my $lock_file = $file.".lock";
     unlink($lock_file);		# No problem if it doesn't exist yet [startup e.g.]
 
-    my $watcher = Event->io(cb    => \&parent_client_connection,
-	      poll  => 'r',
-	      desc  => "Parent listener unix socket ($loncapa_host)",
-	      fd    => $socket);
+    my $watcher = 
+	Event->io(cb    => \&parent_client_connection,
+		  poll  => 'r',
+		  desc  => "Parent listener unix socket ($loncapa_host)",
+		  data => "",
+		  fd    => $socket);
     $parent_dispatchers{$loncapa_host} = $watcher;
 
 }
 
+sub parent_clean_up {
+    my ($loncapa_host) = @_;
+    Debug(5, "parent_clean_up: $loncapa_host");
+
+    my $socket_file = &GetLoncSocketPath($loncapa_host);
+    unlink($socket_file);	# No problem if it doesn't exist yet [startup e.g.]
+    my $lock_file   = $socket_file.".lock";
+    unlink($lock_file);		# No problem if it doesn't exist yet [startup e.g.]
+}
+
 
 # listen_on_all_unix_sockets:
 #    This sub initiates a listen on all unix domain lonc client sockets.
@@ -1857,13 +1920,18 @@ sub listen_on_all_unix_sockets {
     my $host_iterator      =   &LondConnection::GetHostIterator();
     while (!$host_iterator->end()) {
 	my $host_entry_ref =   $host_iterator->get();
-	my $host_name      = $host_entry_ref->[0];
+	my $host_name      = $host_entry_ref->[3];
 	Debug(9, "Listen for $host_name");
 	&parent_listen($host_name);
 	$host_iterator->next();
     }
 }
 
+sub listen_on_common_socket {
+    Debug(5, "listen_on_common_socket");
+    &parent_listen();
+}
+
 #   server_died is called whenever a child process exits.
 #   Since this is dispatched via a signal, we must process all
 #   dead children until there are no more left.  The action
@@ -1887,8 +1955,7 @@ sub server_died {
 	if($host) {		# It's for real...
 	    &Debug(9, "Caught sigchild for $host");
 	    delete($ChildHash{$pid});
-	    delete($HostToPid{$host});
-	    &parent_listen($host);
+	    &parent_clean_up($host);
 
 	} else {
 	    &Debug(5, "Caught sigchild for pid not in hosts hash: $pid");
@@ -1945,21 +2012,9 @@ ShowStatus("Forking node servers");
 Log("CRITICAL", "--------------- Starting children ---------------");
 
 LondConnection::ReadConfig;               # Read standard config files.
-my $HostIterator = LondConnection::GetHostIterator;
 
-if ($DieWhenIdle) {
-    $RemoteHost = "[parent]";
-    &listen_on_all_unix_sockets();
-} else {
-    
-    while (! $HostIterator->end()) {
-	
-	my $hostentryref = $HostIterator->get();
-	CreateChild($hostentryref->[0]);
-	$HostHash{$hostentryref->[0]} = $hostentryref->[4];
-	$HostIterator->next();
-    }
-}
+$RemoteHost = "[parent]";
+&listen_on_common_socket();
 
 $RemoteHost = "Parent Server";
 
@@ -1968,68 +2023,38 @@ $RemoteHost = "Parent Server";
 ShowStatus("Parent keeping the flock");
 
 
-if ($DieWhenIdle) {
-    # We need to setup a SIGChild event to handle the exit (natural or otherwise)
-    # of the children.
-
-    Event->signal(cb       => \&server_died,
-		   desc     => "Child exit handler",
-		   signal   => "CHLD");
-
-
-    # Set up all the other signals we set up.  We'll vector them off to the
-    # same subs as we would for DieWhenIdle false and, if necessary, conditionalize
-    # the code there.
-
-    $parent_handlers{INT} = Event->signal(cb       => \&Terminate,
-					  desc     => "Parent INT handler",
-					  signal   => "INT");
-    $parent_handlers{TERM} = Event->signal(cb       => \&Terminate,
-					   desc     => "Parent TERM handler",
-					   signal   => "TERM");
-    $parent_handlers{HUP}  = Event->signal(cb       => \&Restart,
-					   desc     => "Parent HUP handler.",
-					   signal   => "HUP");
-    $parent_handlers{USR1} = Event->signal(cb       => \&CheckKids,
-					   desc     => "Parent USR1 handler",
-					   signal   => "USR1");
-    $parent_handlers{USR2} = Event->signal(cb       => \&UpdateKids,
-					   desc     => "Parent USR2 handler.",
-					   signal   => "USR2");
-    
-    #  Start procdesing events.
-
-    $Event::DebugLevel = $DebugLevel;
-    Debug(9, "Parent entering event loop");
-    my $ret = Event::loop();
-    die "Main Event loop exited: $ret";
-
-
-} else {
-    #
-    #   Set up parent signals:
-    #
-    
-    $SIG{INT}  = \&Terminate;
-    $SIG{TERM} = \&Terminate; 
-    $SIG{HUP}  = \&Restart;
-    $SIG{USR1} = \&CheckKids; 
-    $SIG{USR2} = \&UpdateKids;	# LonManage update request.
-    
-    while(1) {
-	my $deadchild = wait();
-	if(exists $ChildHash{$deadchild}) {	# need to restart.
-	    my $deadhost = $ChildHash{$deadchild};
-	    delete($HostToPid{$deadhost});
-	    delete($ChildHash{$deadchild});
-	    Log("WARNING","Lost child pid= ".$deadchild.
-		"Connected to host ".$deadhost);
-	    Log("INFO", "Restarting child procesing ".$deadhost);
-	    CreateChild($deadhost);
-	}
-    }
-}
+# We need to setup a SIGChild event to handle the exit (natural or otherwise)
+# of the children.
 
+Event->signal(cb       => \&server_died,
+	      desc     => "Child exit handler",
+	      signal   => "CHLD");
+
+
+# Set up all the other signals we set up.
+
+$parent_handlers{INT} = Event->signal(cb       => \&Terminate,
+				      desc     => "Parent INT handler",
+				      signal   => "INT");
+$parent_handlers{TERM} = Event->signal(cb       => \&Terminate,
+				       desc     => "Parent TERM handler",
+				       signal   => "TERM");
+$parent_handlers{HUP}  = Event->signal(cb       => \&KillThemAll,
+				       desc     => "Parent HUP handler.",
+				       signal   => "HUP");
+$parent_handlers{USR1} = Event->signal(cb       => \&CheckKids,
+				       desc     => "Parent USR1 handler",
+				       signal   => "USR1");
+$parent_handlers{USR2} = Event->signal(cb       => \&UpdateKids,
+				       desc     => "Parent USR2 handler.",
+				       signal   => "USR2");
+
+#  Start procdesing events.
+
+$Event::DebugLevel = $DebugLevel;
+Debug(9, "Parent entering event loop");
+my $ret = Event::loop();
+die "Main Event loop exited: $ret";
 
 =pod
 
@@ -2056,7 +2081,6 @@ sub CheckKids {
     foreach my $pid (keys %ChildHash) {
 	Debug(2, "Sending USR1 -> $pid");
 	kill 'USR1' => $pid;	# Tell Child to report status.
-	sleep 1;		# Wait so file doesn't intermix.
     }
 
 }
@@ -2098,8 +2122,7 @@ sub UpdateKids {
     # The down side is transactions that are in flight will get timed out
     # (lost unless they are critical).
 
-    &Restart();
-
+    &KillThemAll();
 }
 
 
@@ -2139,8 +2162,6 @@ sub KillThemAll {
 	Log("CRITICAL", "Nicely Killing lonc for $serving pid = $pid");
 	kill 'QUIT' => $pid;
     }
-
-
 }
 
 
@@ -2162,6 +2183,7 @@ sub really_kill_them_all_dammit
 	unlink("$execdir/logs/lonc.pid");
     }
 }
+
 =pod
 
 =head1 Terminate
@@ -2184,6 +2206,14 @@ sub Terminate {
     exit 0;
 
 }
+
+sub my_hostname {
+    use Sys::Hostname;
+    my $name = &hostname();
+    &Debug(9,"Name is $name");
+    return $name;
+}
+
 =pod
 
 =head1 Theory