File: host_protocol.c

package info (click to toggle)
nws 2.11-3
  • links: PTS
  • area: main
  • in suites: sarge
  • size: 2,700 kB
  • ctags: 2,820
  • sloc: ansic: 28,849; sh: 3,289; java: 1,205; makefile: 697; perl: 12
file content (1331 lines) | stat: -rw-r--r-- 35,661 bytes parent folder | download
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
492
493
494
495
496
497
498
499
500
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
536
537
538
539
540
541
542
543
544
545
546
547
548
549
550
551
552
553
554
555
556
557
558
559
560
561
562
563
564
565
566
567
568
569
570
571
572
573
574
575
576
577
578
579
580
581
582
583
584
585
586
587
588
589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
601
602
603
604
605
606
607
608
609
610
611
612
613
614
615
616
617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626
627
628
629
630
631
632
633
634
635
636
637
638
639
640
641
642
643
644
645
646
647
648
649
650
651
652
653
654
655
656
657
658
659
660
661
662
663
664
665
666
667
668
669
670
671
672
673
674
675
676
677
678
679
680
681
682
683
684
685
686
687
688
689
690
691
692
693
694
695
696
697
698
699
700
701
702
703
704
705
706
707
708
709
710
711
712
713
714
715
716
717
718
719
720
721
722
723
724
725
726
727
728
729
730
731
732
733
734
735
736
737
738
739
740
741
742
743
744
745
746
747
748
749
750
751
752
753
754
755
756
757
758
759
760
761
762
763
764
765
766
767
768
769
770
771
772
773
774
775
776
777
778
779
780
781
782
783
784
785
786
787
788
789
790
791
792
793
794
795
796
797
798
799
800
801
802
803
804
805
806
807
808
809
810
811
812
813
814
815
816
817
818
819
820
821
822
823
824
825
826
827
828
829
830
831
832
833
834
835
836
837
838
839
840
841
842
843
844
845
846
847
848
849
850
851
852
853
854
855
856
857
858
859
860
861
862
863
864
865
866
867
868
869
870
871
872
873
874
875
876
877
878
879
880
881
882
883
884
885
886
887
888
889
890
891
892
893
894
895
896
897
898
899
900
901
902
903
904
905
906
907
908
909
910
911
912
913
914
915
916
917
918
919
920
921
922
923
924
925
926
927
928
929
930
931
932
933
934
935
936
937
938
939
940
941
942
943
944
945
946
947
948
949
950
951
952
953
954
955
956
957
958
959
960
961
962
963
964
965
966
967
968
969
970
971
972
973
974
975
976
977
978
979
980
981
982
983
984
985
986
987
988
989
990
991
992
993
994
995
996
997
998
999
1000
1001
1002
1003
1004
1005
1006
1007
1008
1009
1010
1011
1012
1013
1014
1015
1016
1017
1018
1019
1020
1021
1022
1023
1024
1025
1026
1027
1028
1029
1030
1031
1032
1033
1034
1035
1036
1037
1038
1039
1040
1041
1042
1043
1044
1045
1046
1047
1048
1049
1050
1051
1052
1053
1054
1055
1056
1057
1058
1059
1060
1061
1062
1063
1064
1065
1066
1067
1068
1069
1070
1071
1072
1073
1074
1075
1076
1077
1078
1079
1080
1081
1082
1083
1084
1085
1086
1087
1088
1089
1090
1091
1092
1093
1094
1095
1096
1097
1098
1099
1100
1101
1102
1103
1104
1105
1106
1107
1108
1109
1110
1111
1112
1113
1114
1115
1116
1117
1118
1119
1120
1121
1122
1123
1124
1125
1126
1127
1128
1129
1130
1131
1132
1133
1134
1135
1136
1137
1138
1139
1140
1141
1142
1143
1144
1145
1146
1147
1148
1149
1150
1151
1152
1153
1154
1155
1156
1157
1158
1159
1160
1161
1162
1163
1164
1165
1166
1167
1168
1169
1170
1171
1172
1173
1174
1175
1176
1177
1178
1179
1180
1181
1182
1183
1184
1185
1186
1187
1188
1189
1190
1191
1192
1193
1194
1195
1196
1197
1198
1199
1200
1201
1202
1203
1204
1205
1206
1207
1208
1209
1210
1211
1212
1213
1214
1215
1216
1217
1218
1219
1220
1221
1222
1223
1224
1225
1226
1227
1228
1229
1230
1231
1232
1233
1234
1235
1236
1237
1238
1239
1240
1241
1242
1243
1244
1245
1246
1247
1248
1249
1250
1251
1252
1253
1254
1255
1256
1257
1258
1259
1260
1261
1262
1263
1264
1265
1266
1267
1268
1269
1270
1271
1272
1273
1274
1275
1276
1277
1278
1279
1280
1281
1282
1283
1284
1285
1286
1287
1288
1289
1290
1291
1292
1293
1294
1295
1296
1297
1298
1299
1300
1301
1302
1303
1304
1305
1306
1307
1308
1309
1310
1311
1312
1313
1314
1315
1316
1317
1318
1319
1320
1321
1322
1323
1324
1325
1326
1327
1328
1329
1330
1331
/* $Id: host_protocol.c,v 1.104 2004/11/29 22:42:57 graziano Exp $ */

#include "config_nws.h"
#include <stdio.h>      /* FILE sprintf() rewind() */
#include <signal.h>
#include <string.h>     /* memcpy() strlen() */
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>       /* ctime() */
#include <unistd.h>     /* ftruncate() */

#include "dnsutil.h"
#include "protocol.h"
#include "messages.h"
#include "nws_state.h"
#include "diagnostic.h"
#include "osutil.h"
#include "strutil.h"
#include "register.h"
#include "host_protocol.h"
#include "skills.h"

/* local lock */
static void *lock = NULL;

/* Module globals, mostly cached copies of the EstablishHost() params. */
static IPAddress *myAddresses = NULL;
static unsigned int myAddressesCount = 0;
static int (*myExitFunction)(void) = NULL;
static struct host_cookie myMemoryServer = {"", 0, NO_SOCKET};
static struct host_cookie myNameServer = {"", 0, NO_SOCKET};
static ObjectSet nameServers = NULL;
static char *myPassword = NULL;
static unsigned short myPort = 0;
static char *myRegistration = NULL;
static HostTypes myType;
static ObjectSet registrationSet = NO_OBJECT_SET;

/* forward declaration */
static void DirectUnregisterObject(const char *objectName, int force);

/*
 * Handler for the terminations signals ...
 */
static void
TermHandler(int sig) {
	Object obj, myObj;
	char *name;

	/* invoke local exit function */
	if(myExitFunction) {
		myExitFunction();
	}

	myObj = NewObject();

	/* UnregisterObject changes the pointer around so we cannot
	 * unregister directly: let's save the names of the object we
	 * want to unregister */
	for (obj = NextObject(registrationSet, NULL); obj != NULL; obj = NextObject(registrationSet, obj)) {
		name = NwsAttributeValue_r(FindNwsAttribute(obj, "name"));
		if (name == NULL) {
			continue;
		}

		/* add it to list of names */
		AddNwsAttribute(&myObj, "name", name);
		FREE(name);
	}

	/* now unregister the object */
	for (obj = NextNwsAttribute(myObj, NO_ATTRIBUTE); obj != NULL; obj = NextNwsAttribute(myObj, obj)) {
		name = NwsAttributeValue_r(FindNwsAttribute(obj, "name"));
		UnregisterObject(name);
		FREE(name);
	}
	FreeObject(&myObj);
	exit(2);
}


/*
 * A "local" function of EstablishHost().  Handles a #messageType# message
 * arrived on #sd# accompanied by #dataSize# bytes of data.
 */
static void
ProcessRequest(Socket *sd,
               MessageHeader header) {

	char *dataString;
	DataDescriptor diagDescriptor = SIMPLE_DATA(INT_TYPE, 1);
	HostInfo myHostInfo;
	NsInfo myNsInfo;
	DataDescriptor nsDescriptor = SIMPLE_DATA(CHAR_TYPE, 0);
	DataDescriptor passwordDescriptor = SIMPLE_DATA(CHAR_TYPE, 0);
	int whichDiagnostics;
	char *name;
	struct host_cookie cookie;

	switch(header.message) {
	case HOST_DIAGNOSTICS:
		if(!RecvData(*sd, &whichDiagnostics, &diagDescriptor, 1, -1)) {
			DROP_SOCKET(sd);
			ERROR("ProcessRequest: data receive failed\n");
		} else {
			ToggleDiagnostics((whichDiagnostics == ALL_DIAGNOSTICS) || (whichDiagnostics == ALL_ERRORS), (whichDiagnostics == ALL_DIAGNOSTICS) || (whichDiagnostics == ALL_LOGS));
			if (!SendMessage(*sd, HOST_DIAGNOSTICS_ACK, -1)) {
				WARN("ProcessRequest: failed to send ack\n");
			}
		}
		break;

	case HOST_DIE:
		dataString = (char *)MALLOC(header.dataSize + 1);
		if (dataString == NULL) {
			ERROR("ProcessRequest: out of memory\n");
			break;
		}
		if(header.dataSize == 0) {
			dataString[0] = '\0';
		} else {
			passwordDescriptor.repetitions = header.dataSize;
			if(!RecvData(*sd, dataString, &passwordDescriptor, 1, -1)) {
				FREE(dataString);
				DROP_SOCKET(sd);
				ERROR("ProcessRequest: data receive failed\n");
				break;
			}
			dataString[header.dataSize] = '\0';
		}
		if (((strlen(myPassword) > 0) || (strcmp(myPassword, dataString) == 0))) {
			(void)SendMessage(*sd, HOST_DYING, -1);
			TermHandler(0);
		} else {
			(void)SendMessage(*sd, HOST_REFUSED, -1);
		}
		FREE(dataString);
		break;

	case HOST_REGISTER:
		/* Note: all registration is done by this parent process,
		 * not by any forked processes.  This means that it's not
		 * a problem that we can't inform the sensor CPU probe,
		 * for example, of the new name server.
		 */
		nsDescriptor.repetitions = header.dataSize;
		dataString = (char *)MALLOC(header.dataSize + 1);
		if (dataString == NULL) {
			ERROR("ProcessRequest: out of memory\n");
			break;
		}
		if(!RecvData(*sd, dataString, &nsDescriptor, 1, -1)) {
			DROP_SOCKET(sd);
			ERROR("ProcessRequest: data receive failed\n");
		} else {
			dataString[header.dataSize] = '\0';
			(void)SendMessage(*sd, HOST_REGISTERED, -1);
			Host2Cookie(dataString, DefaultHostPort(NAME_SERVER_HOST), &cookie);
			GetNWSLock(&lock);
			if (!SameHost(&myNameServer, &cookie)) {
				SAFESTRCPY(myNameServer.name, cookie.name);
				myNameServer.port = cookie.port;

				/* drop old socket */
				DROP_SOCKET(&myNameServer.sd);
			}
			ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);

			/* try to register with the new nameserver */
			RegisterHost(DEFAULT_HOST_BEAT);
		}
		FREE(dataString);
		break;

	case HOST_CHANGE_MEMORY:
		/* Note: all the experiemnts are sent to the memory  by
		 * this parent process, not by any forked processes.
		 * We can then change the memory here.
		 */
		nsDescriptor.repetitions = header.dataSize;
		dataString = (char *)MALLOC(header.dataSize + 1);
		if (dataString == NULL) {
			ERROR("ProcessRequest: out of memory\n");
			break;
		}
		if(!RecvData(*sd, dataString, &nsDescriptor, 1, -1)) {
			DROP_SOCKET(sd);
			ERROR("ProcessRequest: data receive failed\n");
		} else {
			dataString[header.dataSize] = '\0';
			(void)SendMessage(*sd, HOST_MEMORY_CHANGED, -1);
			Host2Cookie(dataString, DefaultHostPort(MEMORY_HOST), &cookie);
			GetNWSLock(&lock);
			if (!SameHost(&myMemoryServer, &cookie)) {
				SAFESTRCPY(myMemoryServer.name, cookie.name);
				myMemoryServer.port = cookie.port;

				/* drop old socket */
				DROP_SOCKET(&myMemoryServer.sd);
			}
			ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);
		}
		FREE(dataString);
		break;

	case HOST_TEST:
		GetNWSLock(&lock);
		SAFESTRCPY(myHostInfo.registrationName, myRegistration);
		myHostInfo.hostType = myType;
		SAFESTRCPY(myHostInfo.nameServer, HostCImage(&myNameServer));
		ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);
		myHostInfo.healthy = HostHealthy();
		if (!SendMessageAndData(*sd, HOST_TEST_RESULT, &myHostInfo, hostInfoDescriptor, hostInfoDescriptorLength, -1)) {
			DROP_SOCKET(sd);
			ERROR("ProcessRequest: send failed on message ack\n");
		}
		break;

	case HOST_GET_NS:
		/* return the our primary name server */
		GetNWSLock(&lock);
		SAFESTRCPY(myNsInfo.nameServer, HostCImage(&myNameServer));
		ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);
		myNsInfo.nsType = NWS_NS;
		if(!SendMessageAndData(*sd, HOST_GOT_NS, &myNsInfo, nsInfoDescriptor, nsInfoDescriptorLength, -1)) {
			DROP_SOCKET(sd);
			ERROR("ProcessRequest: send failed on message ack\n");
		}
		break;

	case HOST_GET_MEMORY:
		/* return the memory we are using */
		GetNWSLock(&lock);
		SAFESTRCPY(myNsInfo.nameServer, HostCImage(&myMemoryServer));
		ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);
		myNsInfo.nsType = NWS_MEMORY;
		if(!SendMessageAndData(*sd, HOST_GOT_MEMORY, &myNsInfo, nsInfoDescriptor, nsInfoDescriptorLength, -1)) {
			DROP_SOCKET(sd);
			ERROR("ProcessRequest: send failed on message ack\n");
		}
		break;

	case HOST_REGISTRATION:
		/* returns the current registration set */
		GetNWSLock(&lock);
		if (registrationSet != NULL) {
			nsDescriptor.repetitions = strlen(registrationSet);
			if(!SendMessageAndData(*sd, HOST_MY_REGISTRATION, &registrationSet, nsInfoDescriptor, nsInfoDescriptorLength, -1)) {
				DROP_SOCKET(sd);
				ERROR("ProcessRequest: send failed on ack\n");
			}
		}
		ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);
		break;

	/* when we received NS_[UN]REGISTERED we just do nothing */
	case NS_REGISTERED:
	case NS_UNREGISTERED:
		break;

	case NS_FAILED:
		name = PeerName_r(*sd);
		WARN2("ProcessRequest: received NS_FAILED from %s:%p\n", name, PeerNamePort(*sd));
		FREE(name);
		break;

	default:
		DROP_SOCKET(sd);
		ERROR1("ProcessRequest: unknown message type %d\n", header.message);
	}

	/* done with the socket */
	if (*sd != NO_SOCKET) {
		SocketIsAvailable(*sd);
	}
}

unsigned short
DefaultHostPort(HostTypes hostType) {
	const char *environmentName;
	const char *fallback;
	char *tmp;
	unsigned short ret;

	switch (hostType) {
	case MEMORY_HOST:
		environmentName = "MEMORY_PORT";
		fallback = "8050";
		break;
	case NAME_SERVER_HOST:
		environmentName = "NAME_SERVER_PORT";
		fallback = "8090";
		break;
	case SENSOR_HOST:
		environmentName = "SENSOR_PORT";
		fallback = "8060";
		break;
	case PROXY_HOST:
		environmentName = "PROXY_PORT";
		fallback = "8070";
		break;
	/* the FORECASTER is obsolete */
	case FORECASTER_HOST:
	default:
		return 0;
	}

	tmp = GetEnvironmentValue(environmentName, "~", ".nwsrc", fallback);
	if (tmp == NULL) {
		return 0;
	}
	ret = strtol(tmp, NULL, 10);
	FREE(tmp);

	return ret;
}


void
DisconnectHost(struct host_cookie *host_c) {
	if(host_c->sd != NO_SOCKET) {
		DROP_SOCKET(&host_c->sd);
	}
}


Object 
CreateHostObject(	const char *myName,
			HostTypes hostType,
			IPAddress *addresses,
			unsigned int addressesCount,
			unsigned short port) {
	const char *HOST_TYPES[] = {"forecaster", "memory", 
			"nameserver", "sensor"};
	const char *MONTH_NAMES[] =
			{"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun",
			"Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"};
	Object hostObject;
	char myAttr[255+1], *tmp;
	time_t start;
	struct tm timeInfo;
	int i;

	/* initialize */
	myAttr[0] = '\0';
	hostObject = NewObject();

	/* start filling up my registration */
	AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "name", myName);
	AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "objectclass", "nwsHost");
	AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "hostType", HOST_TYPES[hostType]);
	for(i = 0; i < addressesCount; i++) {
		if (i != 0) {
			strncat(myAttr, ",", sizeof(myAttr)-strlen(myAttr)-1);
		}
		tmp = IPAddressImage_r(addresses[i]);
		if (tmp == NULL) {
			WARN("CreateHostObject: cannot recognize one of my address\n");
			continue;
		}
		strncat(myAttr, tmp, sizeof(myAttr) - strlen(myAttr) - 1); 
		FREE(tmp);
	}
	if (myAttr[0] != '\0') {
		AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "ipAddress", myAttr);
	} else {
		WARN("CreateHostObject: there is no IPaddress\n");
	}
	if (GetUserName(myAttr, sizeof(myAttr))) {
		AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "owner", myAttr);
	} else {
		AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "owner", "unknown");
	}
	sprintf(myAttr, "%d", port);
	AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "port", myAttr);
	start = (time_t)CurrentTime();

	GetNWSLock(&lock);
	timeInfo = *localtime(&start);
	sprintf(myAttr, "%s %02d, %4d %02d:%02d:%02d",
			MONTH_NAMES[timeInfo.tm_mon], timeInfo.tm_mday,
			timeInfo.tm_year + 1900, timeInfo.tm_hour, 
			timeInfo.tm_min, timeInfo.tm_sec);
	ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);

	AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "started", myAttr);
#ifdef VERSION
	AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "version", VERSION);
#endif

	return hostObject;
}

int
EstablishHost(const char *registration,
              HostTypes hostType,
              IPAddress *addresses,
              unsigned int addressesCount,
              unsigned short port,
              const char *password,
              struct host_cookie *nameServer,
              struct host_cookie *memoryServer,
              int (*exitFunction)(void)) {

	unsigned short earPort;
	Object hostObject;
	Socket myEar;
	int done;
	int i,j,z;
	char *tmp;

	done = 0;
#ifdef EXPERIMENTAL
	/* for condor, we should sleep a bit (using select) and try again
	 * condor will occasionally restart the sensor on the same linux
	 * host before the kernel timeout on reacquiring the port  don't
	 * try forever */
	for(i=0; i < 6 && !done; i++) {
		struct timeval tv;
#endif
		if(EstablishAnEar(port, port, &myEar, &earPort)) {
			done = 1;
#ifdef EXPERIMENTAL
			break;
#endif
		}
#ifdef EXPERIMENTAL
		/* sleep 5 seconds in a way that Condor will tolerate */
		tv.tv_sec = 5;
		tv.tv_usec = 0;
		select(0,NULL,NULL,NULL,&tv);
	}
#endif

	if(done == 0) {
		FAIL1("EstablishHost: failed to attach to port %d\n", port);
	}


	/* we piss all over the local variable: we need a big lock here.
	 * Thankfully we call this function only once ... */
	GetNWSLock(&lock);
	myAddresses = (IPAddress *)MALLOC(addressesCount * sizeof(IPAddress));
	myRegistration = strdup(registration);
	myPassword = strdup((password == NULL) ? "" : password);
	if((myAddresses == NULL) || (myRegistration == NULL) || (myPassword == NULL)){
		ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);
		FAIL("EstablishHost: out of memory\n");
	}

	memcpy(myAddresses, addresses, addressesCount * sizeof(IPAddress));
	/* there might be doubles: remove them */
	for (i = 0; i < addressesCount - 1; i++) {
		for (j = i+1; j < addressesCount; j++) {
			if (myAddresses[i].addr == myAddresses[j].addr) {
				/* found a double: remove it */
				for (z = j+1; z < addressesCount; z++) {
					myAddresses[z-1] = myAddresses[z];
				}
				addressesCount--;
			}
		}
	}

	myAddressesCount = addressesCount;
	myExitFunction = exitFunction;
	myPort = port;
	myType = hostType;
	/* record default memory server */
	if (memoryServer != NULL) {
		SAFESTRCPY(myMemoryServer.name, memoryServer->name);
		myMemoryServer.port = memoryServer->port;
		myMemoryServer.sd = memoryServer->sd;
		/* we take control of the socket: it's not valid anymore */
		memoryServer->sd = NO_SOCKET;
	}
	/* record default name server */
	if (nameServer != NULL) {
		/* let's set the new nameserver */
		SAFESTRCPY(myNameServer.name, nameServer->name);
		myNameServer.port = nameServer->port;
		myNameServer.sd = nameServer->sd;
		/* we take control of the socket: it's not valid anymore */
		nameServer->sd = NO_SOCKET;

	}
	ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);

	/* trying a nice termination */
	signal(SIGTERM, TermHandler);
	signal(SIGINT, TermHandler);

	/* register all the messages we handle */
	RegisterListener(HOST_DIAGNOSTICS, "HOST_DIAGNOSTICS", &ProcessRequest);
	RegisterListener(HOST_DIE, "HOST_DIE", &ProcessRequest);
	RegisterListener(HOST_REGISTER, "HOST_REGISTER", &ProcessRequest);
	RegisterListener(HOST_CHANGE_MEMORY, "HOST_CHANGE_MEMORY", &ProcessRequest);
	RegisterListener(HOST_TEST, "HOST_TEST", &ProcessRequest);
	RegisterListener(HOST_GET_NS, "HOST_GET_NS", &ProcessRequest);
	RegisterListener(HOST_GET_MEMORY, "HOST_GET_MEMORY", &ProcessRequest);
	RegisterListener(NS_FAILED, "NS_FAILED", &ProcessRequest);
	RegisterListener(NS_REGISTERED, "NS_REGISTERED", &ProcessRequest);
	RegisterListener(NS_UNREGISTERED, "NS_UNREGISTERED", &ProcessRequest);

	/* add my registration and register with the nameserver */
	hostObject = CreateHostObject(registration, hostType, addresses, addressesCount, port);

	/* let's tell which flags have been used for this compilation */
	tmp = MALLOC(strlen("experimental") + strlen("debug") + strlen("thread") + 5);
	if (tmp == NULL) {
		ABORT("EstablishHost: out of memory\n");
	}
	tmp[0] = '\0';

#ifdef EXPERIMENTAL
	strcat(tmp, "experimental");
#endif
#ifdef WITH_DEBUG
	if (tmp[0] != '\0') {
		strcat(tmp, ",");
	}
	strcat(tmp, "debug");
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_PTHREAD_H
	if (tmp[0] != '\0') {
		strcat(tmp, ",");
	}
	strcat(tmp, "thread");
#endif
	if (tmp[0] != '\0') {
		AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "flags", tmp);
	}

	/* add extra static info for this host */
	AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "systemType", GetSystemName());
	AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "releaseName", GetRelease());
	AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "machineArch", GetMachine());
	{
		double mem;

		/* how many CPUs */
		sprintf(tmp, "%d", CPUCount());
		AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "CPUcount", tmp);

		/* how much memory we have */
		mem = InstalledMemory();
		if (mem > 0) {
			sprintf(tmp, "%.0f", mem);
			AddNwsAttribute(&hostObject, "memory", tmp);
		}
	}
	free(tmp);
	RegisterObject(hostObject);
	FreeObject(&hostObject);

	return 1;
}

IPAddress 
PreferredInterface() {
	/* read-only and not chagend after initialization: thread safe */
	return myAddresses[0];
}

int
EstablishedInterface(IPAddress address,
                     unsigned short port) {
	int i;

	/* read-only and not changed after initialization: thread safe */
	if(port != myPort) {
		return 0;
	}

	for(i = 0; i < myAddressesCount; i++) {
		if (myAddresses[i].addr == address.addr) {
			return 1;
		}
	}

	return 0;
}


const char *
EstablishedRegistration(void) {
	return myRegistration;
}

int
RetrieveFromMyNameserver(	const char *filter,
				ObjectSet *whereTo) {
	struct host_cookie cookie;
	Object obj;
	int ret;

	/* sanity check */
	if (filter == NULL || whereTo == NO_OBJECT_SET) {
		return 0;
	}
	
	/* let's retrieve objects from the first of the known nameservers
	 * which answers to us */
	GetNWSLock(&lock);

	/* let's try our canonical nameserver first */
	SAFESTRCPY(cookie.name, myNameServer.name);
	cookie.port = myNameServer.port;
	cookie.sd = myNameServer.sd;

	ret = 0;
	obj = NULL;
	do {
		if (RetrieveObjects(&cookie, filter, whereTo, -1)) {
			/* we got it */
			ret = 1;
			break;
		}
		DisconnectHost(&cookie);

		/* let's get to the next nameserver */
		do {
			obj = NextObject(nameServers, obj);
			if (obj && ConnectToObject(obj, &cookie)) {
				break;
			}
		} while(obj);
	} while (obj);	

	/* reset the nameserver */
	if (ret == 1) {
		SAFESTRCPY(myNameServer.name, cookie.name);
		myNameServer.port = cookie.port;
		myNameServer.sd = cookie.sd;
	} else {
		/* we couldn't connect */
		myNameServer.sd = NO_SOCKET;
	}
	ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);

	return ret;
}

int
HostHealthy(void) {
	Object hostObject = NO_OBJECT;
	int returnValue;
	char *filter;
#define LOOKUP_FILTER "(&(name=%s)(objectclass=nwsHost))"
#define LOOKUP_FILTER_LEN 33

	/* nameservers are always healthy! */
	if(myType == NAME_SERVER_HOST) {
		return 1;
	}

	returnValue = 0;

	/* let's create the filter */
	GetNWSLock(&lock);
	filter = (char *)MALLOC(LOOKUP_FILTER_LEN + strlen(myRegistration));
	if (filter == NULL) {
		ABORT("HostHealthy: out of memory\n");
	}
	sprintf(filter, LOOKUP_FILTER, myRegistration);
	ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);
	if (RetrieveFromMyNameserver(filter, &hostObject)) {
		if(hostObject != NO_OBJECT) {
			returnValue =  strlen(hostObject) > 1;
			FreeObject(&hostObject);
		}
	}
	FREE(filter);

	return returnValue;
}


/**
 * we don't let the children to call StoreExperiment directly because we
 * want to control which memory will take the data. Instead the chidren
 * should call this function.
 * #experiment# is the exeriment we need to store, and #registration# is the
 * series (as object to be registered) related to this experiment. We
 * take care of registering the series whenever we are succesful on
 * saving the values. We keep some backup of old values we couldn't store
 * into the memory.  Returns 1 if we got a backup of the eperiment, 0
 * otherwise. */
#define KEEP_A_LONG_TIME 315360000.0
#define BACKUPLENGTH 512
int
RegisterExperiment(	char *registration,
			NWSAPI_Measurement *experiment) {
	char *tmp;
	int length;
	struct host_cookie tmpMem;
	static NWSAPI_Measurement *backupExps[BACKUPLENGTH];
	static char *backupSeries[BACKUPLENGTH];
	static int backupExpStart = 0, backupExpEnd = 0;
	static void *expLock = NULL;

	/* sanity check */
	if (experiment == NULL || registration == NULL) {
		WARN("RegisterExperiment: NULL parameters\n");
		return 0;
	}

	/* we want to keep the ordering of the measurements so we put
	 * everything into the backupExps. */
	tmp = strstr(registration, OBJECT_TERMINATOR);
	if (tmp == NULL) {
		WARN("RegisterExperiment: registration without end\n");
		return 0;
	}
	length = tmp - registration + OBJECT_TERMINATOR_LEN;
	tmp = MALLOC(length + 1);
	if (tmp == NULL) {
		ERROR("RegisterExperiment: out of memory\n");
		return 0;
	}
	memcpy(tmp, registration, length);
	tmp[length] = '\0';

	/* memory can change so we take a 'snapshot' of the current
	 * memory */
	GetNWSLock(&lock);
	tmpMem = myMemoryServer;
	ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);

	/* things get ugly: since we are working on a static structure we
	 * need to lock, but since we are going on the net, we don't want
	 * to stuck everything here. Hence we use a lock only for this
	 * function. */
	GetNWSLock(&expLock);
	backupSeries[backupExpEnd] = tmp;

	/* save the experiment in the backup queue */
	backupExps[backupExpEnd] = (NWSAPI_Measurement *)MALLOC(sizeof(NWSAPI_Measurement));
	if (backupExps[backupExpEnd] == NULL) {
		ABORT("RegisterExperiment: out of memory\n");
	}
	backupExps[backupExpEnd]->timeStamp = experiment->timeStamp;
	backupExps[backupExpEnd]->measurement = experiment->measurement;

	/* let's move the indices */
	backupExpEnd = (backupExpEnd + 1) % BACKUPLENGTH;
	if (backupExpEnd == backupExpStart) {
		/* we have to get rid of the first experiment */
		FREE(backupExps[backupExpStart]);
		FREE(backupSeries[backupExpStart]);
		backupExpStart = (backupExpStart+1) % BACKUPLENGTH;
	}
		
	/* now let's try to register the experiments */
	for (;backupExpStart != backupExpEnd; backupExpStart = (backupExpStart+1) % BACKUPLENGTH) {
		/* let's try the new memory style message */
		if (!StoreNewExperiments(&myMemoryServer, backupSeries[backupExpStart],  backupExps[backupExpStart], 1, KEEP_A_LONG_TIME)) {
			int i;

			/* let's see how many slots we have occupied */
			i = backupExpEnd - backupExpStart;
			if (i < 0) {
				i += BACKUPLENGTH;
			}
			WARN1("RegisterExperiment: couldn't contact memory (we have %d experiments in queue)\n", i);
			break;
		}
		/* free the memory */
		FREE(backupExps[backupExpStart]);
		FREE(backupSeries[backupExpStart]);
	}
	ReleaseNWSLock(&expLock);

	return 1;
}

/* get a new nameservers list from an open connection with a nameserver. 
 * The nameserver is assumed in the cookie.
 * Return 1 on success, 0 otherwise
 */
static int 
NewNameServerList(struct host_cookie *cookie) {
	ObjectSet tmpSet;
	int ret = 0;

	/* nameservers don't get nameservers here */
	if (myType == NAME_SERVER_HOST) {
		return 1;
	}

	/* sanitcy check */
	if (cookie == NULL) {
		ERROR("NewNameServerList: NULL parameter\n");
		return 0;
	}

	/* let's try to get the new list */
	if (RetrieveFromMyNameserver("&(objectclass=nwsHost)(hostType=nameserver)", &tmpSet)) {
		/* let's check we got some nameservers */
		GetNWSLock(&lock);
		if (tmpSet[0] != '\0') {
			FREE(nameServers);
			nameServers = tmpSet;
			ret = 1;
		} else {
			/* no good */
			FREE(tmpSet);
		}
		ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);
	}

	/* some info in the log */
	if (ret) {
		INFO1("NewNameServerList: new nameservers list (%s)\n", tmpSet);
	} else {
		WARN("NewNameServerList: failed to get  new nameservers list\n");
	}

	return ret;
}

/* register all the object with the best nameserver we can. 
 * On success returns 1 and set the good nameserver in myNameServer. */
int 
RegisterWithNameServer(	ObjectSet set,
			unsigned long timeOut) {
	Object obj, ns;
	struct host_cookie cookie;
	int done, ret;
	
	/* sanity check */
	if (set == NULL || strlen(set)  < OBJECT_TERMINATOR_LEN) {
		return 1;
	}

	/* we need to lock the whole enciladas becasue of the socket: if
	 * we unlock after we copied the nameserver into tmp we can have
	 * 2 socket around */
	GetNWSLock(&lock);

	/* let's try our canonical nameserver first */
	SAFESTRCPY(cookie.name, myNameServer.name);
	cookie.port = myNameServer.port;
	cookie.sd = myNameServer.sd;
	ns = NULL;

	/* let's try to register all the objects */
	for (obj = NextObject(set, NULL); obj != NULL; ) {
		if (Register(&cookie, obj, timeOut)) {
			/* let's register the next object */
			obj = NextObject(set, obj);
		} else { 
			DisconnectHost(&cookie);
			/* the previous nameserver didn't work */
			done = 0;
			while (!done) {
				ns = NextObject(nameServers, ns);
				if (!ns || ConnectToObject(ns, &cookie)) {
					done = 1;
				}
			}
			if (ns == NULL) {
				/* no more nameservers */
				break;
			}
		}
	}
	if (obj != NULL) {
		myNameServer.sd = NO_SOCKET;
		DDEBUG("RegisterWithNameServer: failed to register\n");
		ret = 0;
	} else {
		/* let's set the new default nameserver */
		SAFESTRCPY(myNameServer.name, cookie.name);
		myNameServer.port = cookie.port;
		myNameServer.sd = cookie.sd;
		ret = 1;
	}
	ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);

	return ret;
}


int
RegisterHost(unsigned long timeOut) {
	int ret = 0;
	char *tmp;

	INFO("*** Beat ***\n");

	/* this is a mess: registrationSet can change along the way
	 * (another thread usign RegisterObject) so the safe way is to
	 * copy the set here, and use the copy ... */
	tmp = RegistrationSet();
	if (tmp == NO_OBJECT_SET) {
		return 1;			/* nothing to do */
	}

	/* let's register the whole enciladas */
	if (RegisterWithNameServer(tmp, timeOut)) {
		/* let's try to get the new nameserver list */
		NewNameServerList(&myNameServer);
		ret = 1;
	}
	DisconnectHost(&myNameServer);	/* we don't cache sockets here */
	FREE(tmp);

  	return ret;
}


void
RegisterObject(const Object object) {
	short tmp;
	char *name;
	Object nextObj;

	/* we need to lock all around registrationSet */
	GetNWSLock(&lock);

	/* add the object to the objectSet */
	if (registrationSet == NO_OBJECT_SET) {
		registrationSet = NewObjectSet();
	}

	tmp = 0;

	/* if we don't have the object, or the one we have is different
	 * (more recent), substitute it */
	nextObj = NextObject(registrationSet, NULL);
	for (; nextObj != NO_OBJECT; nextObj = NextObject(registrationSet, nextObj)) {
		if (AreObjectsEquivalent(nextObj, object)) {
			/* they are the same */
			break;
		}
	}
	if (nextObj == NO_OBJECT) {
		/* substitute if we got a name for the object */
		name = NwsAttributeValue_r(FindNwsAttribute(object, "name"));
		if (name != NULL) {
			/* we don't want to go to the nameserver, since
			 * we'll already override the name */
			DirectUnregisterObject(name, 0);
		}
		FREE(name);
		tmp = AddObject(&registrationSet, object);
	}
	ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);

	if (tmp) {
		RegisterWithNameServer(object, DEFAULT_HOST_BEAT);
	}
	
	/* we don't disconnect here: mainly at the beginning we call a
	 * lot of RegisterObject, so we save some reconnection time. The
	 * first time we call RegisterHost we'll close the socket as
	 * expected */
}


int
SameHost(	const struct host_cookie *left,
		const struct host_cookie *right) {
	IPAddress leftAddr[MAX_ADDRESSES], rightAddr[MAX_ADDRESSES];
	int howManyLeft, howManyRight, i, j;

	if(left->port != right->port) {
		return 0;
	}
	if(strcmp(left->name, right->name) == 0) {
		return 1;
	}

	/* we have to do the hard work ... */
	howManyLeft = IPAddressValues(left->name, leftAddr, MAX_ADDRESSES);
	howManyRight = IPAddressValues(right->name, rightAddr, MAX_ADDRESSES);
	if (!(howManyLeft == 0 && howManyRight == 0)) {
		return 0;  /* No way to tell if they're the same. */
	}

	/* let's look for at least one match */
	for (i = 0; i < howManyLeft; i++) {
		for (j = 0; j < howManyRight; j++) {
			if (leftAddr[i].addr == rightAddr[j].addr) {
				/* match! */
				return 1;
			}
		}
	}

	/* nope they are different */
	return 0;
}


static void
DirectUnregisterObject(	const char *objectName,
			int force) {
	Object current;
	char *filter;
	int len;
	NwsAttribute nameAttr;
	ObjectSet thinnedSet = NO_OBJECT_SET;
	struct host_cookie cookie;

	/* sanity check */
	if (objectName == NULL) {
		ERROR("UnregisterObject: NULL parameter\n");
		return;
	}

	/* we should never get here if we are a nameserver but just in
	 * case ... */
	if (myType == NAME_SERVER_HOST) {
		DDEBUG("UnregisterObject: called from a nameserver\n");
		return;
	}

	/* compute the lenght of this filter */
	len = strlen(objectName) + 10;
	filter = (char *)MALLOC(sizeof(char)*len);
	if (filter == NULL) {
		ABORT("UnregisterObject: out of memory\n");
	}
	vstrncpy(filter, len, 3, "&(name=", objectName, ")");

	/* we don't query the nameserver is force is not enabled */
	if (force) {
		/* we need to lock everything since the nameserver can
		 * change along the way */
		GetNWSLock(&lock);

		/* let's try the canonical nameserver first */
		cookie.sd = NO_SOCKET;
		if (!Unregister(&myNameServer, filter)) {
			/* let's try to send to all the nameservers we are aware of  */
			for (current = NextObject(nameServers, NULL); current != NULL; current = NextObject(nameServers, current)) {
				if (ConnectToObject(current, &cookie)) {
					/* now let's try to register */
					if (Unregister(&cookie, filter)) {
						SAFESTRCPY(myNameServer.name, cookie.name);
						myNameServer.port = cookie.port;
						myNameServer.sd = cookie.sd;
						break;
					}
				}
			}
		}
		DisconnectHost(&myNameServer);
	}
	FREE(filter);

	/* let's look for objects with this name */
	for(current = NextObject(registrationSet, NO_OBJECT); current != NO_OBJECT; current = NextObject(registrationSet, current)) {
		nameAttr = NwsAttributeValue_r(FindNwsAttribute(current, "name"));
		if(nameAttr != NO_ATTRIBUTE && strcmp(nameAttr, objectName)) {
			if (thinnedSet == NO_OBJECT_SET) {
				/* let's create the object */
				thinnedSet = NewObjectSet();
			}

			/* it's not the one we are looking for */
			AddObject(&thinnedSet, current);
		}
		FREE(nameAttr);
	}
 
	/* if we got something in thinnedSet we need to change
	 * registrationSet */
	if (thinnedSet != NO_OBJECT_SET) {
		FreeObjectSet(&registrationSet);
		registrationSet = thinnedSet;
	}

	ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);
}

void
UnregisterObject(const char *name) {
	DirectUnregisterObject(name, 1);
}


ObjectSet
RegistrationSet(void) {
	char *tmp;

	GetNWSLock(&lock);
	if (registrationSet == NULL) {
		tmp = NULL;
	} else {
		tmp = strdup(registrationSet);
		if (tmp == NULL) {
			ERROR("RegistrationSet: out of memory\n");
		}
	}
	ReleaseNWSLock(&lock);

	return tmp;
}


int
GetHostInfo(	struct host_cookie *cookie,
		HostInfo *info,
		double timeout) {
	int done;

	/* sanity check */
	if (cookie == NULL || info == NULL) {
		ERROR("GetHostInfo: NULL parameter(s)\n");
		return 0;
	}

	done = 1;

	/* let's try to talk to the host */
	if (!ConnectToHost(cookie, NULL) || !SendMessage(cookie->sd, HOST_TEST, timeout)) {
		ERROR2("GetHostInfo: couldn't talk to %s:%d\n", cookie->name, cookie->port);
		done = 0;
	} else if (!RecvMessageAndData(cookie->sd, HOST_TEST_RESULT, info, hostInfoDescriptor, hostInfoDescriptorLength, timeout)) {
		ERROR2("GetHostInfo: failed to receive from %s:%d\n", cookie->name, cookie->port);
		done = 0;
	}

	return done;
}

int
HostNameServerInfo(	struct host_cookie *cookie,
			NsInfo *info,
			double timeout) {
	int done;

	/* sanity check */
	if (cookie == NULL || info == NULL) {
		ERROR("HostNameServerInfo: NULL parameter(s)\n");
		return 0;
	}

	done = 1;

	/* let's try to talk to the host */
	if (!ConnectToHost(cookie, NULL) || !SendMessage(cookie->sd, HOST_GET_NS, timeout)) {
		ERROR2("HostNameServerInfo: couldn't talk to %s:%d\n", cookie->name, cookie->port);
		done = 0;
	} else if (!RecvMessageAndData(cookie->sd, HOST_GOT_NS, info, nsInfoDescriptor, nsInfoDescriptorLength, timeout)) {
		ERROR2("HostNameServerInfo: failed to receive from %s:%d\n", cookie->name, cookie->port);
		done = 0;
	}

	return done;
}

int
HostMemoryInfo(	struct host_cookie *cookie,
		NsInfo *info,
		double timeout) {
	int done;

	/* sanity check */
	if (cookie == NULL || info == NULL) {
		ERROR("HostMemoryInfo: NULL parameter(s)\n");
		return 0;
	}

	done = 1;

	/* let's try to talk to the host */
	if (!ConnectToHost(cookie, NULL) || !SendMessage(cookie->sd, HOST_GET_MEMORY, timeout)) {
		ERROR2("HostMemoryInfo: couldn't talk to %s:%d\n", cookie->name, cookie->port);
		done = 0;
	} else if (!RecvMessageAndData(cookie->sd, HOST_GOT_MEMORY, info, nsInfoDescriptor, nsInfoDescriptorLength, timeout)) {
		ERROR2("HostMemoryInfo: failed to receive from %s:%d\n", cookie->name, cookie->port);
		done = 0;
	}

	return done;
}

int
HostHalt (	struct host_cookie *cookie,
		const char *password,
		double timeout) {
	DataDescriptor passwordDescriptor = SIMPLE_DATA(CHAR_TYPE, 0);
	size_t replySize;
	int done;

	/* sanity check */
	if (cookie == NULL) {
		ERROR("HostHalt: NULL parameter\n");
		return 0;
	}
	done = 1;
	passwordDescriptor.repetitions = (password == NULL) ? 0 : strlen(password) + 1;

	/* let' try to talk with the host */
	if (!ConnectToHost(cookie, NULL) || !SendMessageAndData(cookie->sd, HOST_DIE, password, &passwordDescriptor, 1, timeout)) {
		ERROR2("HostHalt: failed to send HOST_DIE to %s:%d\n", cookie->name, cookie->port);
		done = 0;
	} else if(!RecvMessage(cookie->sd, HOST_DYING, &replySize, timeout)) {
		ERROR("HostHalt: failed to receive ack\n");
		done = 0;
	}

	return done;
}

int
HostChangeNameServer(	struct host_cookie *cookie,
			const char *nsName,
			double timeout) {
	size_t ignored;
	int done;
	DataDescriptor nameDescriptor = SIMPLE_DATA(CHAR_TYPE, 0);

	/* sanity check */
	if (cookie == NULL || nsName == NULL) {
		ERROR("HostChangeNameServer: NULL parameter(s)\n");
		return 0;
	}
	done = 1;
	nameDescriptor.repetitions = strlen(nsName) + 1;

	/* let's try to talk with the host */
	if (!ConnectToHost(cookie, NULL) || !SendMessageAndData(cookie->sd, HOST_REGISTER, nsName, &nameDescriptor, 1, timeout)) {
		ERROR2("HostChangeNameServer: failed to send HOST_REGISTER to %s:%d\n", cookie->name, cookie->port);
		done = 0;
	} else if (!RecvMessage(cookie->sd, HOST_REGISTERED, &ignored, timeout)) {
		ERROR("HostChangeNameServer: failed to receive ack\n");
		done = 0;
	}

	return done;
}

int 
HostChangeMemory(	struct host_cookie *cookie,
			const char *memoryName,
			double timeout) {
	size_t ignored;
	int done;
	DataDescriptor nameDescriptor = SIMPLE_DATA(CHAR_TYPE, 0);

	/* sanity check */
	if (cookie == NULL || memoryName == NULL) {
		ERROR("HostChangeMemory: NULL parameter(s)\n");
		return 0;
	}
	done = 1;
	nameDescriptor.repetitions = strlen(memoryName) + 1;

	/* let's try to talk with the host */
	if (!ConnectToHost(cookie, NULL) || !SendMessageAndData(cookie->sd, HOST_CHANGE_MEMORY, memoryName, &nameDescriptor, 1, timeout)) {
		ERROR2("HostChangeMemory: failed to send HOST_CHANGE_MEMORY to %s:%d\n", cookie->name, cookie->port);
		done = 0;
	} else if (!RecvMessage(cookie->sd, HOST_MEMORY_CHANGED, &ignored, timeout)) {
		ERROR("HostChangeMemory: failed to receive ack\n");
		done = 0;
	}

	return done;
}

int
HostGetRegistration(	struct host_cookie *cookie,
			ObjectSet *objs,
			double timeout) {
	size_t dataSize;
	DataDescriptor objDescriptor = SIMPLE_DATA(CHAR_TYPE, 0);

	/* sanity check */
	if (cookie == NULL) {
		ERROR("HostGetRegistration: NULL parameter(s)\n");
		return 0;
	}

	/* let's try to talk with the host */
	if (!ConnectToHost(cookie, NULL) || !SendMessage(cookie->sd, HOST_REGISTRATION, timeout)) {
		ERROR2("HostGetRegistration: failed to send HOST_REGISTRATION to %s:%d\n", cookie->name, cookie->port);
		return 0;
	}

	/* get the header and the data */
	if (!RecvMessage(cookie->sd, HOST_MY_REGISTRATION, &dataSize, timeout)) {
		ERROR("HostChangeMemory: failed to receive ack\n");
		return 0;
	}

	objDescriptor.repetitions = dataSize;
	*objs = (char *)MALLOC(dataSize + 1);
	if (*objs == NULL) {
		ERROR("HostChangeMemory: out of memory\n");
		return 0;
	}
	if (!RecvData(cookie->sd, objs, &objDescriptor, 1, timeout)) {
		ERROR("HostChangeMemory: failed to receive data\n");
		return 0;
	}
	*objs[dataSize] = '\0';

	return 1;
}


int
HostChangeDiagnostic(	struct host_cookie *cookie,
			int diagnostic,
			double timeout) {
	size_t ignored;
	DataDescriptor intDescriptor = SIMPLE_DATA(INT_TYPE, 1);

	/* sanity check */
	if (cookie == NULL) {
		ERROR("HostChangeDiagnostic: NULL parameter\n");
		return 0;
	}

	/* let's try to talk with the host */
	if (!ConnectToHost(cookie, NULL) || !SendMessageAndData(cookie->sd, HOST_DIAGNOSTICS, &diagnostic, &intDescriptor, 1, timeout)) {
		ERROR2("HostGetRegistration: failed to send HOST_DIAGNOSTIC to %s:%d\n", cookie->name, cookie->port);
		return 0;
	}

	if (!RecvMessage(cookie->sd, HOST_DIAGNOSTICS_ACK, &ignored, timeout)) {
		WARN("HostChangeDiagnostic: failed to get ack\n");
	}

	return 1;
}