Imported Upstream version 7.1.9upstream/7.1.9

1 files changed, 312 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/tcpsrv.c b/tcpsrv.c
index 95c4578..bf12f1f 100644
--- a/tcpsrv.c
+++ b/tcpsrv.c
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-
 #include "config.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #if HAVE_FCNTL_H
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@
 #include "ruleset.h"
 #include "unicode-helper.h"
 
+
 MODULE_TYPE_LIB
 MODULE_TYPE_NOKEEP
 
@@ -93,24 +95,47 @@ DEFobjCurrIf(netstrm)
 DEFobjCurrIf(nssel)
 DEFobjCurrIf(nspoll)
 DEFobjCurrIf(prop)
+DEFobjCurrIf(statsobj)
 
+static void startWorkerPool(void);
+
+/* The following structure controls the worker threads. Global data is
+ * needed for their access.
+ */
+static struct wrkrInfo_s {
+	pthread_t tid;	/* the worker's thread ID */
+	pthread_cond_t run;
+	int idx;
+	tcpsrv_t *pSrv; /* pSrv == NULL -> idle */
+	nspoll_t *pPoll;
+	void *pUsr;
+	sbool enabled;
+	long long unsigned numCalled;	/* how often was this called */
+} wrkrInfo[4];
+static sbool bWrkrRunning; /* are the worker threads running? */
+static pthread_mutex_t wrkrMut;
+static pthread_cond_t wrkrIdle;
+static int wrkrMax = 4;
+static int wrkrRunning;
 
 /* add new listener port to listener port list
  * rgerhards, 2009-05-21
  */
 static inline rsRetVal
-addNewLstnPort(tcpsrv_t *pThis, uchar *pszPort)
+addNewLstnPort(tcpsrv_t *pThis, uchar *pszPort, int bSuppOctetFram)
 {
 	tcpLstnPortList_t *pEntry;
+	uchar statname[64];
 	DEFiRet;
 
 	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, tcpsrv);
 
 	/* create entry */
 	CHKmalloc(pEntry = MALLOC(sizeof(tcpLstnPortList_t)));
-	pEntry->pszPort = pszPort;
+	CHKmalloc(pEntry->pszPort = ustrdup(pszPort));
 	pEntry->pSrv = pThis;
 	pEntry->pRuleset = pThis->pRuleset;
+	pEntry->bSuppOctetFram = bSuppOctetFram;
 
 	/* we need to create a property */ 
 	CHKiRet(prop.Construct(&pEntry->pInputName));
@@ -121,6 +146,16 @@ addNewLstnPort(tcpsrv_t *pThis, uchar *pszPort)
 	pEntry->pNext = pThis->pLstnPorts;
 	pThis->pLstnPorts = pEntry;
 
+	/* support statistics gathering */
+	CHKiRet(statsobj.Construct(&(pEntry->stats)));
+	snprintf((char*)statname, sizeof(statname), "%s(%s)", pThis->pszInputName, pszPort);
+	statname[sizeof(statname)-1] = '\0'; /* just to be on the save side... */
+	CHKiRet(statsobj.SetName(pEntry->stats, statname));
+	STATSCOUNTER_INIT(pEntry->ctrSubmit, pEntry->mutCtrSubmit);
+	CHKiRet(statsobj.AddCounter(pEntry->stats, UCHAR_CONSTANT("submitted"),
+		ctrType_IntCtr, &(pEntry->ctrSubmit)));
+	CHKiRet(statsobj.ConstructFinalize(pEntry->stats));
+
 finalize_it:
 	RETiRet;
 }
@@ -131,7 +166,7 @@ finalize_it:
  * rgerhards, 2008-03-20
  */
 static rsRetVal
-configureTCPListen(tcpsrv_t *pThis, uchar *pszPort)
+configureTCPListen(tcpsrv_t *pThis, uchar *pszPort, int bSuppOctetFram)
 {
 	int i;
 	uchar *pPort = pszPort;
@@ -147,7 +182,7 @@ configureTCPListen(tcpsrv_t *pThis, uchar *pszPort)
 	}
 
 	if(i >= 0 && i <= 65535) {
-		CHKiRet(addNewLstnPort(pThis, pszPort));
+		CHKiRet(addNewLstnPort(pThis, pszPort, bSuppOctetFram));
 	} else {
 		errmsg.LogError(0, NO_ERRCODE, "Invalid TCP listen port %s - ignored.\n", pszPort);
 	}
@@ -399,6 +434,10 @@ SessAccept(tcpsrv_t *pThis, tcpLstnPortList_t *pLstnInfo, tcps_sess_t **ppSess,
 		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_MAX_SESS_REACHED);
 	}
 
+	if(pThis->bUseKeepAlive) {
+		CHKiRet(netstrm.EnableKeepAlive(pNewStrm));
+	}
+
 	/* we found a free spot and can construct our session object */
 	CHKiRet(tcps_sess.Construct(&pSess));
 	CHKiRet(tcps_sess.SetTcpsrv(pSess, pThis));
@@ -543,6 +582,137 @@ finalize_it:
 	RETiRet;
 }
 
+/* process a single workset item
+ */
+static inline rsRetVal
+processWorksetItem(tcpsrv_t *pThis, nspoll_t *pPoll, int idx, void *pUsr)
+{
+	tcps_sess_t *pNewSess = NULL;
+	DEFiRet;
+
+	DBGPRINTF("tcpsrv: processing item %d, pUsr %p, bAbortConn\n", idx, pUsr);
+	if(pUsr == pThis->ppLstn) {
+		DBGPRINTF("New connect on NSD %p.\n", pThis->ppLstn[idx]);
+		iRet = SessAccept(pThis, pThis->ppLstnPort[idx], &pNewSess, pThis->ppLstn[idx]);
+		if(iRet == RS_RET_OK) {
+			if(pPoll != NULL) {
+				CHKiRet(nspoll.Ctl(pPoll, pNewSess->pStrm, 0, pNewSess, NSDPOLL_IN, NSDPOLL_ADD));
+			}
+			DBGPRINTF("New session created with NSD %p.\n", pNewSess);
+		} else {
+			DBGPRINTF("tcpsrv: error %d during accept\n", iRet);
+		}
+	} else {
+		pNewSess = (tcps_sess_t*) pUsr;
+		doReceive(pThis, &pNewSess, pPoll);
+		if(pPoll == NULL && pNewSess == NULL) {
+			pThis->pSessions[idx] = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+finalize_it:
+	RETiRet;
+}
+
+
+/* worker to process incoming requests
+ */
+static void *
+wrkr(void *myself)
+{
+	struct wrkrInfo_s *me = (struct wrkrInfo_s*) myself;
+	
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&wrkrMut);
+	while(1) {
+		while(me->pSrv == NULL && glbl.GetGlobalInputTermState() == 0) {
+			pthread_cond_wait(&me->run, &wrkrMut);
+		}
+		if(glbl.GetGlobalInputTermState() == 1) {
+			--wrkrRunning;
+			break;
+		}
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&wrkrMut);
+
+		++me->numCalled;
+		processWorksetItem(me->pSrv, me->pPoll, me->idx, me->pUsr);
+
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&wrkrMut);
+		me->pSrv = NULL;	/* indicate we are free again */
+		--wrkrRunning;
+		pthread_cond_signal(&wrkrIdle);
+	}
+	me->enabled = 0; /* indicate we are no longer available */
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&wrkrMut);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
+/* Process a workset, that is handle io. We become activated
+ * from either select or epoll handler. We split the workload
+ * out to a pool of threads, but try to avoid context switches
+ * as much as possible.
+ */
+static rsRetVal
+processWorkset(tcpsrv_t *pThis, nspoll_t *pPoll, int numEntries, nsd_epworkset_t workset[])
+{
+	int i;
+	int origEntries = numEntries;
+	DEFiRet;
+
+	DBGPRINTF("tcpsrv: ready to process %d event entries\n", numEntries);
+
+	while(numEntries > 0) {
+		if(glbl.GetGlobalInputTermState() == 1)
+			ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_FORCE_TERM);
+		if(numEntries == 1) {
+			/* process self, save context switch */
+			processWorksetItem(pThis, pPoll, workset[numEntries-1].id, workset[numEntries-1].pUsr);
+		} else {
+			pthread_mutex_lock(&wrkrMut);
+			/* check if there is a free worker */
+			for(i = 0 ; (i < wrkrMax) && ((wrkrInfo[i].pSrv != NULL) || (wrkrInfo[i].enabled == 0)) ; ++i)
+				/*do search*/;
+			if(i < wrkrMax) {
+				/* worker free -> use it! */
+				wrkrInfo[i].pSrv = pThis;
+				wrkrInfo[i].pPoll = pPoll;
+				wrkrInfo[i].idx = workset[numEntries -1].id;
+				wrkrInfo[i].pUsr = workset[numEntries -1].pUsr;
+				/* Note: we must increment wrkrRunning HERE and not inside the worker's
+				 * code. This is because a worker may actually never start, and thus
+				 * increment wrkrRunning, before we finish and check the running worker
+				 * count. We can only avoid this by incrementing it here.
+				 */
+				++wrkrRunning;
+				pthread_cond_signal(&wrkrInfo[i].run);
+				pthread_mutex_unlock(&wrkrMut);
+			} else {
+				pthread_mutex_unlock(&wrkrMut);
+				/* no free worker, so we process this one ourselfs */
+				processWorksetItem(pThis, pPoll, workset[numEntries-1].id,
+						   workset[numEntries-1].pUsr);
+			}
+		}
+		--numEntries;
+	}
+
+	if(origEntries > 1) {
+		/* we now need to wait until all workers finish. This is because the
+		 * rest of this module can not handle the concurrency introduced
+		 * by workers running during the epoll call.
+		 */
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&wrkrMut);
+		while(wrkrRunning > 0) {
+			pthread_cond_wait(&wrkrIdle, &wrkrMut);
+		}
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&wrkrMut);
+	}
+
+finalize_it:
+	RETiRet;
+}
+
 
 /* This function is called to gather input.
  * This variant here is only used if we need to work with a netstream driver
@@ -550,14 +720,14 @@ finalize_it:
  */
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wempty-body"
 static inline rsRetVal
-RunSelect(tcpsrv_t *pThis)
+RunSelect(tcpsrv_t *pThis, nsd_epworkset_t workset[], size_t sizeWorkset)
 {
 	DEFiRet;
 	int nfds;
 	int i;
+	int iWorkset;
 	int iTCPSess;
 	int bIsReady;
-	tcps_sess_t *pNewSess;
 	nssel_t *pSel = NULL;
 	rsRetVal localRet;
 
@@ -592,13 +762,21 @@ RunSelect(tcpsrv_t *pThis)
 		if(glbl.GetGlobalInputTermState() == 1)
 			break; /* terminate input! */
 
+		iWorkset = 0;
 		for(i = 0 ; i < pThis->iLstnCurr ; ++i) {
 			if(glbl.GetGlobalInputTermState() == 1)
 				ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_FORCE_TERM);
 			CHKiRet(nssel.IsReady(pSel, pThis->ppLstn[i], NSDSEL_RD, &bIsReady, &nfds));
 			if(bIsReady) {
-				DBGPRINTF("New connect on NSD %p.\n", pThis->ppLstn[i]);
-				SessAccept(pThis, pThis->ppLstnPort[i], &pNewSess, pThis->ppLstn[i]);
+				workset[iWorkset].id = i;
+				workset[iWorkset].pUsr = (void*) pThis->ppLstn; /* this is a flag to indicate listen sock */
+				++iWorkset;
+				if(iWorkset >= (int) sizeWorkset) {
+					processWorkset(pThis, NULL, iWorkset, workset);
+					iWorkset = 0;
+				}
+				//DBGPRINTF("New connect on NSD %p.\n", pThis->ppLstn[i]);
+				//SessAccept(pThis, pThis->ppLstnPort[i], &pNewSess, pThis->ppLstn[i]);
 				--nfds; /* indicate we have processed one */
 			}
 		}
@@ -610,11 +788,22 @@ RunSelect(tcpsrv_t *pThis)
 				ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_FORCE_TERM);
 			localRet = nssel.IsReady(pSel, pThis->pSessions[iTCPSess]->pStrm, NSDSEL_RD, &bIsReady, &nfds);
 			if(bIsReady || localRet != RS_RET_OK) {
-				doReceive(pThis, &pThis->pSessions[iTCPSess], NULL);
+				workset[iWorkset].id = iTCPSess;
+				workset[iWorkset].pUsr = (void*) pThis->pSessions[iTCPSess];
+				++iWorkset;
+				if(iWorkset >= (int) sizeWorkset) {
+					processWorkset(pThis, NULL, iWorkset, workset);
+					iWorkset = 0;
+				}
 				--nfds; /* indicate we have processed one */
 			}
 			iTCPSess = TCPSessGetNxtSess(pThis, iTCPSess);
 		}
+
+		if(iWorkset > 0)
+			processWorkset(pThis, NULL, iWorkset, workset);
+
+		/* we need to copy back close descriptors */
 		CHKiRet(nssel.Destruct(&pSel));
 finalize_it: /* this is a very special case - this time only we do not exit the function,
 	      * because that would not help us either. So we simply retry it. Let's see
@@ -645,13 +834,23 @@ Run(tcpsrv_t *pThis)
 {
 	DEFiRet;
 	int i;
-	tcps_sess_t *pNewSess;
+	nsd_epworkset_t workset[128]; /* 128 is currently fixed num of concurrent requests */
+	int numEntries;
 	nspoll_t *pPoll = NULL;
-	void *pUsr;
 	rsRetVal localRet;
 
 	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, tcpsrv);
 
+	/* check if we need to start the worker pool. Once it is running, all is
+	 * well. Shutdown is done on modExit.
+	 */
+	d_pthread_mutex_lock(&wrkrMut);
+	if(!bWrkrRunning) {
+		bWrkrRunning = 1;
+		startWorkerPool();
+	}
+	d_pthread_mutex_unlock(&wrkrMut);
+
 	/* this is an endless loop - it is terminated by the framework canelling
 	 * this thread. Thus, we also need to instantiate a cancel cleanup handler
 	 * to prevent us from leaking anything. -- rgerhards, 20080-04-24
@@ -662,25 +861,26 @@ Run(tcpsrv_t *pThis)
 	}
 	if(localRet != RS_RET_OK) {
 		/* fall back to select */
-		dbgprintf("tcpsrv could not use epoll() interface, iRet=%d, using select()\n", localRet);
-		iRet = RunSelect(pThis);
+		DBGPRINTF("tcpsrv could not use epoll() interface, iRet=%d, using select()\n", localRet);
+		iRet = RunSelect(pThis, workset, sizeof(workset)/sizeof(nsd_epworkset_t));
 		FINALIZE;
 	}
 
-	dbgprintf("tcpsrv uses epoll() interface, nsdpol driver found\n");
+	DBGPRINTF("tcpsrv uses epoll() interface, nsdpoll driver found\n");
 
 	/* flag that we are in epoll mode */
-	pThis->bUsingEPoll = TRUE;
+	pThis->bUsingEPoll = RSTRUE;
 
 	/* Add the TCP listen sockets to the list of sockets to monitor */
 	for(i = 0 ; i < pThis->iLstnCurr ; ++i) {
-		dbgprintf("Trying to add listener %d, pUsr=%p\n", i, pThis->ppLstn);
+		DBGPRINTF("Trying to add listener %d, pUsr=%p\n", i, pThis->ppLstn);
 		CHKiRet(nspoll.Ctl(pPoll, pThis->ppLstn[i], i, pThis->ppLstn, NSDPOLL_IN, NSDPOLL_ADD));
-		dbgprintf("Added listener %d\n", i);
+		DBGPRINTF("Added listener %d\n", i);
 	}
 
 	while(1) {
-		localRet = nspoll.Wait(pPoll, -1, &i, &pUsr);
+		numEntries = sizeof(workset)/sizeof(nsd_epworkset_t);
+		localRet = nspoll.Wait(pPoll, -1, &numEntries, workset);
 		if(glbl.GetGlobalInputTermState() == 1)
 			break; /* terminate input! */
 
@@ -691,17 +891,7 @@ Run(tcpsrv_t *pThis)
 		if(localRet != RS_RET_OK)
 			continue;
 
-		dbgprintf("poll returned with i %d, pUsr %p\n", i, pUsr);
-
-		if(pUsr == pThis->ppLstn) {
-			DBGPRINTF("New connect on NSD %p.\n", pThis->ppLstn[i]);
-			SessAccept(pThis, pThis->ppLstnPort[i], &pNewSess, pThis->ppLstn[i]);
-			CHKiRet(nspoll.Ctl(pPoll, pNewSess->pStrm, 0, pNewSess, NSDPOLL_IN, NSDPOLL_ADD));
-			DBGPRINTF("New session created with NSD %p.\n", pNewSess);
-		} else {
-			pNewSess = (tcps_sess_t*) pUsr;
-			doReceive(pThis, &pNewSess, pPoll);
-		}
+		processWorkset(pThis, pPoll, numEntries, workset);
 	}
 
 	/* remove the tcp listen sockets from the epoll set */
@@ -723,6 +913,7 @@ BEGINobjConstruct(tcpsrv) /* be sure to specify the object type also in END macr
 	pThis->addtlFrameDelim = TCPSRV_NO_ADDTL_DELIMITER;
 	pThis->bDisableLFDelim = 0;
 	pThis->OnMsgReceive = NULL;
+	pThis->bUseFlowControl = 1;
 ENDobjConstruct(tcpsrv)
 
 
@@ -869,6 +1060,15 @@ SetUsrP(tcpsrv_t *pThis, void *pUsr)
 }
 
 static rsRetVal
+SetKeepAlive(tcpsrv_t *pThis, int iVal)
+{
+	DEFiRet;
+	DBGPRINTF("tcpsrv: keep-alive set to %d\n", iVal);
+	pThis->bUseKeepAlive = iVal;
+	RETiRet;
+}
+
+static rsRetVal
 SetOnMsgReceive(tcpsrv_t *pThis, rsRetVal (*OnMsgReceive)(tcps_sess_t*, uchar*, int))
 {
 	DEFiRet;
@@ -998,6 +1198,18 @@ SetLstnMax(tcpsrv_t *pThis, int iMax)
 }
 
 
+/* set if flow control shall be supported
+ */
+static rsRetVal
+SetUseFlowControl(tcpsrv_t *pThis, int bUseFlowControl)
+{
+	DEFiRet;
+	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, tcpsrv);
+	pThis->bUseFlowControl = bUseFlowControl;
+	RETiRet;
+}
+
+
 /* set max number of sessions
  * this must be called before ConstructFinalize, or it will have no effect!
  * rgerhards, 2009-04-09
@@ -1035,11 +1247,13 @@ CODESTARTobjQueryInterface(tcpsrv)
 	pIf->create_tcp_socket = create_tcp_socket;
 	pIf->Run = Run;
 
+	pIf->SetKeepAlive = SetKeepAlive;
 	pIf->SetUsrP = SetUsrP;
 	pIf->SetInputName = SetInputName;
 	pIf->SetAddtlFrameDelim = SetAddtlFrameDelim;
 	pIf->SetbDisableLFDelim = SetbDisableLFDelim;
 	pIf->SetSessMax = SetSessMax;
+	pIf->SetUseFlowControl = SetUseFlowControl;
 	pIf->SetLstnMax = SetLstnMax;
 	pIf->SetDrvrMode = SetDrvrMode;
 	pIf->SetDrvrAuthMode = SetDrvrAuthMode;
@@ -1071,6 +1285,7 @@ CODESTARTObjClassExit(tcpsrv)
 	objRelease(tcps_sess, DONT_LOAD_LIB);
 	objRelease(conf, CORE_COMPONENT);
 	objRelease(prop, CORE_COMPONENT);
+	objRelease(statsobj, CORE_COMPONENT);
 	objRelease(ruleset, CORE_COMPONENT);
 	objRelease(glbl, CORE_COMPONENT);
 	objRelease(errmsg, CORE_COMPONENT);
@@ -1097,6 +1312,7 @@ BEGINObjClassInit(tcpsrv, 1, OBJ_IS_LOADABLE_MODULE) /* class, version - CHANGE
 	CHKiRet(objUse(conf, CORE_COMPONENT));
 	CHKiRet(objUse(glbl, CORE_COMPONENT));
 	CHKiRet(objUse(ruleset, CORE_COMPONENT));
+	CHKiRet(objUse(statsobj, CORE_COMPONENT));
 	CHKiRet(objUse(prop, CORE_COMPONENT));
 
 	/* set our own handlers */
@@ -1105,11 +1321,62 @@ BEGINObjClassInit(tcpsrv, 1, OBJ_IS_LOADABLE_MODULE) /* class, version - CHANGE
 ENDObjClassInit(tcpsrv)
 
 
-/* --------------- here now comes the plumbing that makes as a library module --------------- */
+/* start worker threads
+ * Important: if we fork, this MUST be done AFTER forking
+ */
+static void
+startWorkerPool(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	int r;
+	pthread_attr_t sessThrdAttr;
+
+	wrkrRunning = 0;
+	pthread_cond_init(&wrkrIdle, NULL);
+	pthread_attr_init(&sessThrdAttr);
+	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&sessThrdAttr, 4096*1024);
+	for(i = 0 ; i < wrkrMax ; ++i) {
+		/* init worker info structure! */
+		pthread_cond_init(&wrkrInfo[i].run, NULL);
+		wrkrInfo[i].pSrv = NULL;
+		wrkrInfo[i].numCalled = 0;
+		r = pthread_create(&wrkrInfo[i].tid, &sessThrdAttr, wrkr, &(wrkrInfo[i]));
+		if(r == 0) {
+			wrkrInfo[i].enabled = 1;
+		} else {
+			char errStr[1024];
+			wrkrInfo[i].enabled = 0;
+			rs_strerror_r(errno, errStr, sizeof(errStr));
+			errmsg.LogError(0, NO_ERRCODE, "tcpsrv error creating thread %d: "
+			                "%s", i, errStr);
+		}
+	}
+	pthread_attr_destroy(&sessThrdAttr);
+}
 
+/* destroy worker pool structures and wait for workers to terminate
+ */
+static void
+stopWorkerPool(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	for(i = 0 ; i < wrkrMax ; ++i) {
+		pthread_cond_signal(&wrkrInfo[i].run); /* awake wrkr if not running */
+		pthread_join(wrkrInfo[i].tid, NULL);
+		DBGPRINTF("tcpsrv: info: worker %d was called %llu times\n", i, wrkrInfo[i].numCalled);
+		pthread_cond_destroy(&wrkrInfo[i].run);
+	}
+	pthread_cond_destroy(&wrkrIdle);
+	pthread_mutex_destroy(&wrkrMut);
+
+}
+
+
+/* --------------- here now comes the plumbing that makes as a library module --------------- */
 
 BEGINmodExit
 CODESTARTmodExit
+	stopWorkerPool();
 	/* de-init in reverse order! */
 	tcpsrvClassExit();
 	tcps_sessClassExit();
@@ -1125,6 +1392,20 @@ ENDqueryEtryPt
 BEGINmodInit()
 CODESTARTmodInit
 	*ipIFVersProvided = CURR_MOD_IF_VERSION; /* we only support the current interface specification */
+	/* we just init the worker mutex, but do not start the workers themselves. This is deferred
+	 * to the first call of Run(). Reasons for this:
+	 * 1. depending on load order, tcpsrv gets loaded during rsyslog startup BEFORE 
+	 *    it forks, in which case the workers would be running in the then-killed parent,
+	 *    leading to a defuncnt child (we actually had this bug).
+	 * 2. depending on circumstances, Run() would possibly never be called, in which case
+	 *    the worker threads would be totally useless.
+	 * Note that in order to guarantee a non-racy worker start, we need to guard the
+	 * startup sequence by a mutex, which is why we init it here (no problem with fork()
+	 * in this case as the mutex is a pure-memory structure).
+	 * rgerhards, 2012-05-18
+	 */
+	pthread_mutex_init(&wrkrMut, NULL);
+	bWrkrRunning = 0;
 
 	/* Initialize all classes that are in our module - this includes ourselfs */
 	CHKiRet(tcps_sessClassInit(pModInfo));