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NAME

       astribank_is_starting  -  Mark  /  check is a Xorcom Astribank (xpp) is
       starting

SYNOPSIS

       astribank_is_starting [-d] [-v] [-t timeout] <-a|-r|-w>

       astribank_is_starting [-d] [-v]

       astribank_is_starting -h

DESCRIPTION

       astribank_is_starting is an internal tool used by various  xpp  scripts
       to  mark  that there may be an Astribank device currently initializing,
       and to check for that mark.

       Technically the mark is a SysV semaphore.

OPTIONS

       -a
              Add.  Set the mark. Should return 0 unless there’s an error.

       -r
              Remove.  Reset the mark.  Should  return  0  unless  there’s  an
              error.

       -ttimeout
              Timeout.  Set the timeout value for the -w option. Default is 60
              seconds.

       -w
              Wait.  Wait for mark to be reset. Should return 0 unless there’s
              an error.

       Without  -a  or  -r:  return  0 if the mark has been set, or a non-zero
       value otherwise.

       -d
              Print debug information to stderr.

       -v
              Verbose execution.

       -h
              Displays usage message.

FILES

       /proc/sysvipc/sem
              If set, the astribank should appear there with the  ID  11211168
              (0xAB11A0).   Naturally  the  ID  (or  rather,  the  usage  of a
              semaphore in the first place) is an implementation  detail  that
              may change.

NOTES

       astribank_is_starting is used to mark the fact that an Astribank may be
       currently reenumerating (technically: distonnecting and connecting as a
       new  USB device) after loading the firmware. Thus the script that loads
       the firmware (/usr/share/dahdi/xpp_fxloader) uses this utility  to  set
       the mark.

       The mark is reset by /usr/share/dahdi/waitfor_xpds , which is typically
       run by the DAHDI init script and waits for  all  Astribanks  to  finish
       loading.

       Q: Why do you use a semaphore?

       A: because, unlike the filesystem, it is writable at any given time.

BUGS

       Option  ordering  matter.  The  -v  and  -d  options should preceed the
       actions (-a, -r and -w).  The -ttimeout option should  preceed  the  -w
       option.

SEE ALSO

       semctl(3)

AUTHOR

       This     manual     page     was     written     by    Tzafrir    Cohen
       <tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com> .  Permission is granted to copy, distribute
       and/or  modify  this document under the terms of the GNU General Public
       License, Version 2 any later version published  by  the  Free  Software
       Foundation.

       On  Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License
       can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.

                                16 August 2009