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-/**
- * collectd - src/plugin.c
- * Copyright (C) 2005-2013  Florian octo Forster
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
- * Free Software Foundation; only version 2 of the License is applicable.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
- * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
- * 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
- *
- * Authors:
- *   Florian octo Forster <octo at collectd.org>
- *   Sebastian Harl <sh at tokkee.org>
- **/
-
-#include "collectd.h"
-#include "common.h"
-#include "plugin.h"
-#include "configfile.h"
-#include "filter_chain.h"
-#include "utils_avltree.h"
-#include "utils_cache.h"
-#include "utils_complain.h"
-#include "utils_llist.h"
-#include "utils_heap.h"
-#include "utils_time.h"
-#include "utils_random.h"
-
-#if HAVE_PTHREAD_H
-# include <pthread.h>
-#endif
-
-#include <ltdl.h>
-
-/*
- * Private structures
- */
-struct callback_func_s
-{
-       void *cf_callback;
-       user_data_t cf_udata;
-       plugin_ctx_t cf_ctx;
-};
-typedef struct callback_func_s callback_func_t;
-
-#define RF_SIMPLE  0
-#define RF_COMPLEX 1
-#define RF_REMOVE  65535
-struct read_func_s
-{
-       /* `read_func_t' "inherits" from `callback_func_t'.
-        * The `rf_super' member MUST be the first one in this structure! */
-#define rf_callback rf_super.cf_callback
-#define rf_udata rf_super.cf_udata
-#define rf_ctx rf_super.cf_ctx
-       callback_func_t rf_super;
-       char rf_group[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
-       char *rf_name;
-       int rf_type;
-       cdtime_t rf_interval;
-       cdtime_t rf_effective_interval;
-       cdtime_t rf_next_read;
-};
-typedef struct read_func_s read_func_t;
-
-struct write_queue_s;
-typedef struct write_queue_s write_queue_t;
-struct write_queue_s
-{
-       value_list_t *vl;
-       plugin_ctx_t ctx;
-       write_queue_t *next;
-};
-
-/*
- * Private variables
- */
-static c_avl_tree_t *plugins_loaded = NULL;
-
-static llist_t *list_init;
-static llist_t *list_write;
-static llist_t *list_flush;
-static llist_t *list_missing;
-static llist_t *list_shutdown;
-static llist_t *list_log;
-static llist_t *list_notification;
-
-static fc_chain_t *pre_cache_chain = NULL;
-static fc_chain_t *post_cache_chain = NULL;
-
-static c_avl_tree_t *data_sets;
-
-static char *plugindir = NULL;
-
-static c_heap_t       *read_heap = NULL;
-static llist_t        *read_list;
-static int             read_loop = 1;
-static pthread_mutex_t read_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-static pthread_cond_t  read_cond = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
-static pthread_t      *read_threads = NULL;
-static int             read_threads_num = 0;
-
-static write_queue_t  *write_queue_head;
-static write_queue_t  *write_queue_tail;
-static long            write_queue_length = 0;
-static _Bool           write_loop = 1;
-static pthread_mutex_t write_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-static pthread_cond_t  write_cond = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
-static pthread_t      *write_threads = NULL;
-static size_t          write_threads_num = 0;
-
-static pthread_key_t   plugin_ctx_key;
-static _Bool           plugin_ctx_key_initialized = 0;
-
-static long            write_limit_high = 0;
-static long            write_limit_low = 0;
-
-/*
- * Static functions
- */
-static int plugin_dispatch_values_internal (value_list_t *vl);
-
-static const char *plugin_get_dir (void)
-{
-       if (plugindir == NULL)
-               return (PLUGINDIR);
-       else
-               return (plugindir);
-}
-
-static void destroy_callback (callback_func_t *cf) /* {{{ */
-{
-       if (cf == NULL)
-               return;
-
-       if ((cf->cf_udata.data != NULL) && (cf->cf_udata.free_func != NULL))
-       {
-               cf->cf_udata.free_func (cf->cf_udata.data);
-               cf->cf_udata.data = NULL;
-               cf->cf_udata.free_func = NULL;
-       }
-       sfree (cf);
-} /* }}} void destroy_callback */
-
-static void destroy_all_callbacks (llist_t **list) /* {{{ */
-{
-       llentry_t *le;
-
-       if (*list == NULL)
-               return;
-
-       le = llist_head (*list);
-       while (le != NULL)
-       {
-               llentry_t *le_next;
-
-               le_next = le->next;
-
-               sfree (le->key);
-               destroy_callback (le->value);
-               le->value = NULL;
-
-               le = le_next;
-       }
-
-       llist_destroy (*list);
-       *list = NULL;
-} /* }}} void destroy_all_callbacks */
-
-static void destroy_read_heap (void) /* {{{ */
-{
-       if (read_heap == NULL)
-               return;
-
-       while (42)
-       {
-               read_func_t *rf;
-
-               rf = c_heap_get_root (read_heap);
-               if (rf == NULL)
-                       break;
-               sfree (rf->rf_name);
-               destroy_callback ((callback_func_t *) rf);
-       }
-
-       c_heap_destroy (read_heap);
-       read_heap = NULL;
-} /* }}} void destroy_read_heap */
-
-static int register_callback (llist_t **list, /* {{{ */
-               const char *name, callback_func_t *cf)
-{
-       llentry_t *le;
-       char *key;
-
-       if (*list == NULL)
-       {
-               *list = llist_create ();
-               if (*list == NULL)
-               {
-                       ERROR ("plugin: register_callback: "
-                                       "llist_create failed.");
-                       destroy_callback (cf);
-                       return (-1);
-               }
-       }
-
-       key = strdup (name);
-       if (key == NULL)
-       {
-               ERROR ("plugin: register_callback: strdup failed.");
-               destroy_callback (cf);
-               return (-1);
-       }
-
-       le = llist_search (*list, name);
-       if (le == NULL)
-       {
-               le = llentry_create (key, cf);
-               if (le == NULL)
-               {
-                       ERROR ("plugin: register_callback: "
-                                       "llentry_create failed.");
-                       free (key);
-                       destroy_callback (cf);
-                       return (-1);
-               }
-
-               llist_append (*list, le);
-       }
-       else
-       {
-               callback_func_t *old_cf;
-
-               old_cf = le->value;
-               le->value = cf;
-
-               WARNING ("plugin: register_callback: "
-                               "a callback named `%s' already exists - "
-                               "overwriting the old entry!", name);
-
-               destroy_callback (old_cf);
-               sfree (key);
-       }
-
-       return (0);
-} /* }}} int register_callback */
-
-static int create_register_callback (llist_t **list, /* {{{ */
-               const char *name, void *callback, user_data_t *ud)
-{
-       callback_func_t *cf;
-
-       cf = (callback_func_t *) malloc (sizeof (*cf));
-       if (cf == NULL)
-       {
-               ERROR ("plugin: create_register_callback: malloc failed.");
-               return (-1);
-       }
-       memset (cf, 0, sizeof (*cf));
-
-       cf->cf_callback = callback;
-       if (ud == NULL)
-       {
-               cf->cf_udata.data = NULL;
-               cf->cf_udata.free_func = NULL;
-       }
-       else
-       {
-               cf->cf_udata = *ud;
-       }
-
-       cf->cf_ctx = plugin_get_ctx ();
-
-       return (register_callback (list, name, cf));
-} /* }}} int create_register_callback */
-
-static int plugin_unregister (llist_t *list, const char *name) /* {{{ */
-{
-       llentry_t *e;
-
-       if (list == NULL)
-               return (-1);
-
-       e = llist_search (list, name);
-       if (e == NULL)
-               return (-1);
-
-       llist_remove (list, e);
-
-       sfree (e->key);
-       destroy_callback (e->value);
-
-       llentry_destroy (e);
-
-       return (0);
-} /* }}} int plugin_unregister */
-
-/*
- * (Try to) load the shared object `file'. Won't complain if it isn't a shared
- * object, but it will bitch about a shared object not having a
- * ``module_register'' symbol..
- */
-static int plugin_load_file (char *file, uint32_t flags)
-{
-       lt_dlhandle dlh;
-       void (*reg_handle) (void);
-
-       lt_dlinit ();
-       lt_dlerror (); /* clear errors */
-
-#if LIBTOOL_VERSION == 2
-       if (flags & PLUGIN_FLAGS_GLOBAL) {
-               lt_dladvise advise;
-               lt_dladvise_init(&advise);
-               lt_dladvise_global(&advise);
-               dlh = lt_dlopenadvise(file, advise);
-               lt_dladvise_destroy(&advise);
-       } else {
-               dlh = lt_dlopen (file);
-       }
-#else /* if LIBTOOL_VERSION == 1 */
-       if (flags & PLUGIN_FLAGS_GLOBAL)
-               WARNING ("plugin_load_file: The global flag is not supported, "
-                               "libtool 2 is required for this.");
-       dlh = lt_dlopen (file);
-#endif
-
-       if (dlh == NULL)
-       {
-               char errbuf[1024] = "";
-
-               ssnprintf (errbuf, sizeof (errbuf),
-                               "lt_dlopen (\"%s\") failed: %s. "
-                               "The most common cause for this problem is "
-                               "missing dependencies. Use ldd(1) to check "
-                               "the dependencies of the plugin "
-                               "/ shared object.",
-                               file, lt_dlerror ());
-
-               ERROR ("%s", errbuf);
-               /* Make sure this is printed to STDERR in any case, but also
-                * make sure it's printed only once. */
-               if (list_log != NULL)
-                       fprintf (stderr, "ERROR: %s\n", errbuf);
-
-               return (1);
-       }
-
-       if ((reg_handle = (void (*) (void)) lt_dlsym (dlh, "module_register")) == NULL)
-       {
-               WARNING ("Couldn't find symbol \"module_register\" in \"%s\": %s\n",
-                               file, lt_dlerror ());
-               lt_dlclose (dlh);
-               return (-1);
-       }
-
-       (*reg_handle) ();
-
-       return (0);
-}
-
-static void *plugin_read_thread (void __attribute__((unused)) *args)
-{
-       while (read_loop != 0)
-       {
-               read_func_t *rf;
-               plugin_ctx_t old_ctx;
-               cdtime_t now;
-               int status;
-               int rf_type;
-               int rc;
-
-               /* Get the read function that needs to be read next.
-                * We don't need to hold "read_lock" for the heap, but we need
-                * to call c_heap_get_root() and pthread_cond_wait() in the
-                * same protected block. */
-               pthread_mutex_lock (&read_lock);
-               rf = c_heap_get_root (read_heap);
-               if (rf == NULL)
-               {
-                       pthread_cond_wait (&read_cond, &read_lock);
-                        pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-                       continue;
-               }
-               pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-
-               if (rf->rf_interval == 0)
-               {
-                       /* this should not happen, because the interval is set
-                        * for each plugin when loading it
-                        * XXX: issue a warning? */
-                       rf->rf_interval = plugin_get_interval ();
-                       rf->rf_effective_interval = rf->rf_interval;
-
-                       rf->rf_next_read = cdtime ();
-               }
-
-               /* sleep until this entry is due,
-                * using pthread_cond_timedwait */
-               pthread_mutex_lock (&read_lock);
-               /* In pthread_cond_timedwait, spurious wakeups are possible
-                * (and really happen, at least on NetBSD with > 1 CPU), thus
-                * we need to re-evaluate the condition every time
-                * pthread_cond_timedwait returns. */
-               rc = 0;
-               while ((read_loop != 0)
-                               && (cdtime () < rf->rf_next_read)
-                               && rc == 0)
-               {
-                       struct timespec ts = { 0 };
-
-                       CDTIME_T_TO_TIMESPEC (rf->rf_next_read, &ts);
-
-                       rc = pthread_cond_timedwait (&read_cond, &read_lock,
-                               &ts);
-               }
-
-               /* Must hold `read_lock' when accessing `rf->rf_type'. */
-               rf_type = rf->rf_type;
-               pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-
-               /* Check if we're supposed to stop.. This may have interrupted
-                * the sleep, too. */
-               if (read_loop == 0)
-               {
-                       /* Insert `rf' again, so it can be free'd correctly */
-                       c_heap_insert (read_heap, rf);
-                       break;
-               }
-
-               /* The entry has been marked for deletion. The linked list
-                * entry has already been removed by `plugin_unregister_read'.
-                * All we have to do here is free the `read_func_t' and
-                * continue. */
-               if (rf_type == RF_REMOVE)
-               {
-                       DEBUG ("plugin_read_thread: Destroying the `%s' "
-                                       "callback.", rf->rf_name);
-                       sfree (rf->rf_name);
-                       destroy_callback ((callback_func_t *) rf);
-                       rf = NULL;
-                       continue;
-               }
-
-               DEBUG ("plugin_read_thread: Handling `%s'.", rf->rf_name);
-
-               old_ctx = plugin_set_ctx (rf->rf_ctx);
-
-               if (rf_type == RF_SIMPLE)
-               {
-                       int (*callback) (void);
-
-                       callback = rf->rf_callback;
-                       status = (*callback) ();
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                       plugin_read_cb callback;
-
-                       assert (rf_type == RF_COMPLEX);
-
-                       callback = rf->rf_callback;
-                       status = (*callback) (&rf->rf_udata);
-               }
-
-               plugin_set_ctx (old_ctx);
-
-               /* If the function signals failure, we will increase the
-                * intervals in which it will be called. */
-               if (status != 0)
-               {
-                       rf->rf_effective_interval *= 2;
-                       if (rf->rf_effective_interval > TIME_T_TO_CDTIME_T (86400))
-                               rf->rf_effective_interval = TIME_T_TO_CDTIME_T (86400);
-
-                       NOTICE ("read-function of plugin `%s' failed. "
-                                       "Will suspend it for %.3f seconds.",
-                                       rf->rf_name,
-                                       CDTIME_T_TO_DOUBLE (rf->rf_effective_interval));
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                       /* Success: Restore the interval, if it was changed. */
-                       rf->rf_effective_interval = rf->rf_interval;
-               }
-
-               /* update the ``next read due'' field */
-               now = cdtime ();
-
-               DEBUG ("plugin_read_thread: Effective interval of the "
-                               "%s plugin is %.3f seconds.",
-                               rf->rf_name,
-                               CDTIME_T_TO_DOUBLE (rf->rf_effective_interval));
-
-               /* Calculate the next (absolute) time at which this function
-                * should be called. */
-               rf->rf_next_read += rf->rf_effective_interval;
-
-               /* Check, if `rf_next_read' is in the past. */
-               if (rf->rf_next_read < now)
-               {
-                       /* `rf_next_read' is in the past. Insert `now'
-                        * so this value doesn't trail off into the
-                        * past too much. */
-                       rf->rf_next_read = now;
-               }
-
-               DEBUG ("plugin_read_thread: Next read of the %s plugin at %.3f.",
-                               rf->rf_name,
-                               CDTIME_T_TO_DOUBLE (rf->rf_next_read));
-
-               /* Re-insert this read function into the heap again. */
-               c_heap_insert (read_heap, rf);
-       } /* while (read_loop) */
-
-       pthread_exit (NULL);
-       return ((void *) 0);
-} /* void *plugin_read_thread */
-
-static void start_read_threads (int num)
-{
-       int i;
-
-       if (read_threads != NULL)
-               return;
-
-       read_threads = (pthread_t *) calloc (num, sizeof (pthread_t));
-       if (read_threads == NULL)
-       {
-               ERROR ("plugin: start_read_threads: calloc failed.");
-               return;
-       }
-
-       read_threads_num = 0;
-       for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
-       {
-               if (pthread_create (read_threads + read_threads_num, NULL,
-                                       plugin_read_thread, NULL) == 0)
-               {
-                       read_threads_num++;
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                       ERROR ("plugin: start_read_threads: pthread_create failed.");
-                       return;
-               }
-       } /* for (i) */
-} /* void start_read_threads */
-
-static void stop_read_threads (void)
-{
-       int i;
-
-       if (read_threads == NULL)
-               return;
-
-       INFO ("collectd: Stopping %i read threads.", read_threads_num);
-
-       pthread_mutex_lock (&read_lock);
-       read_loop = 0;
-       DEBUG ("plugin: stop_read_threads: Signalling `read_cond'");
-       pthread_cond_broadcast (&read_cond);
-       pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-
-       for (i = 0; i < read_threads_num; i++)
-       {
-               if (pthread_join (read_threads[i], NULL) != 0)
-               {
-                       ERROR ("plugin: stop_read_threads: pthread_join failed.");
-               }
-               read_threads[i] = (pthread_t) 0;
-       }
-       sfree (read_threads);
-       read_threads_num = 0;
-} /* void stop_read_threads */
-
-static void plugin_value_list_free (value_list_t *vl) /* {{{ */
-{
-       if (vl == NULL)
-               return;
-
-       meta_data_destroy (vl->meta);
-       sfree (vl->values);
-       sfree (vl);
-} /* }}} void plugin_value_list_free */
-
-static value_list_t *plugin_value_list_clone (value_list_t const *vl_orig) /* {{{ */
-{
-       value_list_t *vl;
-
-       if (vl_orig == NULL)
-               return (NULL);
-
-       vl = malloc (sizeof (*vl));
-       if (vl == NULL)
-               return (NULL);
-       memcpy (vl, vl_orig, sizeof (*vl));
-
-       vl->values = calloc (vl_orig->values_len, sizeof (*vl->values));
-       if (vl->values == NULL)
-       {
-               plugin_value_list_free (vl);
-               return (NULL);
-       }
-       memcpy (vl->values, vl_orig->values,
-                       vl_orig->values_len * sizeof (*vl->values));
-
-       vl->meta = meta_data_clone (vl->meta);
-       if ((vl_orig->meta != NULL) && (vl->meta == NULL))
-       {
-               plugin_value_list_free (vl);
-               return (NULL);
-       }
-
-       if (vl->time == 0)
-               vl->time = cdtime ();
-
-       /* Fill in the interval from the thread context, if it is zero. */
-       if (vl->interval == 0)
-       {
-               plugin_ctx_t ctx = plugin_get_ctx ();
-
-               if (ctx.interval != 0)
-                       vl->interval = ctx.interval;
-               else
-               {
-                       char name[6 * DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
-                       FORMAT_VL (name, sizeof (name), vl);
-                       ERROR ("plugin_value_list_clone: Unable to determine "
-                                       "interval from context for "
-                                       "value list \"%s\". "
-                                       "This indicates a broken plugin. "
-                                       "Please report this problem to the "
-                                       "collectd mailing list or at "
-                                       "<http://collectd.org/bugs/>.", name);
-                       vl->interval = cf_get_default_interval ();
-               }
-       }
-
-       return (vl);
-} /* }}} value_list_t *plugin_value_list_clone */
-
-static int plugin_write_enqueue (value_list_t const *vl) /* {{{ */
-{
-       write_queue_t *q;
-
-       q = malloc (sizeof (*q));
-       if (q == NULL)
-               return (ENOMEM);
-       q->next = NULL;
-
-       q->vl = plugin_value_list_clone (vl);
-       if (q->vl == NULL)
-       {
-               sfree (q);
-               return (ENOMEM);
-       }
-
-       /* Store context of caller (read plugin); otherwise, it would not be
-        * available to the write plugins when actually dispatching the
-        * value-list later on. */
-       q->ctx = plugin_get_ctx ();
-
-       pthread_mutex_lock (&write_lock);
-
-       if (write_queue_tail == NULL)
-       {
-               write_queue_head = q;
-               write_queue_tail = q;
-               write_queue_length = 1;
-       }
-       else
-       {
-               write_queue_tail->next = q;
-               write_queue_tail = q;
-               write_queue_length += 1;
-       }
-
-       pthread_cond_signal (&write_cond);
-       pthread_mutex_unlock (&write_lock);
-
-       return (0);
-} /* }}} int plugin_write_enqueue */
-
-static value_list_t *plugin_write_dequeue (void) /* {{{ */
-{
-       write_queue_t *q;
-       value_list_t *vl;
-
-       pthread_mutex_lock (&write_lock);
-
-       while (write_loop && (write_queue_head == NULL))
-               pthread_cond_wait (&write_cond, &write_lock);
-
-       if (write_queue_head == NULL)
-       {
-               pthread_mutex_unlock (&write_lock);
-               return (NULL);
-       }
-
-       q = write_queue_head;
-       write_queue_head = q->next;
-       write_queue_length -= 1;
-       if (write_queue_head == NULL) {
-               write_queue_tail = NULL;
-               assert(0 == write_queue_length);
-               }
-
-       pthread_mutex_unlock (&write_lock);
-
-       (void) plugin_set_ctx (q->ctx);
-
-       vl = q->vl;
-       sfree (q);
-       return (vl);
-} /* }}} value_list_t *plugin_write_dequeue */
-
-static void *plugin_write_thread (void __attribute__((unused)) *args) /* {{{ */
-{
-       while (write_loop)
-       {
-               value_list_t *vl = plugin_write_dequeue ();
-               if (vl == NULL)
-                       continue;
-
-               plugin_dispatch_values_internal (vl);
-
-               plugin_value_list_free (vl);
-       }
-
-       pthread_exit (NULL);
-       return ((void *) 0);
-} /* }}} void *plugin_write_thread */
-
-static void start_write_threads (size_t num) /* {{{ */
-{
-       size_t i;
-
-       if (write_threads != NULL)
-               return;
-
-       write_threads = (pthread_t *) calloc (num, sizeof (pthread_t));
-       if (write_threads == NULL)
-       {
-               ERROR ("plugin: start_write_threads: calloc failed.");
-               return;
-       }
-
-       write_threads_num = 0;
-       for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
-       {
-               int status;
-
-               status = pthread_create (write_threads + write_threads_num,
-                               /* attr = */ NULL,
-                               plugin_write_thread,
-                               /* arg = */ NULL);
-               if (status != 0)
-               {
-                       char errbuf[1024];
-                       ERROR ("plugin: start_write_threads: pthread_create failed "
-                                       "with status %i (%s).", status,
-                                       sstrerror (status, errbuf, sizeof (errbuf)));
-                       return;
-               }
-
-               write_threads_num++;
-       } /* for (i) */
-} /* }}} void start_write_threads */
-
-static void stop_write_threads (void) /* {{{ */
-{
-       write_queue_t *q;
-       int i;
-
-       if (write_threads == NULL)
-               return;
-
-       INFO ("collectd: Stopping %zu write threads.", write_threads_num);
-
-       pthread_mutex_lock (&write_lock);
-       write_loop = 0;
-       DEBUG ("plugin: stop_write_threads: Signalling `write_cond'");
-       pthread_cond_broadcast (&write_cond);
-       pthread_mutex_unlock (&write_lock);
-
-       for (i = 0; i < write_threads_num; i++)
-       {
-               if (pthread_join (write_threads[i], NULL) != 0)
-               {
-                       ERROR ("plugin: stop_write_threads: pthread_join failed.");
-               }
-               write_threads[i] = (pthread_t) 0;
-       }
-       sfree (write_threads);
-       write_threads_num = 0;
-
-       pthread_mutex_lock (&write_lock);
-       i = 0;
-       for (q = write_queue_head; q != NULL; )
-       {
-               write_queue_t *q1 = q;
-               plugin_value_list_free (q->vl);
-               q = q->next;
-               sfree (q1);
-               i++;
-       }
-       write_queue_head = NULL;
-       write_queue_tail = NULL;
-       write_queue_length = 0;
-       pthread_mutex_unlock (&write_lock);
-
-       if (i > 0)
-       {
-               WARNING ("plugin: %i value list%s left after shutting down "
-                               "the write threads.",
-                               i, (i == 1) ? " was" : "s were");
-       }
-} /* }}} void stop_write_threads */
-
-/*
- * Public functions
- */
-void plugin_set_dir (const char *dir)
-{
-       if (plugindir != NULL)
-               free (plugindir);
-
-       if (dir == NULL)
-               plugindir = NULL;
-       else if ((plugindir = strdup (dir)) == NULL)
-       {
-               char errbuf[1024];
-               ERROR ("strdup failed: %s",
-                               sstrerror (errno, errbuf, sizeof (errbuf)));
-       }
-}
-
-static _Bool plugin_is_loaded (char const *name)
-{
-       int status;
-
-       if (plugins_loaded == NULL)
-               plugins_loaded = c_avl_create ((void *) strcasecmp);
-       assert (plugins_loaded != NULL);
-
-       status = c_avl_get (plugins_loaded, name, /* ret_value = */ NULL);
-       return (status == 0);
-}
-
-static int plugin_mark_loaded (char const *name)
-{
-       char *name_copy;
-       int status;
-
-       name_copy = strdup (name);
-       if (name_copy == NULL)
-               return (ENOMEM);
-
-       status = c_avl_insert (plugins_loaded,
-                       /* key = */ name_copy, /* value = */ NULL);
-       return (status);
-}
-
-static void plugin_free_loaded ()
-{
-       void *key;
-       void *value;
-
-       if (plugins_loaded == NULL)
-               return;
-
-       while (c_avl_pick (plugins_loaded, &key, &value) == 0)
-       {
-               sfree (key);
-               assert (value == NULL);
-       }
-
-       c_avl_destroy (plugins_loaded);
-       plugins_loaded = NULL;
-}
-
-#define BUFSIZE 512
-int plugin_load (char const *plugin_name, uint32_t flags)
-{
-       DIR  *dh;
-       const char *dir;
-       char  filename[BUFSIZE] = "";
-       char  typename[BUFSIZE];
-       int   ret;
-       struct stat    statbuf;
-       struct dirent *de;
-       int status;
-
-       if (plugin_name == NULL)
-               return (EINVAL);
-
-       /* Check if plugin is already loaded and don't do anything in this
-        * case. */
-       if (plugin_is_loaded (plugin_name))
-               return (0);
-
-       dir = plugin_get_dir ();
-       ret = 1;
-
-       /*
-        * XXX: Magic at work:
-        *
-        * Some of the language bindings, for example the Python and Perl
-        * plugins, need to be able to export symbols to the scripts they run.
-        * For this to happen, the "Globals" flag needs to be set.
-        * Unfortunately, this technical detail is hard to explain to the
-        * average user and she shouldn't have to worry about this, ideally.
-        * So in order to save everyone's sanity use a different default for a
-        * handful of special plugins. --octo
-        */
-       if ((strcasecmp ("perl", plugin_name) == 0)
-                       || (strcasecmp ("python", plugin_name) == 0))
-               flags |= PLUGIN_FLAGS_GLOBAL;
-
-       /* `cpu' should not match `cpufreq'. To solve this we add `.so' to the
-        * type when matching the filename */
-       status = ssnprintf (typename, sizeof (typename), "%s.so", plugin_name);
-       if ((status < 0) || ((size_t) status >= sizeof (typename)))
-       {
-               WARNING ("plugin_load: Filename too long: \"%s.so\"", plugin_name);
-               return (-1);
-       }
-
-       if ((dh = opendir (dir)) == NULL)
-       {
-               char errbuf[1024];
-               ERROR ("plugin_load: opendir (%s) failed: %s", dir,
-                               sstrerror (errno, errbuf, sizeof (errbuf)));
-               return (-1);
-       }
-
-       while ((de = readdir (dh)) != NULL)
-       {
-               if (strcasecmp (de->d_name, typename))
-                       continue;
-
-               status = ssnprintf (filename, sizeof (filename),
-                               "%s/%s", dir, de->d_name);
-               if ((status < 0) || ((size_t) status >= sizeof (filename)))
-               {
-                       WARNING ("plugin_load: Filename too long: \"%s/%s\"",
-                                       dir, de->d_name);
-                       continue;
-               }
-
-               if (lstat (filename, &statbuf) == -1)
-               {
-                       char errbuf[1024];
-                       WARNING ("plugin_load: stat (\"%s\") failed: %s",
-                                       filename,
-                                       sstrerror (errno, errbuf, sizeof (errbuf)));
-                       continue;
-               }
-               else if (!S_ISREG (statbuf.st_mode))
-               {
-                       /* don't follow symlinks */
-                       WARNING ("plugin_load: %s is not a regular file.",
-                                       filename);
-                       continue;
-               }
-
-               status = plugin_load_file (filename, flags);
-               if (status == 0)
-               {
-                       /* success */
-                       plugin_mark_loaded (plugin_name);
-                       ret = 0;
-                       break;
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                       ERROR ("plugin_load: Load plugin \"%s\" failed with "
-                                       "status %i.", plugin_name, status);
-               }
-       }
-
-       closedir (dh);
-
-       if (filename[0] == 0)
-               ERROR ("plugin_load: Could not find plugin \"%s\" in %s",
-                               plugin_name, dir);
-
-       return (ret);
-}
-
-/*
- * The `register_*' functions follow
- */
-int plugin_register_config (const char *name,
-               int (*callback) (const char *key, const char *val),
-               const char **keys, int keys_num)
-{
-       cf_register (name, callback, keys, keys_num);
-       return (0);
-} /* int plugin_register_config */
-
-int plugin_register_complex_config (const char *type,
-               int (*callback) (oconfig_item_t *))
-{
-       return (cf_register_complex (type, callback));
-} /* int plugin_register_complex_config */
-
-int plugin_register_init (const char *name,
-               int (*callback) (void))
-{
-       return (create_register_callback (&list_init, name, (void *) callback,
-                               /* user_data = */ NULL));
-} /* plugin_register_init */
-
-static int plugin_compare_read_func (const void *arg0, const void *arg1)
-{
-       const read_func_t *rf0;
-       const read_func_t *rf1;
-
-       rf0 = arg0;
-       rf1 = arg1;
-
-       if (rf0->rf_next_read < rf1->rf_next_read)
-               return (-1);
-       else if (rf0->rf_next_read > rf1->rf_next_read)
-               return (1);
-       else
-               return (0);
-} /* int plugin_compare_read_func */
-
-/* Add a read function to both, the heap and a linked list. The linked list if
- * used to look-up read functions, especially for the remove function. The heap
- * is used to determine which plugin to read next. */
-static int plugin_insert_read (read_func_t *rf)
-{
-       int status;
-       llentry_t *le;
-
-       rf->rf_next_read = cdtime ();
-       rf->rf_effective_interval = rf->rf_interval;
-
-       pthread_mutex_lock (&read_lock);
-
-       if (read_list == NULL)
-       {
-               read_list = llist_create ();
-               if (read_list == NULL)
-               {
-                       pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-                       ERROR ("plugin_insert_read: read_list failed.");
-                       return (-1);
-               }
-       }
-
-       if (read_heap == NULL)
-       {
-               read_heap = c_heap_create (plugin_compare_read_func);
-               if (read_heap == NULL)
-               {
-                       pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-                       ERROR ("plugin_insert_read: c_heap_create failed.");
-                       return (-1);
-               }
-       }
-
-       le = llist_search (read_list, rf->rf_name);
-       if (le != NULL)
-       {
-               pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-               WARNING ("The read function \"%s\" is already registered. "
-                               "Check for duplicate \"LoadPlugin\" lines "
-                               "in your configuration!",
-                               rf->rf_name);
-               return (EINVAL);
-       }
-
-       le = llentry_create (rf->rf_name, rf);
-       if (le == NULL)
-       {
-               pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-               ERROR ("plugin_insert_read: llentry_create failed.");
-               return (-1);
-       }
-
-       status = c_heap_insert (read_heap, rf);
-       if (status != 0)
-       {
-               pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-               ERROR ("plugin_insert_read: c_heap_insert failed.");
-               llentry_destroy (le);
-               return (-1);
-       }
-
-       /* This does not fail. */
-       llist_append (read_list, le);
-
-       /* Wake up all the read threads. */
-       pthread_cond_broadcast (&read_cond);
-       pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-       return (0);
-} /* int plugin_insert_read */
-
-int plugin_register_read (const char *name,
-               int (*callback) (void))
-{
-       read_func_t *rf;
-       int status;
-
-       rf = malloc (sizeof (*rf));
-       if (rf == NULL)
-       {
-               ERROR ("plugin_register_read: malloc failed.");
-               return (ENOMEM);
-       }
-
-       memset (rf, 0, sizeof (read_func_t));
-       rf->rf_callback = (void *) callback;
-       rf->rf_udata.data = NULL;
-       rf->rf_udata.free_func = NULL;
-       rf->rf_ctx = plugin_get_ctx ();
-       rf->rf_group[0] = '\0';
-       rf->rf_name = strdup (name);
-       rf->rf_type = RF_SIMPLE;
-       rf->rf_interval = plugin_get_interval ();
-
-       status = plugin_insert_read (rf);
-       if (status != 0) {
-               sfree (rf->rf_name);
-               sfree (rf);
-       }
-
-       return (status);
-} /* int plugin_register_read */
-
-int plugin_register_complex_read (const char *group, const char *name,
-               plugin_read_cb callback,
-               const struct timespec *interval,
-               user_data_t *user_data)
-{
-       read_func_t *rf;
-       int status;
-
-       rf = malloc (sizeof (*rf));
-       if (rf == NULL)
-       {
-               ERROR ("plugin_register_complex_read: malloc failed.");
-               return (ENOMEM);
-       }
-
-       memset (rf, 0, sizeof (read_func_t));
-       rf->rf_callback = (void *) callback;
-       if (group != NULL)
-               sstrncpy (rf->rf_group, group, sizeof (rf->rf_group));
-       else
-               rf->rf_group[0] = '\0';
-       rf->rf_name = strdup (name);
-       rf->rf_type = RF_COMPLEX;
-       if (interval != NULL)
-               rf->rf_interval = TIMESPEC_TO_CDTIME_T (interval);
-       else
-               rf->rf_interval = plugin_get_interval ();
-
-       /* Set user data */
-       if (user_data == NULL)
-       {
-               rf->rf_udata.data = NULL;
-               rf->rf_udata.free_func = NULL;
-       }
-       else
-       {
-               rf->rf_udata = *user_data;
-       }
-
-       rf->rf_ctx = plugin_get_ctx ();
-
-       status = plugin_insert_read (rf);
-       if (status != 0) {
-               sfree (rf->rf_name);
-               sfree (rf);
-       }
-
-       return (status);
-} /* int plugin_register_complex_read */
-
-int plugin_register_write (const char *name,
-               plugin_write_cb callback, user_data_t *ud)
-{
-       return (create_register_callback (&list_write, name,
-                               (void *) callback, ud));
-} /* int plugin_register_write */
-
-int plugin_register_flush (const char *name,
-               plugin_flush_cb callback, user_data_t *ud)
-{
-       return (create_register_callback (&list_flush, name,
-                               (void *) callback, ud));
-} /* int plugin_register_flush */
-
-int plugin_register_missing (const char *name,
-               plugin_missing_cb callback, user_data_t *ud)
-{
-       return (create_register_callback (&list_missing, name,
-                               (void *) callback, ud));
-} /* int plugin_register_missing */
-
-int plugin_register_shutdown (const char *name,
-               int (*callback) (void))
-{
-       return (create_register_callback (&list_shutdown, name,
-                               (void *) callback, /* user_data = */ NULL));
-} /* int plugin_register_shutdown */
-
-static void plugin_free_data_sets (void)
-{
-       void *key;
-       void *value;
-
-       if (data_sets == NULL)
-               return;
-
-       while (c_avl_pick (data_sets, &key, &value) == 0)
-       {
-               data_set_t *ds = value;
-               /* key is a pointer to ds->type */
-
-               sfree (ds->ds);
-               sfree (ds);
-       }
-
-       c_avl_destroy (data_sets);
-       data_sets = NULL;
-} /* void plugin_free_data_sets */
-
-int plugin_register_data_set (const data_set_t *ds)
-{
-       data_set_t *ds_copy;
-       int i;
-
-       if ((data_sets != NULL)
-                       && (c_avl_get (data_sets, ds->type, NULL) == 0))
-       {
-               NOTICE ("Replacing DS `%s' with another version.", ds->type);
-               plugin_unregister_data_set (ds->type);
-       }
-       else if (data_sets == NULL)
-       {
-               data_sets = c_avl_create ((int (*) (const void *, const void *)) strcmp);
-               if (data_sets == NULL)
-                       return (-1);
-       }
-
-       ds_copy = (data_set_t *) malloc (sizeof (data_set_t));
-       if (ds_copy == NULL)
-               return (-1);
-       memcpy(ds_copy, ds, sizeof (data_set_t));
-
-       ds_copy->ds = (data_source_t *) malloc (sizeof (data_source_t)
-                       * ds->ds_num);
-       if (ds_copy->ds == NULL)
-       {
-               free (ds_copy);
-               return (-1);
-       }
-
-       for (i = 0; i < ds->ds_num; i++)
-               memcpy (ds_copy->ds + i, ds->ds + i, sizeof (data_source_t));
-
-       return (c_avl_insert (data_sets, (void *) ds_copy->type, (void *) ds_copy));
-} /* int plugin_register_data_set */
-
-int plugin_register_log (const char *name,
-               plugin_log_cb callback, user_data_t *ud)
-{
-       return (create_register_callback (&list_log, name,
-                               (void *) callback, ud));
-} /* int plugin_register_log */
-
-int plugin_register_notification (const char *name,
-               plugin_notification_cb callback, user_data_t *ud)
-{
-       return (create_register_callback (&list_notification, name,
-                               (void *) callback, ud));
-} /* int plugin_register_log */
-
-int plugin_unregister_config (const char *name)
-{
-       cf_unregister (name);
-       return (0);
-} /* int plugin_unregister_config */
-
-int plugin_unregister_complex_config (const char *name)
-{
-       cf_unregister_complex (name);
-       return (0);
-} /* int plugin_unregister_complex_config */
-
-int plugin_unregister_init (const char *name)
-{
-       return (plugin_unregister (list_init, name));
-}
-
-int plugin_unregister_read (const char *name) /* {{{ */
-{
-       llentry_t *le;
-       read_func_t *rf;
-
-       if (name == NULL)
-               return (-ENOENT);
-
-       pthread_mutex_lock (&read_lock);
-
-       if (read_list == NULL)
-       {
-               pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-               return (-ENOENT);
-       }
-
-       le = llist_search (read_list, name);
-       if (le == NULL)
-       {
-               pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-               WARNING ("plugin_unregister_read: No such read function: %s",
-                               name);
-               return (-ENOENT);
-       }
-
-       llist_remove (read_list, le);
-
-       rf = le->value;
-       assert (rf != NULL);
-       rf->rf_type = RF_REMOVE;
-
-       pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-
-       llentry_destroy (le);
-
-       DEBUG ("plugin_unregister_read: Marked `%s' for removal.", name);
-
-       return (0);
-} /* }}} int plugin_unregister_read */
-
-static int compare_read_func_group (llentry_t *e, void *ud) /* {{{ */
-{
-       read_func_t *rf    = e->value;
-       char        *group = ud;
-
-       return strcmp (rf->rf_group, (const char *)group);
-} /* }}} int compare_read_func_group */
-
-int plugin_unregister_read_group (const char *group) /* {{{ */
-{
-       llentry_t *le;
-       read_func_t *rf;
-
-       int found = 0;
-
-       if (group == NULL)
-               return (-ENOENT);
-
-       pthread_mutex_lock (&read_lock);
-
-       if (read_list == NULL)
-       {
-               pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-               return (-ENOENT);
-       }
-
-       while (42)
-       {
-               le = llist_search_custom (read_list,
-                               compare_read_func_group, (void *)group);
-
-               if (le == NULL)
-                       break;
-
-               ++found;
-
-               llist_remove (read_list, le);
-
-               rf = le->value;
-               assert (rf != NULL);
-               rf->rf_type = RF_REMOVE;
-
-               llentry_destroy (le);
-
-               DEBUG ("plugin_unregister_read_group: "
-                               "Marked `%s' (group `%s') for removal.",
-                               rf->rf_name, group);
-       }
-
-       pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-
-       if (found == 0)
-       {
-               WARNING ("plugin_unregister_read_group: No such "
-                               "group of read function: %s", group);
-               return (-ENOENT);
-       }
-
-       return (0);
-} /* }}} int plugin_unregister_read_group */
-
-int plugin_unregister_write (const char *name)
-{
-       return (plugin_unregister (list_write, name));
-}
-
-int plugin_unregister_flush (const char *name)
-{
-       return (plugin_unregister (list_flush, name));
-}
-
-int plugin_unregister_missing (const char *name)
-{
-       return (plugin_unregister (list_missing, name));
-}
-
-int plugin_unregister_shutdown (const char *name)
-{
-       return (plugin_unregister (list_shutdown, name));
-}
-
-int plugin_unregister_data_set (const char *name)
-{
-       data_set_t *ds;
-
-       if (data_sets == NULL)
-               return (-1);
-
-       if (c_avl_remove (data_sets, name, NULL, (void *) &ds) != 0)
-               return (-1);
-
-       sfree (ds->ds);
-       sfree (ds);
-
-       return (0);
-} /* int plugin_unregister_data_set */
-
-int plugin_unregister_log (const char *name)
-{
-       return (plugin_unregister (list_log, name));
-}
-
-int plugin_unregister_notification (const char *name)
-{
-       return (plugin_unregister (list_notification, name));
-}
-
-void plugin_init_all (void)
-{
-       char const *chain_name;
-       llentry_t *le;
-       int status;
-
-       /* Init the value cache */
-       uc_init ();
-
-       chain_name = global_option_get ("PreCacheChain");
-       pre_cache_chain = fc_chain_get_by_name (chain_name);
-
-       chain_name = global_option_get ("PostCacheChain");
-       post_cache_chain = fc_chain_get_by_name (chain_name);
-
-       write_limit_high = global_option_get_long ("WriteQueueLimitHigh",
-                       /* default = */ 0);
-       if (write_limit_high < 0)
-       {
-               ERROR ("WriteQueueLimitHigh must be positive or zero.");
-               write_limit_high = 0;
-       }
-
-       write_limit_low = global_option_get_long ("WriteQueueLimitLow",
-                       /* default = */ write_limit_high / 2);
-       if (write_limit_low < 0)
-       {
-               ERROR ("WriteQueueLimitLow must be positive or zero.");
-               write_limit_low = write_limit_high / 2;
-       }
-       else if (write_limit_low > write_limit_high)
-       {
-               ERROR ("WriteQueueLimitLow must not be larger than "
-                               "WriteQueueLimitHigh.");
-               write_limit_low = write_limit_high;
-       }
-
-       write_threads_num = global_option_get_long ("WriteThreads",
-                       /* default = */ 5);
-       if (write_threads_num < 1)
-       {
-               ERROR ("WriteThreads must be positive.");
-               write_threads_num = 5;
-       }
-
-       if ((list_init == NULL) && (read_heap == NULL))
-               return;
-
-       /* Calling all init callbacks before checking if read callbacks
-        * are available allows the init callbacks to register the read
-        * callback. */
-       le = llist_head (list_init);
-       while (le != NULL)
-       {
-               callback_func_t *cf;
-               plugin_init_cb callback;
-               plugin_ctx_t old_ctx;
-
-               cf = le->value;
-               old_ctx = plugin_set_ctx (cf->cf_ctx);
-               callback = cf->cf_callback;
-               status = (*callback) ();
-               plugin_set_ctx (old_ctx);
-
-               if (status != 0)
-               {
-                       ERROR ("Initialization of plugin `%s' "
-                                       "failed with status %i. "
-                                       "Plugin will be unloaded.",
-                                       le->key, status);
-                       /* Plugins that register read callbacks from the init
-                        * callback should take care of appropriate error
-                        * handling themselves. */
-                       /* FIXME: Unload _all_ functions */
-                       plugin_unregister_read (le->key);
-               }
-
-               le = le->next;
-       }
-
-       start_write_threads ((size_t) write_threads_num);
-
-       /* Start read-threads */
-       if (read_heap != NULL)
-       {
-               const char *rt;
-               int num;
-               rt = global_option_get ("ReadThreads");
-               num = atoi (rt);
-               if (num != -1)
-                       start_read_threads ((num > 0) ? num : 5);
-       }
-} /* void plugin_init_all */
-
-/* TODO: Rename this function. */
-void plugin_read_all (void)
-{
-       uc_check_timeout ();
-
-       return;
-} /* void plugin_read_all */
-
-/* Read function called when the `-T' command line argument is given. */
-int plugin_read_all_once (void)
-{
-       int status;
-       int return_status = 0;
-
-       if (read_heap == NULL)
-       {
-               NOTICE ("No read-functions are registered.");
-               return (0);
-       }
-
-       while (42)
-       {
-               read_func_t *rf;
-               plugin_ctx_t old_ctx;
-
-               rf = c_heap_get_root (read_heap);
-               if (rf == NULL)
-                       break;
-
-               old_ctx = plugin_set_ctx (rf->rf_ctx);
-
-               if (rf->rf_type == RF_SIMPLE)
-               {
-                       int (*callback) (void);
-
-                       callback = rf->rf_callback;
-                       status = (*callback) ();
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                       plugin_read_cb callback;
-
-                       callback = rf->rf_callback;
-                       status = (*callback) (&rf->rf_udata);
-               }
-
-               plugin_set_ctx (old_ctx);
-
-               if (status != 0)
-               {
-                       NOTICE ("read-function of plugin `%s' failed.",
-                                       rf->rf_name);
-                       return_status = -1;
-               }
-
-               sfree (rf->rf_name);
-               destroy_callback ((void *) rf);
-       }
-
-       return (return_status);
-} /* int plugin_read_all_once */
-
-int plugin_write (const char *plugin, /* {{{ */
-               const data_set_t *ds, const value_list_t *vl)
-{
-  llentry_t *le;
-  int status;
-
-  if (vl == NULL)
-    return (EINVAL);
-
-  if (list_write == NULL)
-    return (ENOENT);
-
-  if (ds == NULL)
-  {
-    ds = plugin_get_ds (vl->type);
-    if (ds == NULL)
-    {
-      ERROR ("plugin_write: Unable to lookup type `%s'.", vl->type);
-      return (ENOENT);
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (plugin == NULL)
-  {
-    int success = 0;
-    int failure = 0;
-
-    le = llist_head (list_write);
-    while (le != NULL)
-    {
-      callback_func_t *cf = le->value;
-      plugin_write_cb callback;
-
-      /* do not switch plugin context; rather keep the context (interval)
-       * information of the calling read plugin */
-
-      DEBUG ("plugin: plugin_write: Writing values via %s.", le->key);
-      callback = cf->cf_callback;
-      status = (*callback) (ds, vl, &cf->cf_udata);
-      if (status != 0)
-        failure++;
-      else
-        success++;
-
-      le = le->next;
-    }
-
-    if ((success == 0) && (failure != 0))
-      status = -1;
-    else
-      status = 0;
-  }
-  else /* plugin != NULL */
-  {
-    callback_func_t *cf;
-    plugin_write_cb callback;
-
-    le = llist_head (list_write);
-    while (le != NULL)
-    {
-      if (strcasecmp (plugin, le->key) == 0)
-        break;
-
-      le = le->next;
-    }
-
-    if (le == NULL)
-      return (ENOENT);
-
-    cf = le->value;
-
-    /* do not switch plugin context; rather keep the context (interval)
-     * information of the calling read plugin */
-
-    DEBUG ("plugin: plugin_write: Writing values via %s.", le->key);
-    callback = cf->cf_callback;
-    status = (*callback) (ds, vl, &cf->cf_udata);
-  }
-
-  return (status);
-} /* }}} int plugin_write */
-
-int plugin_flush (const char *plugin, cdtime_t timeout, const char *identifier)
-{
-  llentry_t *le;
-
-  if (list_flush == NULL)
-    return (0);
-
-  le = llist_head (list_flush);
-  while (le != NULL)
-  {
-    callback_func_t *cf;
-    plugin_flush_cb callback;
-    plugin_ctx_t old_ctx;
-
-    if ((plugin != NULL)
-        && (strcmp (plugin, le->key) != 0))
-    {
-      le = le->next;
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    cf = le->value;
-    old_ctx = plugin_set_ctx (cf->cf_ctx);
-    callback = cf->cf_callback;
-
-    (*callback) (timeout, identifier, &cf->cf_udata);
-
-    plugin_set_ctx (old_ctx);
-
-    le = le->next;
-  }
-  return (0);
-} /* int plugin_flush */
-
-void plugin_shutdown_all (void)
-{
-       llentry_t *le;
-
-       stop_read_threads ();
-
-       destroy_all_callbacks (&list_init);
-
-       pthread_mutex_lock (&read_lock);
-       llist_destroy (read_list);
-       read_list = NULL;
-       pthread_mutex_unlock (&read_lock);
-
-       destroy_read_heap ();
-
-       plugin_flush (/* plugin = */ NULL,
-                       /* timeout = */ 0,
-                       /* identifier = */ NULL);
-
-       le = NULL;
-       if (list_shutdown != NULL)
-               le = llist_head (list_shutdown);
-
-       while (le != NULL)
-       {
-               callback_func_t *cf;
-               plugin_shutdown_cb callback;
-               plugin_ctx_t old_ctx;
-
-               cf = le->value;
-               old_ctx = plugin_set_ctx (cf->cf_ctx);
-               callback = cf->cf_callback;
-
-               /* Advance the pointer before calling the callback allows
-                * shutdown functions to unregister themselves. If done the
-                * other way around the memory `le' points to will be freed
-                * after callback returns. */
-               le = le->next;
-
-               (*callback) ();
-
-               plugin_set_ctx (old_ctx);
-       }
-
-       stop_write_threads ();
-
-       /* Write plugins which use the `user_data' pointer usually need the
-        * same data available to the flush callback. If this is the case, set
-        * the free_function to NULL when registering the flush callback and to
-        * the real free function when registering the write callback. This way
-        * the data isn't freed twice. */
-       destroy_all_callbacks (&list_flush);
-       destroy_all_callbacks (&list_missing);
-       destroy_all_callbacks (&list_write);
-
-       destroy_all_callbacks (&list_notification);
-       destroy_all_callbacks (&list_shutdown);
-       destroy_all_callbacks (&list_log);
-
-       plugin_free_loaded ();
-       plugin_free_data_sets ();
-} /* void plugin_shutdown_all */
-
-int plugin_dispatch_missing (const value_list_t *vl) /* {{{ */
-{
-  llentry_t *le;
-
-  if (list_missing == NULL)
-    return (0);
-
-  le = llist_head (list_missing);
-  while (le != NULL)
-  {
-    callback_func_t *cf;
-    plugin_missing_cb callback;
-    plugin_ctx_t old_ctx;
-    int status;
-
-    cf = le->value;
-    old_ctx = plugin_set_ctx (cf->cf_ctx);
-    callback = cf->cf_callback;
-
-    status = (*callback) (vl, &cf->cf_udata);
-    plugin_set_ctx (old_ctx);
-    if (status != 0)
-    {
-      if (status < 0)
-      {
-        ERROR ("plugin_dispatch_missing: Callback function \"%s\" "
-            "failed with status %i.",
-            le->key, status);
-        return (status);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        return (0);
-      }
-    }
-
-    le = le->next;
-  }
-  return (0);
-} /* int }}} plugin_dispatch_missing */
-
-static int plugin_dispatch_values_internal (value_list_t *vl)
-{
-       int status;
-       static c_complain_t no_write_complaint = C_COMPLAIN_INIT_STATIC;
-
-       value_t *saved_values;
-       int      saved_values_len;
-
-       data_set_t *ds;
-
-       int free_meta_data = 0;
-
-       if ((vl == NULL) || (vl->type[0] == 0)
-                       || (vl->values == NULL) || (vl->values_len < 1))
-       {
-               ERROR ("plugin_dispatch_values: Invalid value list "
-                               "from plugin %s.", vl->plugin);
-               return (-1);
-       }
-
-       /* Free meta data only if the calling function didn't specify any. In
-        * this case matches and targets may add some and the calling function
-        * may not expect (and therefore free) that data. */
-       if (vl->meta == NULL)
-               free_meta_data = 1;
-
-       if (list_write == NULL)
-               c_complain_once (LOG_WARNING, &no_write_complaint,
-                               "plugin_dispatch_values: No write callback has been "
-                               "registered. Please load at least one output plugin, "
-                               "if you want the collected data to be stored.");
-
-       if (data_sets == NULL)
-       {
-               ERROR ("plugin_dispatch_values: No data sets registered. "
-                               "Could the types database be read? Check "
-                               "your `TypesDB' setting!");
-               return (-1);
-       }
-
-       if (c_avl_get (data_sets, vl->type, (void *) &ds) != 0)
-       {
-               char ident[6 * DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
-
-               FORMAT_VL (ident, sizeof (ident), vl);
-               INFO ("plugin_dispatch_values: Dataset not found: %s "
-                               "(from \"%s\"), check your types.db!",
-                               vl->type, ident);
-               return (-1);
-       }
-
-       /* Assured by plugin_value_list_clone(). The time is determined at
-        * _enqueue_ time. */
-       assert (vl->time != 0);
-       assert (vl->interval != 0);
-
-       DEBUG ("plugin_dispatch_values: time = %.3f; interval = %.3f; "
-                       "host = %s; "
-                       "plugin = %s; plugin_instance = %s; "
-                       "type = %s; type_instance = %s;",
-                       CDTIME_T_TO_DOUBLE (vl->time),
-                       CDTIME_T_TO_DOUBLE (vl->interval),
-                       vl->host,
-                       vl->plugin, vl->plugin_instance,
-                       vl->type, vl->type_instance);
-
-#if COLLECT_DEBUG
-       assert (0 == strcmp (ds->type, vl->type));
-#else
-       if (0 != strcmp (ds->type, vl->type))
-               WARNING ("plugin_dispatch_values: (ds->type = %s) != (vl->type = %s)",
-                               ds->type, vl->type);
-#endif
-
-#if COLLECT_DEBUG
-       assert (ds->ds_num == vl->values_len);
-#else
-       if (ds->ds_num != vl->values_len)
-       {
-               ERROR ("plugin_dispatch_values: ds->type = %s: "
-                               "(ds->ds_num = %i) != "
-                               "(vl->values_len = %i)",
-                               ds->type, ds->ds_num, vl->values_len);
-               return (-1);
-       }
-#endif
-
-       escape_slashes (vl->host, sizeof (vl->host));
-       escape_slashes (vl->plugin, sizeof (vl->plugin));
-       escape_slashes (vl->plugin_instance, sizeof (vl->plugin_instance));
-       escape_slashes (vl->type, sizeof (vl->type));
-       escape_slashes (vl->type_instance, sizeof (vl->type_instance));
-
-       /* Copy the values. This way, we can assure `targets' that they get
-        * dynamically allocated values, which they can free and replace if
-        * they like. */
-       if ((pre_cache_chain != NULL) || (post_cache_chain != NULL))
-       {
-               saved_values     = vl->values;
-               saved_values_len = vl->values_len;
-
-               vl->values = (value_t *) calloc (vl->values_len,
-                               sizeof (*vl->values));
-               if (vl->values == NULL)
-               {
-                       ERROR ("plugin_dispatch_values: calloc failed.");
-                       vl->values = saved_values;
-                       return (-1);
-               }
-               memcpy (vl->values, saved_values,
-                               vl->values_len * sizeof (*vl->values));
-       }
-       else /* if ((pre == NULL) && (post == NULL)) */
-       {
-               saved_values     = NULL;
-               saved_values_len = 0;
-       }
-
-       if (pre_cache_chain != NULL)
-       {
-               status = fc_process_chain (ds, vl, pre_cache_chain);
-               if (status < 0)
-               {
-                       WARNING ("plugin_dispatch_values: Running the "
-                                       "pre-cache chain failed with "
-                                       "status %i (%#x).",
-                                       status, status);
-               }
-               else if (status == FC_TARGET_STOP)
-               {
-                       /* Restore the state of the value_list so that plugins
-                        * don't get confused.. */
-                       if (saved_values != NULL)
-                       {
-                               free (vl->values);
-                               vl->values     = saved_values;
-                               vl->values_len = saved_values_len;
-                       }
-                       return (0);
-               }
-       }
-
-       /* Update the value cache */
-       uc_update (ds, vl);
-
-       if (post_cache_chain != NULL)
-       {
-               status = fc_process_chain (ds, vl, post_cache_chain);
-               if (status < 0)
-               {
-                       WARNING ("plugin_dispatch_values: Running the "
-                                       "post-cache chain failed with "
-                                       "status %i (%#x).",
-                                       status, status);
-               }
-       }
-       else
-               fc_default_action (ds, vl);
-
-       /* Restore the state of the value_list so that plugins don't get
-        * confused.. */
-       if (saved_values != NULL)
-       {
-               free (vl->values);
-               vl->values     = saved_values;
-               vl->values_len = saved_values_len;
-       }
-
-       if ((free_meta_data != 0) && (vl->meta != NULL))
-       {
-               meta_data_destroy (vl->meta);
-               vl->meta = NULL;
-       }
-
-       return (0);
-} /* int plugin_dispatch_values_internal */
-
-static double get_drop_probability (void) /* {{{ */
-{
-       long pos;
-       long size;
-       long wql;
-
-       pthread_mutex_lock (&write_lock);
-       wql = write_queue_length;
-       pthread_mutex_unlock (&write_lock);
-
-       if (wql < write_limit_low)
-               return (0.0);
-       if (wql >= write_limit_high)
-               return (1.0);
-
-       pos = 1 + wql - write_limit_low;
-       size = 1 + write_limit_high - write_limit_low;
-
-       return (((double) pos) / ((double) size));
-} /* }}} double get_drop_probability */
-
-static _Bool check_drop_value (void) /* {{{ */
-{
-       static cdtime_t last_message_time = 0;
-       static pthread_mutex_t last_message_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-
-       double p;
-       double q;
-       int status;
-
-       if (write_limit_high == 0)
-               return (0);
-
-       p = get_drop_probability ();
-       if (p == 0.0)
-               return (0);
-
-       status = pthread_mutex_trylock (&last_message_lock);
-       if (status == 0)
-       {
-               cdtime_t now;
-
-               now = cdtime ();
-               if ((now - last_message_time) > TIME_T_TO_CDTIME_T (1))
-               {
-                       last_message_time = now;
-                       ERROR ("plugin_dispatch_values: Low water mark "
-                                       "reached. Dropping %.0f%% of metrics.",
-                                       100.0 * p);
-               }
-               pthread_mutex_unlock (&last_message_lock);
-       }
-
-       if (p == 1.0)
-               return (1);
-
-       q = cdrand_d ();
-       if (q > p)
-               return (1);
-       else
-               return (0);
-} /* }}} _Bool check_drop_value */
-
-int plugin_dispatch_values (value_list_t const *vl)
-{
-       int status;
-
-       if (check_drop_value ())
-               return (0);
-
-       status = plugin_write_enqueue (vl);
-       if (status != 0)
-       {
-               char errbuf[1024];
-               ERROR ("plugin_dispatch_values: plugin_write_enqueue failed "
-                               "with status %i (%s).", status,
-                               sstrerror (status, errbuf, sizeof (errbuf)));
-               return (status);
-       }
-
-       return (0);
-}
-
-int plugin_dispatch_notification (const notification_t *notif)
-{
-       llentry_t *le;
-       /* Possible TODO: Add flap detection here */
-
-       DEBUG ("plugin_dispatch_notification: severity = %i; message = %s; "
-                       "time = %.3f; host = %s;",
-                       notif->severity, notif->message,
-                       CDTIME_T_TO_DOUBLE (notif->time), notif->host);
-
-       /* Nobody cares for notifications */
-       if (list_notification == NULL)
-               return (-1);
-
-       le = llist_head (list_notification);
-       while (le != NULL)
-       {
-               callback_func_t *cf;
-               plugin_notification_cb callback;
-               int status;
-
-               /* do not switch plugin context; rather keep the context
-                * (interval) information of the calling plugin */
-
-               cf = le->value;
-               callback = cf->cf_callback;
-               status = (*callback) (notif, &cf->cf_udata);
-               if (status != 0)
-               {
-                       WARNING ("plugin_dispatch_notification: Notification "
-                                       "callback %s returned %i.",
-                                       le->key, status);
-               }
-
-               le = le->next;
-       }
-
-       return (0);
-} /* int plugin_dispatch_notification */
-
-void plugin_log (int level, const char *format, ...)
-{
-       char msg[1024];
-       va_list ap;
-       llentry_t *le;
-
-#if !COLLECT_DEBUG
-       if (level >= LOG_DEBUG)
-               return;
-#endif
-
-       va_start (ap, format);
-       vsnprintf (msg, sizeof (msg), format, ap);
-       msg[sizeof (msg) - 1] = '\0';
-       va_end (ap);
-
-       if (list_log == NULL)
-       {
-               fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", msg);
-               return;
-       }
-
-       le = llist_head (list_log);
-       while (le != NULL)
-       {
-               callback_func_t *cf;
-               plugin_log_cb callback;
-
-               cf = le->value;
-               callback = cf->cf_callback;
-
-               /* do not switch plugin context; rather keep the context
-                * (interval) information of the calling plugin */
-
-               (*callback) (level, msg, &cf->cf_udata);
-
-               le = le->next;
-       }
-} /* void plugin_log */
-
-int parse_log_severity (const char *severity)
-{
-       int log_level = -1;
-
-       if ((0 == strcasecmp (severity, "emerg"))
-                       || (0 == strcasecmp (severity, "alert"))
-                       || (0 == strcasecmp (severity, "crit"))
-                       || (0 == strcasecmp (severity, "err")))
-               log_level = LOG_ERR;
-       else if (0 == strcasecmp (severity, "warning"))
-               log_level = LOG_WARNING;
-       else if (0 == strcasecmp (severity, "notice"))
-               log_level = LOG_NOTICE;
-       else if (0 == strcasecmp (severity, "info"))
-               log_level = LOG_INFO;
-#if COLLECT_DEBUG
-       else if (0 == strcasecmp (severity, "debug"))
-               log_level = LOG_DEBUG;
-#endif /* COLLECT_DEBUG */
-
-       return (log_level);
-} /* int parse_log_severity */
-
-int parse_notif_severity (const char *severity)
-{
-       int notif_severity = -1;
-
-       if (strcasecmp (severity, "FAILURE") == 0)
-               notif_severity = NOTIF_FAILURE;
-       else if (strcmp (severity, "OKAY") == 0)
-               notif_severity = NOTIF_OKAY;
-       else if ((strcmp (severity, "WARNING") == 0)
-                       || (strcmp (severity, "WARN") == 0))
-               notif_severity = NOTIF_WARNING;
-
-       return (notif_severity);
-} /* int parse_notif_severity */
-
-const data_set_t *plugin_get_ds (const char *name)
-{
-       data_set_t *ds;
-
-       if (data_sets == NULL)
-       {
-               ERROR ("plugin_get_ds: No data sets are defined yet.");
-               return (NULL);
-       }
-
-       if (c_avl_get (data_sets, name, (void *) &ds) != 0)
-       {
-               DEBUG ("No such dataset registered: %s", name);
-               return (NULL);
-       }
-
-       return (ds);
-} /* data_set_t *plugin_get_ds */
-
-static int plugin_notification_meta_add (notification_t *n,
-    const char *name,
-    enum notification_meta_type_e type,
-    const void *value)
-{
-  notification_meta_t *meta;
-  notification_meta_t *tail;
-
-  if ((n == NULL) || (name == NULL) || (value == NULL))
-  {
-    ERROR ("plugin_notification_meta_add: A pointer is NULL!");
-    return (-1);
-  }
-
-  meta = (notification_meta_t *) malloc (sizeof (notification_meta_t));
-  if (meta == NULL)
-  {
-    ERROR ("plugin_notification_meta_add: malloc failed.");
-    return (-1);
-  }
-  memset (meta, 0, sizeof (notification_meta_t));
-
-  sstrncpy (meta->name, name, sizeof (meta->name));
-  meta->type = type;
-
-  switch (type)
-  {
-    case NM_TYPE_STRING:
-    {
-      meta->nm_value.nm_string = strdup ((const char *) value);
-      if (meta->nm_value.nm_string == NULL)
-      {
-        ERROR ("plugin_notification_meta_add: strdup failed.");
-        sfree (meta);
-        return (-1);
-      }
-      break;
-    }
-    case NM_TYPE_SIGNED_INT:
-    {
-      meta->nm_value.nm_signed_int = *((int64_t *) value);
-      break;
-    }
-    case NM_TYPE_UNSIGNED_INT:
-    {
-      meta->nm_value.nm_unsigned_int = *((uint64_t *) value);
-      break;
-    }
-    case NM_TYPE_DOUBLE:
-    {
-      meta->nm_value.nm_double = *((double *) value);
-      break;
-    }
-    case NM_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
-    {
-      meta->nm_value.nm_boolean = *((_Bool *) value);
-      break;
-    }
-    default:
-    {
-      ERROR ("plugin_notification_meta_add: Unknown type: %i", type);
-      sfree (meta);
-      return (-1);
-    }
-  } /* switch (type) */
-
-  meta->next = NULL;
-  tail = n->meta;
-  while ((tail != NULL) && (tail->next != NULL))
-    tail = tail->next;
-
-  if (tail == NULL)
-    n->meta = meta;
-  else
-    tail->next = meta;
-
-  return (0);
-} /* int plugin_notification_meta_add */
-
-int plugin_notification_meta_add_string (notification_t *n,
-    const char *name,
-    const char *value)
-{
-  return (plugin_notification_meta_add (n, name, NM_TYPE_STRING, value));
-}
-
-int plugin_notification_meta_add_signed_int (notification_t *n,
-    const char *name,
-    int64_t value)
-{
-  return (plugin_notification_meta_add (n, name, NM_TYPE_SIGNED_INT, &value));
-}
-
-int plugin_notification_meta_add_unsigned_int (notification_t *n,
-    const char *name,
-    uint64_t value)
-{
-  return (plugin_notification_meta_add (n, name, NM_TYPE_UNSIGNED_INT, &value));
-}
-
-int plugin_notification_meta_add_double (notification_t *n,
-    const char *name,
-    double value)
-{
-  return (plugin_notification_meta_add (n, name, NM_TYPE_DOUBLE, &value));
-}
-
-int plugin_notification_meta_add_boolean (notification_t *n,
-    const char *name,
-    _Bool value)
-{
-  return (plugin_notification_meta_add (n, name, NM_TYPE_BOOLEAN, &value));
-}
-
-int plugin_notification_meta_copy (notification_t *dst,
-    const notification_t *src)
-{
-  notification_meta_t *meta;
-
-  assert (dst != NULL);
-  assert (src != NULL);
-  assert (dst != src);
-  assert ((src->meta == NULL) || (src->meta != dst->meta));
-
-  for (meta = src->meta; meta != NULL; meta = meta->next)
-  {
-    if (meta->type == NM_TYPE_STRING)
-      plugin_notification_meta_add_string (dst, meta->name,
-          meta->nm_value.nm_string);
-    else if (meta->type == NM_TYPE_SIGNED_INT)
-      plugin_notification_meta_add_signed_int (dst, meta->name,
-          meta->nm_value.nm_signed_int);
-    else if (meta->type == NM_TYPE_UNSIGNED_INT)
-      plugin_notification_meta_add_unsigned_int (dst, meta->name,
-          meta->nm_value.nm_unsigned_int);
-    else if (meta->type == NM_TYPE_DOUBLE)
-      plugin_notification_meta_add_double (dst, meta->name,
-          meta->nm_value.nm_double);
-    else if (meta->type == NM_TYPE_BOOLEAN)
-      plugin_notification_meta_add_boolean (dst, meta->name,
-          meta->nm_value.nm_boolean);
-  }
-
-  return (0);
-} /* int plugin_notification_meta_copy */
-
-int plugin_notification_meta_free (notification_meta_t *n)
-{
-  notification_meta_t *this;
-  notification_meta_t *next;
-
-  if (n == NULL)
-  {
-    ERROR ("plugin_notification_meta_free: n == NULL!");
-    return (-1);
-  }
-
-  this = n;
-  while (this != NULL)
-  {
-    next = this->next;
-
-    if (this->type == NM_TYPE_STRING)
-    {
-      free ((char *)this->nm_value.nm_string);
-      this->nm_value.nm_string = NULL;
-    }
-    sfree (this);
-
-    this = next;
-  }
-
-  return (0);
-} /* int plugin_notification_meta_free */
-
-static void plugin_ctx_destructor (void *ctx)
-{
-       sfree (ctx);
-} /* void plugin_ctx_destructor */
-
-static plugin_ctx_t ctx_init = { /* interval = */ 0 };
-
-static plugin_ctx_t *plugin_ctx_create (void)
-{
-       plugin_ctx_t *ctx;
-
-       ctx = malloc (sizeof (*ctx));
-       if (ctx == NULL) {
-               char errbuf[1024];
-               ERROR ("Failed to allocate plugin context: %s",
-                               sstrerror (errno, errbuf, sizeof (errbuf)));
-               return NULL;
-       }
-
-       *ctx = ctx_init;
-       assert (plugin_ctx_key_initialized);
-       pthread_setspecific (plugin_ctx_key, ctx);
-       DEBUG("Created new plugin context.");
-       return (ctx);
-} /* int plugin_ctx_create */
-
-void plugin_init_ctx (void)
-{
-       pthread_key_create (&plugin_ctx_key, plugin_ctx_destructor);
-       plugin_ctx_key_initialized = 1;
-} /* void plugin_init_ctx */
-
-plugin_ctx_t plugin_get_ctx (void)
-{
-       plugin_ctx_t *ctx;
-
-       assert (plugin_ctx_key_initialized);
-       ctx = pthread_getspecific (plugin_ctx_key);
-
-       if (ctx == NULL) {
-               ctx = plugin_ctx_create ();
-               /* this must no happen -- exit() instead? */
-               if (ctx == NULL)
-                       return ctx_init;
-       }
-
-       return (*ctx);
-} /* plugin_ctx_t plugin_get_ctx */
-
-plugin_ctx_t plugin_set_ctx (plugin_ctx_t ctx)
-{
-       plugin_ctx_t *c;
-       plugin_ctx_t old;
-
-       assert (plugin_ctx_key_initialized);
-       c = pthread_getspecific (plugin_ctx_key);
-
-       if (c == NULL) {
-               c = plugin_ctx_create ();
-               /* this must no happen -- exit() instead? */
-               if (c == NULL)
-                       return ctx_init;
-       }
-
-       old = *c;
-       *c = ctx;
-
-       return (old);
-} /* void plugin_set_ctx */
-
-cdtime_t plugin_get_interval (void)
-{
-       cdtime_t interval;
-
-       interval = plugin_get_ctx().interval;
-       if (interval > 0)
-               return interval;
-
-       return cf_get_default_interval ();
-} /* cdtime_t plugin_get_interval */
-
-typedef struct {
-       plugin_ctx_t ctx;
-       void *(*start_routine) (void *);
-       void *arg;
-} plugin_thread_t;
-
-static void *plugin_thread_start (void *arg)
-{
-       plugin_thread_t *plugin_thread = arg;
-
-       void *(*start_routine) (void *) = plugin_thread->start_routine;
-       void *plugin_arg = plugin_thread->arg;
-
-       plugin_set_ctx (plugin_thread->ctx);
-
-       free (plugin_thread);
-
-       return start_routine (plugin_arg);
-} /* void *plugin_thread_start */
-
-int plugin_thread_create (pthread_t *thread, const pthread_attr_t *attr,
-               void *(*start_routine) (void *), void *arg)
-{
-       plugin_thread_t *plugin_thread;
-
-       plugin_thread = malloc (sizeof (*plugin_thread));
-       if (plugin_thread == NULL)
-               return -1;
-
-       plugin_thread->ctx           = plugin_get_ctx ();
-       plugin_thread->start_routine = start_routine;
-       plugin_thread->arg           = arg;
-
-       return pthread_create (thread, attr,
-                       plugin_thread_start, plugin_thread);
-} /* int plugin_thread_create */
-
-/* vim: set sw=8 ts=8 noet fdm=marker : */