Re: s6-rc blocks when oneshot service is still running

From: Alex Grabowski <hurufu_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 21:55:55 +0200

Hi,

On 5/14/26 18:58, Laurent Bercot wrote:
>
>> It is something to think about. Setup is kinda complex: I have a longrun
>> "A" that does "s6-rc start foobar"
>
>  Is A a service run by s6-rc, in the same service database as foobar?
>
>  If it is, I would strongly advise you not to do that. Do not invoke
> s6-rc commands from within a service that is managed by s6-rc: that
> might deadlock or fail.

In the same database, I actually rewrote it to be just a script,
sometimes you need a fresh look to understand that you're doing
something wrong. Not everything is a service.

-- 
Alex
Received on Fri May 15 2026 - 21:55:55 CEST

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