Use the new events mechanisms to dispatch events.

etc/devd.conf

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ notify 100 {
 #notify 0 {
 #    match "type"            "LINK_DOWN";
 #	media-type              "ethernet";
-#    action "/bin/echo -n '$subsystem stop ' >>/tmp/rc.linkup";
+#    action "/usr/local/sbin/pfSctl -c 'interface linkup stop $subsystem'";
 #};
 
 # When a USB keyboard arrives, attach it as the console keyboard.
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ notify 0 {
         match "system"          "IFNET";
         match "type"            "LINK_UP";
         media-type              "ethernet";
-        action "/bin/echo -n '$subsystem start ' >>/tmp/rc.linkup";
+	action "/usr/local/sbin/pfSctl -c 'interface linkup start $subsystem'";
 };
 
 # Notify all users before beginning emergency shutdown when we get

etc/inc/filter.inc

@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ function filter_configure() {
 		$mt = microtime();
 		echo "filter_configure() being called $mt\n";
 	}
-	global $g;
-	touch($g['tmp_path'] . "/filter_dirty");
+	send_event("filter reload");
 }
 
 function filter_delete_states_for_down_gateways() {

etc/inc/globals.inc

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ function get_nics_with_capabilities($CAPABILITIES) {
 
 $g = array(
 	"base_packages" => "siproxd", 
+	"event_address" => "unix:///var/run/check_reload_status",
 	"factory_shipped_username" => "admin",
 	"factory_shipped_password" => "pfsense",
 	"upload_path" => "/root",

etc/inc/gwlb.inc

@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ rrd interval 60s;
 
 ## These parameters can be overriden in a specific alarm configuration
 alarm default { 
-	command on "/usr/bin/touch /tmp/filter_dirty"
-	command off "/usr/bin/touch /tmp/filter_dirty"
+	command on "/usr/local/sbin/pfSctl -c 'filter reload'"
+	command off "/usr/local/sbin/pfSctl -c 'filter reload'"
 	combine 10s
 }
 

etc/inc/interfaces.inc

@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ function interface_bring_down($interface = "wan", $destroy = false) {
 					}
 					unlink_if_exists("{$g['varetc_path']}/mpd_{$interface}.conf");
 					if (isset($ppp['ondemand']) && !$destroy)
-						file_put_contents("{$g['tmp_path']}/interface_configure", $interface);
+						send_event("interface reconfigure {$interface}");
 					break;
 				}
 			}

etc/inc/openvpn.inc

@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ function openvpn_restart($mode, & $settings) {
 	/* start the new process */
 	$fpath = $g['varetc_path']."/openvpn/{$mode_id}.conf";
 	mwexec_bg("nohup openvpn --config {$fpath}");
-	touch("{$g['tmp_path']}/filter_dirty");
+	send_event("filter reload");
 }
 
 function openvpn_delete($mode, & $settings) {

etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc

@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ function reload_interfaces_sync() {
  ******/
 function reload_all() {
 	global $g;
-	touch("{$g['tmp_path']}/reload_all");
+	send_event("service reload all");
 }
 
 /****f* pfsense-utils/reload_interfaces
@@ -925,10 +925,10 @@ function reload_all_sync() {
 	conf_mount_ro();
 
 	/* restart sshd */
-	@touch("{$g['tmp_path']}/start_sshd");
+	send_event("service restart sshd");
 
 	/* restart webConfigurator if needed */
-	touch("{$g['tmp_path']}/restart_webgui");
+	send_event("service restart webgui");
 
 	mwexec("/bin/rm {$g['tmp_path']}/reload*");
 }

etc/inc/util.inc

@@ -137,6 +137,36 @@ function unlock($cfglckkey = 0) {
 	return;
 }
 
+function send_event($cmd) {
+	global $g;
+
+	$fd = fsockopen($g['event_address']);
+	if ($fd) {
+		fwrite($fd, $cmd);
+		$resp = fread($fd, 4096);
+		if ($resp != "OK\n")
+			log_error("send_event: sent {$cmd} got {$resp}");
+		fclose($fd);
+	}
+}
+
+function send_multiple_events($cmds) {
+        global $g;
+
+	if (!is_array($cmds))
+		return;
+        $fd = fsockopen($g['event_address']);
+        if ($fd) {
+		foreach ($cmds as $cmd) {
+                	fwrite($fd, $cmd);
+                	$resp = fread($fd, 4096);
+                	if ($resp != "OK\n")
+                        	log_error("send_event: sent {$cmd} got {$resp}");
+		}
+                fclose($fd);
+        }
+}
+
 function refcount_init($reference) {
 	$shmid = shmop_open($reference, "c", 0644, 10);
 	shmop_write($shmid, 0, 0);
@@ -1176,8 +1206,6 @@ function start_devd() {
 
         exec("/sbin/devd");
         sleep(1);
-        if(file_exists("{$g['tmp_path']}/rc.linkup"))
-                unlink("{$g['tmp_path']}/rc.linkup");
 }
 
 function is_interface_mismatch() {
@@ -1207,7 +1235,7 @@ function is_interface_mismatch() {
 /* sync carp entries to other firewalls */
 function carp_sync_client() {
 	global $g;
-	touch($g['tmp_path'] . "/filter_sync"); 
+	send_event("filter sync");
 }
 
 /****f* util/isAjax

etc/rc

@@ -360,8 +360,6 @@ rm -rf /usr/local/pkg/pf/CVS
 
 # Remove stale files that have already been processed by bootup
 # scripts
-rm -f /tmp/filter_dirty
-rm -f /tmp/rc.linkup
 nohup /usr/bin/nice -n20 /usr/local/sbin/check_reload_status 2>/dev/null &
 
 # Start ping handler every 240 seconds

etc/rc.bootup

@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ services_dnsmasq_configure();
 system_dhcpleases_configure();
 
 /* start dyndns service */
-@touch("{$g['tmp_path']}/update_dyndns");
+send_event("service reload dyndnsall");
 
 /* start DHCP relay */
 services_dhcrelay_configure();

etc/rc.newwanip

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if (is_ipaddr($oldip) && $curwanip == $oldip)
 services_dnsupdate_process($interface);
 
 /* signal dyndns update */
-file_put_contents("{$g['tmp_path']}/update_dyndns", $interface);
+send_event("service reload dyndns {$interface}");
 
 /* reconfigure IPsec tunnels */
 vpn_ipsec_force_reload();

sbin/dhclient-script

@@ -81,10 +81,7 @@ add_new_address() {
 
         echo $new_routers > /tmp/${interface}_router
 	cp /var/db/${interface}_ip /tmp/rc.newwanip_oldip 2>/dev/null
-#	echo $new_ip_address > /var/db/${interface}_ip
-
-	echo $interface > /tmp/rc.newwanip
-#	echo $new_ip_address >>  /tmp/rc.newwanip
+	/usr/local/sbin/pfSctl -c "'interface reload $interface'"
 				
 }
 
@@ -186,7 +183,7 @@ add_new_resolv_conf() {
 		echo $new_domain_name >/var/etc/defaultdomain.conf
 	fi
 
-	echo $interface > /tmp/rc.newwanip
+	/usr/local/sbin/pfSctl -c "'interface reload $interface'"
 
 	return 0
 }

usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkdown

@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 /bin/rm -f /var/etc/nameserver_$1
 /bin/rm -f /tmp/$1_router
 /bin/rm -f /tmp/$1up
-/usr/bin/touch /tmp/filter_dirty
+/usr/local/sbin/pfSctl -c 'filter reload'

usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # write nameservers to file needs dns fidnings?!
 
 # let the configuration system know that the ip has changed.
-#/bin/echo $1 > /tmp/rc.newwanip
+#/usr/local/sbin/pfSctl -c "'interface reload $interface'"
 /bin/echo $4 > /tmp/$1_router
 /usr/bin/touch /tmp/$1up
 # reload filter 
-/usr/bin/touch /tmp/filter_dirty
+/usr/local/sbin/pfSctl -c 'filter reload'
 exit 0

usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkdown

@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ fi
 # Do not remove gateway used during filter reload.
 # /bin/rm -f /tmp/$1_router
 /bin/rm -f /tmp/$1up
-/usr/bin/touch /tmp/resolv_conf_generate
+/usr/local/sbin/pfSctl -c 'service reload dns'

usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkup

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if [ $8 = "dns2" ]; then
 fi
 
 # let the configuration system know that the ip has changed.
-/bin/echo $1 > /tmp/rc.newwanip
+/usr/local/sbin/pfSctl -c "'interface reload $1'"
 /bin/echo $4 > /tmp/$1_router
 /usr/bin/touch /tmp/$1up
 exit 0

usr/local/www/system_advanced_admin.php

@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ if ($restart_sshd) {
 
 	if ($config['system']['enablesshd']) {
 		log_error(gettext("secure shell configuration has changed. Restarting sshd."));
-		touch("{$g['tmp_path']}/start_sshd");
+		send_event("service restart sshd");
 	}
 }
 if ($restart_webgui) {