Start the worker (after -I processing) if we have a VCL and are not in -d mode.

bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt.h

@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ void MAC_Arg(const char *);
 void MAC_reopen_sockets(struct cli *);
 
 /* mgt_child.c */
-int MCH_Init(int launch);
+void MCH_Init(void);
 int MCH_Running(void);
 void MCH_Stop_Child(void);
+int MCH_Start_Child(void);
 void MCH_TrackHighFd(int fd);
 void MCH_Cli_Fail(void);
 

bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt_child.c

@@ -597,6 +597,18 @@ MCH_Stop_Child(void)
 	mgt_reap_child();
 }
 
+/*=====================================================================
+ */
+
+int
+MCH_Start_Child(void)
+{
+	mgt_launch_child(NULL);
+	if (child_state != CH_RUNNING)
+		return (2);
+	return(0);
+}
+
 /*====================================================================
  * Query if the child is running
  */
@@ -668,17 +680,9 @@ static struct cli_proto cli_mch[] = {
  * and to reincarnate it in case of trouble.
  */
 
-int
-MCH_Init(int launch)
+void
+MCH_Init(void)
 {
 
 	VCLS_AddFunc(mgt_cls, MCF_AUTH, cli_mch);
-
-	if (launch) {
-		mgt_launch_child(NULL);
-		if (child_state != CH_RUNNING)
-			return (2);
-	}
-
-	return(0);
 }

bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt_main.c

@@ -862,9 +862,6 @@ main(int argc, char * const *argv)
 
 	mgt_SHM_Create();
 
-	if (!d_flag && !mgt_has_vcl() && !novcl)
-		MGT_Complain(C_ERR, "No VCL loaded yet");
-
 	memset(&sac, 0, sizeof sac);
 	sac.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
 	sac.sa_flags = SA_RESTART;
@@ -872,7 +869,7 @@ main(int argc, char * const *argv)
 	AZ(sigaction(SIGPIPE, &sac, NULL));
 	AZ(sigaction(SIGHUP, &sac, NULL));
 
-	u = MCH_Init(d_flag || novcl ? 0 : 1);
+	MCH_Init();
 
 	if (I_fd >= 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "BEGIN of -I file processing\n");
@@ -885,6 +882,14 @@ main(int argc, char * const *argv)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!d_flag && !mgt_has_vcl() && !novcl)
+		MGT_Complain(C_ERR, "No VCL loaded yet");
+
+	if (mgt_has_vcl() && ! d_flag)
+		u = MCH_Start_Child();
+	else
+		u = 0;
+
 	if (eric_fd >= 0)
 		mgt_eric_im_done(eric_fd, u);