--- bind-9.3.5/bin/named/include/named/globals.h

+++ bind-9.3.5/bin/named/include/named/globals.h

@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ EXTERN const char *		ns_g_defaultpidfile 	INIT(NS_LOCALSTATEDIR

 							     "/run/named.pid");

 EXTERN const char *		lwresd_g_defaultpidfile INIT(NS_LOCALSTATEDIR

 							    "/run/lwresd.pid");

+EXTERN const char *		ns_g_pidfile		INIT(NS_LOCALSTATEDIR

+							    "/run/named.pid");

 EXTERN const char *		ns_g_username		INIT(NULL);

 EXTERN int			ns_g_listen		INIT(3);

--- bind-9.3.5/bin/named/main.c

+++ bind-9.3.5/bin/named/main.c

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ usage(void) {

 		"usage: named [-4|-6] [-c conffile] [-d debuglevel] "

 		"[-f|-g] [-n number_of_cpus]\n"

 		"             [-p port] [-s] [-t chrootdir] [-u username]\n"

-		"             [-m {usage|trace|record}]\n");

+		"             [-i pidfile] [-m {usage|trace|record}]\n");

 }

 static void

@@ -387,9 +387,8 @@ parse_command_line(int argc, char *argv[]) {

 			ns_g_foreground = ISC_TRUE;

 			ns_g_logstderr = ISC_TRUE;

 			break;

-		/* XXXBEW -i should be removed */

 		case 'i':

-			lwresd_g_defaultpidfile = isc_commandline_argument;

+			ns_g_pidfile = isc_commandline_argument;

 			break;

 		case 'l':

 			ns_g_lwresdonly = ISC_TRUE;

@@ -543,6 +542,12 @@ setup(void) {

 	char *instance = NULL;

 #endif

+        /*

+	 * Write pidfile before chroot if specified on the command line

+	 */

+	if (ns_g_pidfile != NULL)

+		ns_os_preopenpidfile(ns_g_pidfile);

+

 	/*

 	 * Get the user and group information before changing the root

 	 * directory, so the administrator does not need to keep a copy

--- bind-9.3.5/bin/named/server.c

+++ bind-9.3.5/bin/named/server.c

@@ -2671,16 +2671,20 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, ns_server_t *server,

 		}

 	}

-	obj = NULL;

-	if (ns_config_get(maps, "pid-file", &obj) == ISC_R_SUCCESS)

-		if (cfg_obj_isvoid(obj))

-			ns_os_writepidfile(NULL, first_time);

+	if (ns_g_pidfile != NULL) {

+		ns_os_writepidfile(ns_g_pidfile, first_time);

+	} else {

+		obj = NULL;

+		if (ns_config_get(maps, "pid-file", &obj) == ISC_R_SUCCESS)

+			if (cfg_obj_isvoid(obj))

+				ns_os_writepidfile(NULL, first_time);

+			else

+				ns_os_writepidfile(cfg_obj_asstring(obj), first_time);

+		else if (ns_g_lwresdonly)

+			ns_os_writepidfile(lwresd_g_defaultpidfile, first_time);

 		else

-			ns_os_writepidfile(cfg_obj_asstring(obj), first_time);

-	else if (ns_g_lwresdonly)

-		ns_os_writepidfile(lwresd_g_defaultpidfile, first_time);

-	else

-		ns_os_writepidfile(ns_g_defaultpidfile, first_time);

+			ns_os_writepidfile(ns_g_defaultpidfile, first_time);

+	}

 	obj = NULL;

 	if (options != NULL &&

--- bind-9.3.5/bin/named/unix/include/named/os.h

+++ bind-9.3.5/bin/named/unix/include/named/os.h

@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ void

 ns_os_minprivs(void);

 void

+ns_os_preopenpidfile(const char *filename);

+

+void

 ns_os_writepidfile(const char *filename, isc_boolean_t first_time);

 void

--- bind-9.3.5/bin/named/unix/os.c

+++ bind-9.3.5/bin/named/unix/os.c

@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@

 #endif

 static char *pidfile = NULL;

+static int pidfilefd = -1;

+static isc_boolean_t preopenpidfile = ISC_FALSE;

 static int devnullfd = -1;

 #ifndef ISC_FACILITY

@@ -558,32 +560,26 @@ cleanup_pidfile(void) {

 	pidfile = NULL;

 }

-void

-ns_os_writepidfile(const char *filename, isc_boolean_t first_time) {

+static int

+open_pidfile(const char *filename, isc_boolean_t first_time) {

 	int fd;

-	FILE *lockfile;

 	size_t len;

-	pid_t pid;

 	char strbuf[ISC_STRERRORSIZE];

 	void (*report)(const char *, ...);

-	/*

-	 * The caller must ensure any required synchronization.

-	 */

-

 	report = first_time ? ns_main_earlyfatal : ns_main_earlywarning;

 	cleanup_pidfile();

 	if (filename == NULL)

-		return;

+		return -1;

 	len = strlen(filename);

 	pidfile = malloc(len + 1);

 	if (pidfile == NULL) {

 		isc__strerror(errno, strbuf, sizeof(strbuf));

 		(*report)("couldn't malloc '%s': %s", filename, strbuf);

-		return;

+		return -1;

 	}

 	/* This is safe. */

 	strcpy(pidfile, filename);

@@ -594,15 +590,46 @@ ns_os_writepidfile(const char *filename, isc_boolean_t first_time) {

 		(*report)("couldn't open pid file '%s': %s", filename, strbuf);

 		free(pidfile);

 		pidfile = NULL;

-		return;

+		return -1;

 	}

+

+	return fd;

+}

+

+void

+ns_os_preopenpidfile(const char *filename) {

+	pidfilefd = open_pidfile(filename, ISC_TRUE);

+	preopenpidfile = ISC_TRUE;

+}

+

+void

+ns_os_writepidfile(const char *filename, isc_boolean_t first_time) {

+	int fd;

+	FILE *lockfile;

+	pid_t pid;

+	char strbuf[ISC_STRERRORSIZE];

+	void (*report)(const char *, ...);

+

+	/*

+	 * The caller must ensure any required synchronization.

+	 */

+

+	report = first_time ? ns_main_earlyfatal : ns_main_earlywarning;

+

+	if (preopenpidfile == ISC_TRUE)

+		fd = pidfilefd;

+	else

+		fd = open_pidfile(filename, first_time);

+

+	if (fd < 0) return;

+

 	lockfile = fdopen(fd, "w");

 	if (lockfile == NULL) {

 		isc__strerror(errno, strbuf, sizeof(strbuf));

 		(*report)("could not fdopen() pid file '%s': %s",

 			  filename, strbuf);

 		(void)close(fd);

-		cleanup_pidfile();

+		if (preopenpidfile == ISC_FALSE) cleanup_pidfile();

 		return;

 	}

 #ifdef HAVE_LINUXTHREADS

@@ -613,22 +640,23 @@ ns_os_writepidfile(const char *filename, isc_boolean_t first_time) {

 	if (fprintf(lockfile, "%ld\n", (long)pid) < 0) {

 		(*report)("fprintf() to pid file '%s' failed", filename);

 		(void)fclose(lockfile);

-		cleanup_pidfile();

+		if (preopenpidfile == ISC_FALSE) cleanup_pidfile();

 		return;

 	}

 	if (fflush(lockfile) == EOF) {

 		(*report)("fflush() to pid file '%s' failed", filename);

 		(void)fclose(lockfile);

-		cleanup_pidfile();

+		if (preopenpidfile == ISC_FALSE) cleanup_pidfile();

 		return;

 	}

 	(void)fclose(lockfile);

+	if (preopenpidfile == ISC_TRUE) pidfilefd = -1;

 }

 void

 ns_os_shutdown(void) {

 	closelog();

-	cleanup_pidfile();

+	if (preopenpidfile == ISC_FALSE) cleanup_pidfile();

 }

 isc_result_t