centralize sessiond config option handling
[lttng-tools.git] / src / bin / lttng-sessiond / main.c
index 83eb01673336fb8af82333677fcdd22998276314..10802aa7b2cc66d87d0946ee53623b05b47a1c0f 100644 (file)
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <urcu/uatomic.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 
 #include <common/common.h>
 #include <common/compat/socket.h>
 #include "agent-thread.h"
 #include "save.h"
 #include "load-session-thread.h"
+#include "notification-thread.h"
+#include "notification-thread-commands.h"
 #include "syscall.h"
 #include "agent.h"
+#include "ht-cleanup.h"
+#include "sessiond-config.h"
 
-#define CONSUMERD_FILE "lttng-consumerd"
+static const char *help_msg =
+#ifdef LTTNG_EMBED_HELP
+#include <lttng-sessiond.8.h>
+#else
+NULL
+#endif
+;
 
 const char *progname;
-static const char *tracing_group_name = DEFAULT_TRACING_GROUP;
-static int tracing_group_name_override;
-static char *opt_pidfile;
-static int opt_sig_parent;
-static int opt_verbose_consumer;
-static int opt_daemon, opt_background;
-static int opt_no_kernel;
-static char *opt_load_session_path;
 static pid_t ppid;          /* Parent PID for --sig-parent option */
 static pid_t child_ppid;    /* Internal parent PID use with daemonize. */
-static char *rundir;
 static int lockfile_fd = -1;
 
 /* Set to 1 when a SIGUSR1 signal is received. */
@@ -98,10 +100,9 @@ static int recv_child_signal;
  */
 static struct consumer_data kconsumer_data = {
        .type = LTTNG_CONSUMER_KERNEL,
-       .err_unix_sock_path = DEFAULT_KCONSUMERD_ERR_SOCK_PATH,
-       .cmd_unix_sock_path = DEFAULT_KCONSUMERD_CMD_SOCK_PATH,
        .err_sock = -1,
        .cmd_sock = -1,
+       .channel_monitor_pipe = -1,
        .pid_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER,
        .lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER,
        .cond = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER,
@@ -109,10 +110,9 @@ static struct consumer_data kconsumer_data = {
 };
 static struct consumer_data ustconsumer64_data = {
        .type = LTTNG_CONSUMER64_UST,
-       .err_unix_sock_path = DEFAULT_USTCONSUMERD64_ERR_SOCK_PATH,
-       .cmd_unix_sock_path = DEFAULT_USTCONSUMERD64_CMD_SOCK_PATH,
        .err_sock = -1,
        .cmd_sock = -1,
+       .channel_monitor_pipe = -1,
        .pid_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER,
        .lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER,
        .cond = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER,
@@ -120,10 +120,9 @@ static struct consumer_data ustconsumer64_data = {
 };
 static struct consumer_data ustconsumer32_data = {
        .type = LTTNG_CONSUMER32_UST,
-       .err_unix_sock_path = DEFAULT_USTCONSUMERD32_ERR_SOCK_PATH,
-       .cmd_unix_sock_path = DEFAULT_USTCONSUMERD32_CMD_SOCK_PATH,
        .err_sock = -1,
        .cmd_sock = -1,
+       .channel_monitor_pipe = -1,
        .pid_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER,
        .lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER,
        .cond = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER,
@@ -163,21 +162,14 @@ static const struct option long_options[] = {
        { NULL, 0, 0, 0 }
 };
 
+struct sessiond_config config;
+
 /* Command line options to ignore from configuration file */
 static const char *config_ignore_options[] = { "help", "version", "config" };
 
 /* Shared between threads */
 static int dispatch_thread_exit;
 
-/* Global application Unix socket path */
-static char apps_unix_sock_path[PATH_MAX];
-/* Global client Unix socket path */
-static char client_unix_sock_path[PATH_MAX];
-/* global wait shm path for UST */
-static char wait_shm_path[PATH_MAX];
-/* Global health check unix path */
-static char health_unix_sock_path[PATH_MAX];
-
 /* Sockets and FDs */
 static int client_sock = -1;
 static int apps_sock = -1;
@@ -189,7 +181,6 @@ static int kernel_poll_pipe[2] = { -1, -1 };
  * for all threads when receiving an event on the pipe.
  */
 static int thread_quit_pipe[2] = { -1, -1 };
-static int ht_cleanup_quit_pipe[2] = { -1, -1 };
 
 /*
  * This pipe is used to inform the thread managing application communication
@@ -210,6 +201,7 @@ static pthread_t health_thread;
 static pthread_t ht_cleanup_thread;
 static pthread_t agent_reg_thread;
 static pthread_t load_session_thread;
+static pthread_t notification_thread;
 
 /*
  * UST registration command queue. This queue is tied with a futex and uses a N
@@ -237,15 +229,6 @@ static struct ltt_session_list *session_list_ptr;
 int ust_consumerd64_fd = -1;
 int ust_consumerd32_fd = -1;
 
-static const char *consumerd32_bin = CONFIG_CONSUMERD32_BIN;
-static const char *consumerd64_bin = CONFIG_CONSUMERD64_BIN;
-static const char *consumerd32_libdir = CONFIG_CONSUMERD32_LIBDIR;
-static const char *consumerd64_libdir = CONFIG_CONSUMERD64_LIBDIR;
-static int consumerd32_bin_override;
-static int consumerd64_bin_override;
-static int consumerd32_libdir_override;
-static int consumerd64_libdir_override;
-
 static const char *module_proc_lttng = "/proc/lttng";
 
 /*
@@ -282,20 +265,12 @@ enum consumerd_state {
 static enum consumerd_state ust_consumerd_state;
 static enum consumerd_state kernel_consumerd_state;
 
-/*
- * Socket timeout for receiving and sending in seconds.
- */
-static int app_socket_timeout;
-
 /* Set in main() with the current page size. */
 long page_size;
 
 /* Application health monitoring */
 struct health_app *health_sessiond;
 
-/* Agent TCP port for registration. Used by the agent thread. */
-unsigned int agent_tcp_port = DEFAULT_AGENT_TCP_PORT;
-
 /* Am I root or not. */
 int is_root;                   /* Set to 1 if the daemon is running as root */
 
@@ -304,17 +279,26 @@ const char * const config_section_name = "sessiond";
 /* Load session thread information to operate. */
 struct load_session_thread_data *load_info;
 
+/* Notification thread handle. */
+struct notification_thread_handle *notification_thread_handle;
+
 /* Global hash tables */
 struct lttng_ht *agent_apps_ht_by_sock = NULL;
 
 /*
- * Whether sessiond is ready for commands/health check requests.
+ * Whether sessiond is ready for commands/notification channel/health check
+ * requests.
  * NR_LTTNG_SESSIOND_READY must match the number of calls to
  * sessiond_notify_ready().
  */
-#define NR_LTTNG_SESSIOND_READY                3
+#define NR_LTTNG_SESSIOND_READY                4
 int lttng_sessiond_ready = NR_LTTNG_SESSIOND_READY;
 
+int sessiond_check_thread_quit_pipe(int fd, uint32_t events)
+{
+       return (fd == thread_quit_pipe[0] && (events & LPOLLIN)) ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
 /* Notify parents that we are ready for cmd and health check */
 LTTNG_HIDDEN
 void sessiond_notify_ready(void)
@@ -325,7 +309,7 @@ void sessiond_notify_ready(void)
                 * for client side.  This ppid is the one from the
                 * external process that spawned us.
                 */
-               if (opt_sig_parent) {
+               if (config.sig_parent) {
                        kill(ppid, SIGUSR1);
                }
 
@@ -333,61 +317,12 @@ void sessiond_notify_ready(void)
                 * Notify the parent of the fork() process that we are
                 * ready.
                 */
-               if (opt_daemon || opt_background) {
+               if (config.daemonize || config.background) {
                        kill(child_ppid, SIGUSR1);
                }
        }
 }
 
-static
-void setup_consumerd_path(void)
-{
-       const char *bin, *libdir;
-
-       /*
-        * Allow INSTALL_BIN_PATH to be used as a target path for the
-        * native architecture size consumer if CONFIG_CONSUMER*_PATH
-        * has not been defined.
-        */
-#if (CAA_BITS_PER_LONG == 32)
-       if (!consumerd32_bin[0]) {
-               consumerd32_bin = INSTALL_BIN_PATH "/" CONSUMERD_FILE;
-       }
-       if (!consumerd32_libdir[0]) {
-               consumerd32_libdir = INSTALL_LIB_PATH;
-       }
-#elif (CAA_BITS_PER_LONG == 64)
-       if (!consumerd64_bin[0]) {
-               consumerd64_bin = INSTALL_BIN_PATH "/" CONSUMERD_FILE;
-       }
-       if (!consumerd64_libdir[0]) {
-               consumerd64_libdir = INSTALL_LIB_PATH;
-       }
-#else
-#error "Unknown bitness"
-#endif
-
-       /*
-        * runtime env. var. overrides the build default.
-        */
-       bin = lttng_secure_getenv("LTTNG_CONSUMERD32_BIN");
-       if (bin) {
-               consumerd32_bin = bin;
-       }
-       bin = lttng_secure_getenv("LTTNG_CONSUMERD64_BIN");
-       if (bin) {
-               consumerd64_bin = bin;
-       }
-       libdir = lttng_secure_getenv("LTTNG_CONSUMERD32_LIBDIR");
-       if (libdir) {
-               consumerd32_libdir = libdir;
-       }
-       libdir = lttng_secure_getenv("LTTNG_CONSUMERD64_LIBDIR");
-       if (libdir) {
-               consumerd64_libdir = libdir;
-       }
-}
-
 static
 int __sessiond_set_thread_pollset(struct lttng_poll_event *events, size_t size,
                int *a_pipe)
@@ -421,47 +356,6 @@ int sessiond_set_thread_pollset(struct lttng_poll_event *events, size_t size)
        return __sessiond_set_thread_pollset(events, size, thread_quit_pipe);
 }
 
-/*
- * Create a poll set with O_CLOEXEC and add the thread quit pipe to the set.
- */
-int sessiond_set_ht_cleanup_thread_pollset(struct lttng_poll_event *events,
-               size_t size)
-{
-       return __sessiond_set_thread_pollset(events, size,
-                       ht_cleanup_quit_pipe);
-}
-
-static
-int __sessiond_check_thread_quit_pipe(int fd, uint32_t events, int a_pipe)
-{
-       if (fd == a_pipe && (events & LPOLLIN)) {
-               return 1;
-       }
-       return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Check if the thread quit pipe was triggered.
- *
- * Return 1 if it was triggered else 0;
- */
-int sessiond_check_thread_quit_pipe(int fd, uint32_t events)
-{
-       return __sessiond_check_thread_quit_pipe(fd, events,
-                       thread_quit_pipe[0]);
-}
-
-/*
- * Check if the ht_cleanup thread quit pipe was triggered.
- *
- * Return 1 if it was triggered else 0;
- */
-int sessiond_check_ht_cleanup_quit(int fd, uint32_t events)
-{
-       return __sessiond_check_thread_quit_pipe(fd, events,
-                       ht_cleanup_quit_pipe[0]);
-}
-
 /*
  * Init thread quit pipe.
  *
@@ -494,11 +388,6 @@ static int init_thread_quit_pipe(void)
        return __init_thread_quit_pipe(thread_quit_pipe);
 }
 
-static int init_ht_cleanup_quit_pipe(void)
-{
-       return __init_thread_quit_pipe(ht_cleanup_quit_pipe);
-}
-
 /*
  * Stop all threads by closing the thread quit pipe.
  */
@@ -561,27 +450,24 @@ static void close_consumer_sockets(void)
                        PERROR("UST consumerd64 cmd_sock close");
                }
        }
-}
-
-/*
- * Generate the full lock file path using the rundir.
- *
- * Return the snprintf() return value thus a negative value is an error.
- */
-static int generate_lock_file_path(char *path, size_t len)
-{
-       int ret;
-
-       assert(path);
-       assert(rundir);
-
-       /* Build lockfile path from rundir. */
-       ret = snprintf(path, len, "%s/" DEFAULT_LTTNG_SESSIOND_LOCKFILE, rundir);
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               PERROR("snprintf lockfile path");
+       if (kconsumer_data.channel_monitor_pipe >= 0) {
+               ret = close(kconsumer_data.channel_monitor_pipe);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       PERROR("kernel consumer channel monitor pipe close");
+               }
+       }
+       if (ustconsumer32_data.channel_monitor_pipe >= 0) {
+               ret = close(ustconsumer32_data.channel_monitor_pipe);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       PERROR("UST consumerd32 channel monitor pipe close");
+               }
+       }
+       if (ustconsumer64_data.channel_monitor_pipe >= 0) {
+               ret = close(ustconsumer64_data.channel_monitor_pipe);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       PERROR("UST consumerd64 channel monitor pipe close");
+               }
        }
-
-       return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -604,8 +490,7 @@ static void wait_consumer(struct consumer_data *consumer_data)
        ret = waitpid(consumer_data->pid, &status, 0);
        if (ret == -1) {
                PERROR("consumerd waitpid pid: %d", consumer_data->pid)
-       }
-       if (!WIFEXITED(status)) {
+       } else  if (!WIFEXITED(status)) {
                ERR("consumerd termination with error: %d",
                                WEXITSTATUS(ret));
        }
@@ -619,7 +504,6 @@ static void sessiond_cleanup(void)
 {
        int ret;
        struct ltt_session *sess, *stmp;
-       char path[PATH_MAX];
 
        DBG("Cleanup sessiond");
 
@@ -630,68 +514,46 @@ static void sessiond_cleanup(void)
        utils_close_pipe(thread_quit_pipe);
 
        /*
-        * If opt_pidfile is undefined, the default file will be wiped when
-        * removing the rundir.
+        * If config.pid_file_path.value is undefined, the default file will be
+        * wiped when removing the rundir.
         */
-       if (opt_pidfile) {
-               ret = remove(opt_pidfile);
+       if (config.pid_file_path.value) {
+               ret = remove(config.pid_file_path.value);
                if (ret < 0) {
-                       PERROR("remove pidfile %s", opt_pidfile);
+                       PERROR("remove pidfile %s", config.pid_file_path.value);
                }
        }
 
-       DBG("Removing sessiond and consumerd content of directory %s", rundir);
+       DBG("Removing sessiond and consumerd content of directory %s",
+               config.rundir.value);
 
        /* sessiond */
-       snprintf(path, PATH_MAX,
-               "%s/%s",
-               rundir, DEFAULT_LTTNG_SESSIOND_PIDFILE);
-       DBG("Removing %s", path);
-       (void) unlink(path);
+       DBG("Removing %s", config.pid_file_path.value);
+       (void) unlink(config.pid_file_path.value);
 
-       snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", rundir,
-                       DEFAULT_LTTNG_SESSIOND_AGENTPORT_FILE);
-       DBG("Removing %s", path);
-       (void) unlink(path);
+       DBG("Removing %s", config.agent_port_file_path.value);
+       (void) unlink(config.agent_port_file_path.value);
 
        /* kconsumerd */
-       snprintf(path, PATH_MAX,
-               DEFAULT_KCONSUMERD_ERR_SOCK_PATH,
-               rundir);
-       DBG("Removing %s", path);
-       (void) unlink(path);
-
-       snprintf(path, PATH_MAX,
-               DEFAULT_KCONSUMERD_PATH,
-               rundir);
-       DBG("Removing directory %s", path);
-       (void) rmdir(path);
+       DBG("Removing %s", kconsumer_data.err_unix_sock_path);
+       (void) unlink(kconsumer_data.err_unix_sock_path);
+
+       DBG("Removing directory %s", config.kconsumerd_path.value);
+       (void) rmdir(config.kconsumerd_path.value);
 
        /* ust consumerd 32 */
-       snprintf(path, PATH_MAX,
-               DEFAULT_USTCONSUMERD32_ERR_SOCK_PATH,
-               rundir);
-       DBG("Removing %s", path);
-       (void) unlink(path);
-
-       snprintf(path, PATH_MAX,
-               DEFAULT_USTCONSUMERD32_PATH,
-               rundir);
-       DBG("Removing directory %s", path);
-       (void) rmdir(path);
+       DBG("Removing %s", config.consumerd32_err_unix_sock_path.value);
+       (void) unlink(config.consumerd32_err_unix_sock_path.value);
+
+       DBG("Removing directory %s", config.consumerd32_path.value);
+       (void) rmdir(config.consumerd32_path.value);
 
        /* ust consumerd 64 */
-       snprintf(path, PATH_MAX,
-               DEFAULT_USTCONSUMERD64_ERR_SOCK_PATH,
-               rundir);
-       DBG("Removing %s", path);
-       (void) unlink(path);
-
-       snprintf(path, PATH_MAX,
-               DEFAULT_USTCONSUMERD64_PATH,
-               rundir);
-       DBG("Removing directory %s", path);
-       (void) rmdir(path);
+       DBG("Removing %s", config.consumerd64_err_unix_sock_path.value);
+       (void) unlink(config.consumerd64_err_unix_sock_path.value);
+
+       DBG("Removing directory %s", config.consumerd64_path.value);
+       (void) rmdir(config.consumerd64_path.value);
 
        DBG("Cleaning up all sessions");
 
@@ -717,7 +579,7 @@ static void sessiond_cleanup(void)
        ust_app_clean_list();
        buffer_reg_destroy_registries();
 
-       if (is_root && !opt_no_kernel) {
+       if (is_root && !config.no_kernel) {
                DBG2("Closing kernel fd");
                if (kernel_tracer_fd >= 0) {
                        ret = close(kernel_tracer_fd);
@@ -742,19 +604,13 @@ static void sessiond_cleanup(void)
         * release the file system lock.
         */
        if (lockfile_fd >= 0) {
-               char lockfile_path[PATH_MAX];
-
-               ret = generate_lock_file_path(lockfile_path,
-                               sizeof(lockfile_path));
-               if (ret > 0) {
-                       ret = remove(lockfile_path);
-                       if (ret < 0) {
-                               PERROR("remove lock file");
-                       }
-                       ret = close(lockfile_fd);
-                       if (ret < 0) {
-                               PERROR("close lock file");
-                       }
+               ret = remove(config.lock_file_path.value);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       PERROR("remove lock file");
+               }
+               ret = close(lockfile_fd);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       PERROR("close lock file");
                }
        }
 
@@ -763,8 +619,6 @@ static void sessiond_cleanup(void)
         * using it, for instance lttng-relayd, which can start in
         * parallel with this teardown.
         */
-
-       free(rundir);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -774,38 +628,9 @@ static void sessiond_cleanup_options(void)
 {
        DBG("Cleaning up options");
 
-       /*
-        * If the override option is set, the pointer points to a *non* const
-        * thus freeing it even though the variable type is set to const.
-        */
-       if (tracing_group_name_override) {
-               free((void *) tracing_group_name);
-       }
-       if (consumerd32_bin_override) {
-               free((void *) consumerd32_bin);
-       }
-       if (consumerd64_bin_override) {
-               free((void *) consumerd64_bin);
-       }
-       if (consumerd32_libdir_override) {
-               free((void *) consumerd32_libdir);
-       }
-       if (consumerd64_libdir_override) {
-               free((void *) consumerd64_libdir);
-       }
-
-       free(opt_pidfile);
-       free(opt_load_session_path);
-       free(kmod_probes_list);
-       free(kmod_extra_probes_list);
+       sessiond_config_fini(&config);
 
        run_as_destroy_worker();
-
-       /* <fun> */
-       DBG("%c[%d;%dm*** assert failed :-) *** ==> %c[%dm%c[%d;%dm"
-                       "Matthew, BEET driven development works!%c[%dm",
-                       27, 1, 31, 27, 0, 27, 1, 33, 27, 0);
-       /* </fun> */
 }
 
 /*
@@ -851,7 +676,7 @@ static int notify_ust_apps(int active)
        DBG("Notifying applications of session daemon state: %d", active);
 
        /* See shm.c for this call implying mmap, shm and futex calls */
-       wait_shm_mmap = shm_ust_get_mmap(wait_shm_path, is_root);
+       wait_shm_mmap = shm_ust_get_mmap(config.wait_shm_path.value, is_root);
        if (wait_shm_mmap == NULL) {
                goto error;
        }
@@ -1270,6 +1095,7 @@ static void *thread_manage_consumer(void *data)
        enum lttcomm_return_code code;
        struct lttng_poll_event events;
        struct consumer_data *consumer_data = data;
+       struct consumer_socket *cmd_socket_wrapper = NULL;
 
        DBG("[thread] Manage consumer started");
 
@@ -1379,40 +1205,43 @@ restart:
        }
 
        health_code_update();
-       if (code == LTTCOMM_CONSUMERD_COMMAND_SOCK_READY) {
-               /* Connect both socket, command and metadata. */
-               consumer_data->cmd_sock =
-                       lttcomm_connect_unix_sock(consumer_data->cmd_unix_sock_path);
-               consumer_data->metadata_fd =
-                       lttcomm_connect_unix_sock(consumer_data->cmd_unix_sock_path);
-               if (consumer_data->cmd_sock < 0
-                               || consumer_data->metadata_fd < 0) {
-                       PERROR("consumer connect cmd socket");
-                       /* On error, signal condition and quit. */
-                       signal_consumer_condition(consumer_data, -1);
-                       goto error;
-               }
-               consumer_data->metadata_sock.fd_ptr = &consumer_data->metadata_fd;
-               /* Create metadata socket lock. */
-               consumer_data->metadata_sock.lock = zmalloc(sizeof(pthread_mutex_t));
-               if (consumer_data->metadata_sock.lock == NULL) {
-                       PERROR("zmalloc pthread mutex");
-                       ret = -1;
-                       goto error;
-               }
-               pthread_mutex_init(consumer_data->metadata_sock.lock, NULL);
-
-               signal_consumer_condition(consumer_data, 1);
-               DBG("Consumer command socket ready (fd: %d", consumer_data->cmd_sock);
-               DBG("Consumer metadata socket ready (fd: %d)",
-                               consumer_data->metadata_fd);
-       } else {
+       if (code != LTTCOMM_CONSUMERD_COMMAND_SOCK_READY) {
                ERR("consumer error when waiting for SOCK_READY : %s",
                                lttcomm_get_readable_code(-code));
                goto error;
        }
 
-       /* Remove the consumerd error sock since we've established a connexion */
+       /* Connect both command and metadata sockets. */
+       consumer_data->cmd_sock =
+                       lttcomm_connect_unix_sock(
+                               consumer_data->cmd_unix_sock_path);
+       consumer_data->metadata_fd =
+                       lttcomm_connect_unix_sock(
+                               consumer_data->cmd_unix_sock_path);
+       if (consumer_data->cmd_sock < 0 || consumer_data->metadata_fd < 0) {
+               PERROR("consumer connect cmd socket");
+               /* On error, signal condition and quit. */
+               signal_consumer_condition(consumer_data, -1);
+               goto error;
+       }
+
+       consumer_data->metadata_sock.fd_ptr = &consumer_data->metadata_fd;
+
+       /* Create metadata socket lock. */
+       consumer_data->metadata_sock.lock = zmalloc(sizeof(pthread_mutex_t));
+       if (consumer_data->metadata_sock.lock == NULL) {
+               PERROR("zmalloc pthread mutex");
+               goto error;
+       }
+       pthread_mutex_init(consumer_data->metadata_sock.lock, NULL);
+
+       DBG("Consumer command socket ready (fd: %d", consumer_data->cmd_sock);
+       DBG("Consumer metadata socket ready (fd: %d)",
+                       consumer_data->metadata_fd);
+
+       /*
+        * Remove the consumerd error sock since we've established a connection.
+        */
        ret = lttng_poll_del(&events, consumer_data->err_sock);
        if (ret < 0) {
                goto error;
@@ -1433,6 +1262,27 @@ restart:
 
        health_code_update();
 
+       /*
+        * Transfer the write-end of the channel monitoring pipe to the
+        * by issuing a SET_CHANNEL_MONITOR_PIPE command.
+        */
+       cmd_socket_wrapper = consumer_allocate_socket(&consumer_data->cmd_sock);
+       if (!cmd_socket_wrapper) {
+               goto error;
+       }
+
+       ret = consumer_send_channel_monitor_pipe(cmd_socket_wrapper,
+                       consumer_data->channel_monitor_pipe);
+       if (ret) {
+               goto error;
+       }
+       /* Discard the socket wrapper as it is no longer needed. */
+       consumer_destroy_socket(cmd_socket_wrapper);
+       cmd_socket_wrapper = NULL;
+
+       /* The thread is completely initialized, signal that it is ready. */
+       signal_consumer_condition(consumer_data, 1);
+
        /* Infinite blocking call, waiting for transmission */
 restart_poll:
        while (1) {
@@ -1576,6 +1426,10 @@ error:
                free(consumer_data->metadata_sock.lock);
        }
        lttng_poll_clean(&events);
+
+       if (cmd_socket_wrapper) {
+               consumer_destroy_socket(cmd_socket_wrapper);
+       }
 error_poll:
        if (err) {
                health_error();
@@ -1902,6 +1756,8 @@ static void *thread_dispatch_ust_registration(void *data)
                .count = 0,
        };
 
+       rcu_register_thread();
+
        health_register(health_sessiond, HEALTH_SESSIOND_TYPE_APP_REG_DISPATCH);
 
        if (testpoint(sessiond_thread_app_reg_dispatch)) {
@@ -1914,12 +1770,16 @@ static void *thread_dispatch_ust_registration(void *data)
 
        DBG("[thread] Dispatch UST command started");
 
-       while (!CMM_LOAD_SHARED(dispatch_thread_exit)) {
+       for (;;) {
                health_code_update();
 
                /* Atomically prepare the queue futex */
                futex_nto1_prepare(&ust_cmd_queue.futex);
 
+               if (CMM_LOAD_SHARED(dispatch_thread_exit)) {
+                       break;
+               }
+
                do {
                        struct ust_app *app = NULL;
                        ust_cmd = NULL;
@@ -2135,6 +1995,7 @@ error_testpoint:
                ERR("Health error occurred in %s", __func__);
        }
        health_unregister(health_sessiond);
+       rcu_unregister_thread();
        return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -2242,10 +2103,12 @@ static void *thread_registration_apps(void *data)
                                         * lttcomm_setsockopt_snd_timeout expect msec as
                                         * parameter.
                                         */
-                                       (void) lttcomm_setsockopt_rcv_timeout(sock,
-                                                       app_socket_timeout * 1000);
-                                       (void) lttcomm_setsockopt_snd_timeout(sock,
-                                                       app_socket_timeout * 1000);
+                                       if (config.app_socket_timeout >= 0) {
+                                               (void) lttcomm_setsockopt_rcv_timeout(sock,
+                                                               config.app_socket_timeout * 1000);
+                                               (void) lttcomm_setsockopt_snd_timeout(sock,
+                                                               config.app_socket_timeout * 1000);
+                                       }
 
                                        /*
                                         * Set the CLOEXEC flag. Return code is useless because
@@ -2345,7 +2208,7 @@ error:
                }
                lttng_fd_put(LTTNG_FD_APPS, 1);
        }
-       unlink(apps_unix_sock_path);
+       unlink(config.apps_unix_sock_path.value);
 
 error_poll_add:
        lttng_poll_clean(&events);
@@ -2371,7 +2234,12 @@ static int spawn_consumer_thread(struct consumer_data *consumer_data)
        int ret, clock_ret;
        struct timespec timeout;
 
-       /* Make sure we set the readiness flag to 0 because we are NOT ready */
+       /*
+        * Make sure we set the readiness flag to 0 because we are NOT ready.
+        * This access to consumer_thread_is_ready does not need to be
+        * protected by consumer_data.cond_mutex (yet) since the consumer
+        * management thread has not been started at this point.
+        */
        consumer_data->consumer_thread_is_ready = 0;
 
        /* Setup pthread condition */
@@ -2401,8 +2269,8 @@ static int spawn_consumer_thread(struct consumer_data *consumer_data)
                goto error;
        }
 
-       ret = pthread_create(&consumer_data->thread, NULL, thread_manage_consumer,
-                       consumer_data);
+       ret = pthread_create(&consumer_data->thread, default_pthread_attr(),
+                       thread_manage_consumer, consumer_data);
        if (ret) {
                errno = ret;
                PERROR("pthread_create consumer");
@@ -2414,7 +2282,7 @@ static int spawn_consumer_thread(struct consumer_data *consumer_data)
        pthread_mutex_lock(&consumer_data->cond_mutex);
 
        /* Get time for sem_timedwait absolute timeout */
-       clock_ret = clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &timeout);
+       clock_ret = lttng_clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &timeout);
        /*
         * Set the timeout for the condition timed wait even if the clock gettime
         * call fails since we might loop on that call and we want to avoid to
@@ -2529,7 +2397,7 @@ static pid_t spawn_consumerd(struct consumer_data *consumer_data)
                /*
                 * Exec consumerd.
                 */
-               if (opt_verbose_consumer) {
+               if (config.verbose_consumer) {
                        verbosity = "--verbose";
                } else if (lttng_opt_quiet) {
                        verbosity = "--quiet";
@@ -2545,36 +2413,36 @@ static pid_t spawn_consumerd(struct consumer_data *consumer_data)
                         * fallback on the 32-bit one,
                         */
                        DBG3("Looking for a kernel consumer at these locations:");
-                       DBG3("  1) %s", consumerd64_bin);
-                       DBG3("  2) %s/%s", INSTALL_BIN_PATH, CONSUMERD_FILE);
-                       DBG3("  3) %s", consumerd32_bin);
-                       if (stat(consumerd64_bin, &st) == 0) {
+                       DBG3("  1) %s", config.consumerd64_bin_path.value);
+                       DBG3("  2) %s/%s", INSTALL_BIN_PATH, DEFAULT_CONSUMERD_FILE);
+                       DBG3("  3) %s", config.consumerd32_bin_path.value);
+                       if (stat(config.consumerd64_bin_path.value, &st) == 0) {
                                DBG3("Found location #1");
-                               consumer_to_use = consumerd64_bin;
-                       } else if (stat(INSTALL_BIN_PATH "/" CONSUMERD_FILE, &st) == 0) {
+                               consumer_to_use = config.consumerd64_bin_path.value;
+                       } else if (stat(INSTALL_BIN_PATH "/" DEFAULT_CONSUMERD_FILE, &st) == 0) {
                                DBG3("Found location #2");
-                               consumer_to_use = INSTALL_BIN_PATH "/" CONSUMERD_FILE;
-                       } else if (stat(consumerd32_bin, &st) == 0) {
+                               consumer_to_use = INSTALL_BIN_PATH "/" DEFAULT_CONSUMERD_FILE;
+                       } else if (stat(config.consumerd32_bin_path.value, &st) == 0) {
                                DBG3("Found location #3");
-                               consumer_to_use = consumerd32_bin;
+                               consumer_to_use = config.consumerd32_bin_path.value;
                        } else {
                                DBG("Could not find any valid consumerd executable");
                                ret = -EINVAL;
-                               break;
+                               goto error;
                        }
                        DBG("Using kernel consumer at: %s",  consumer_to_use);
-                       ret = execl(consumer_to_use,
+                       (void) execl(consumer_to_use,
                                "lttng-consumerd", verbosity, "-k",
                                "--consumerd-cmd-sock", consumer_data->cmd_unix_sock_path,
                                "--consumerd-err-sock", consumer_data->err_unix_sock_path,
-                               "--group", tracing_group_name,
+                               "--group", config.tracing_group_name.value,
                                NULL);
                        break;
                case LTTNG_CONSUMER64_UST:
                {
                        char *tmpnew = NULL;
 
-                       if (consumerd64_libdir[0] != '\0') {
+                       if (config.consumerd64_lib_dir.value[0] != '\0') {
                                char *tmp;
                                size_t tmplen;
 
@@ -2583,14 +2451,14 @@ static pid_t spawn_consumerd(struct consumer_data *consumer_data)
                                        tmp = "";
                                }
                                tmplen = strlen("LD_LIBRARY_PATH=")
-                                       + strlen(consumerd64_libdir) + 1 /* : */ + strlen(tmp);
+                                       + strlen(config.consumerd64_lib_dir.value) + 1 /* : */ + strlen(tmp);
                                tmpnew = zmalloc(tmplen + 1 /* \0 */);
                                if (!tmpnew) {
                                        ret = -ENOMEM;
                                        goto error;
                                }
                                strcpy(tmpnew, "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=");
-                               strcat(tmpnew, consumerd64_libdir);
+                               strcat(tmpnew, config.consumerd64_lib_dir.value);
                                if (tmp[0] != '\0') {
                                        strcat(tmpnew, ":");
                                        strcat(tmpnew, tmp);
@@ -2602,13 +2470,13 @@ static pid_t spawn_consumerd(struct consumer_data *consumer_data)
                                        goto error;
                                }
                        }
-                       DBG("Using 64-bit UST consumer at: %s",  consumerd64_bin);
-                       ret = execl(consumerd64_bin, "lttng-consumerd", verbosity, "-u",
+                       DBG("Using 64-bit UST consumer at: %s",  config.consumerd64_bin_path.value);
+                       (void) execl(config.consumerd64_bin_path.value, "lttng-consumerd", verbosity, "-u",
                                        "--consumerd-cmd-sock", consumer_data->cmd_unix_sock_path,
                                        "--consumerd-err-sock", consumer_data->err_unix_sock_path,
-                                       "--group", tracing_group_name,
+                                       "--group", config.tracing_group_name.value,
                                        NULL);
-                       if (consumerd64_libdir[0] != '\0') {
+                       if (config.consumerd64_lib_dir.value[0] != '\0') {
                                free(tmpnew);
                        }
                        break;
@@ -2617,7 +2485,7 @@ static pid_t spawn_consumerd(struct consumer_data *consumer_data)
                {
                        char *tmpnew = NULL;
 
-                       if (consumerd32_libdir[0] != '\0') {
+                       if (config.consumerd32_lib_dir.value[0] != '\0') {
                                char *tmp;
                                size_t tmplen;
 
@@ -2626,14 +2494,14 @@ static pid_t spawn_consumerd(struct consumer_data *consumer_data)
                                        tmp = "";
                                }
                                tmplen = strlen("LD_LIBRARY_PATH=")
-                                       + strlen(consumerd32_libdir) + 1 /* : */ + strlen(tmp);
+                                       + strlen(config.consumerd32_lib_dir.value) + 1 /* : */ + strlen(tmp);
                                tmpnew = zmalloc(tmplen + 1 /* \0 */);
                                if (!tmpnew) {
                                        ret = -ENOMEM;
                                        goto error;
                                }
                                strcpy(tmpnew, "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=");
-                               strcat(tmpnew, consumerd32_libdir);
+                               strcat(tmpnew, config.consumerd32_lib_dir.value);
                                if (tmp[0] != '\0') {
                                        strcat(tmpnew, ":");
                                        strcat(tmpnew, tmp);
@@ -2645,13 +2513,13 @@ static pid_t spawn_consumerd(struct consumer_data *consumer_data)
                                        goto error;
                                }
                        }
-                       DBG("Using 32-bit UST consumer at: %s",  consumerd32_bin);
-                       ret = execl(consumerd32_bin, "lttng-consumerd", verbosity, "-u",
+                       DBG("Using 32-bit UST consumer at: %s",  config.consumerd32_bin_path.value);
+                       (void) execl(config.consumerd32_bin_path.value, "lttng-consumerd", verbosity, "-u",
                                        "--consumerd-cmd-sock", consumer_data->cmd_unix_sock_path,
                                        "--consumerd-err-sock", consumer_data->err_unix_sock_path,
-                                       "--group", tracing_group_name,
+                                       "--group", config.tracing_group_name.value,
                                        NULL);
-                       if (consumerd32_libdir[0] != '\0') {
+                       if (config.consumerd32_lib_dir.value[0] != '\0') {
                                free(tmpnew);
                        }
                        break;
@@ -2750,7 +2618,6 @@ static int init_kernel_tracer(void)
        kernel_tracer_fd = open(module_proc_lttng, O_RDWR);
        if (kernel_tracer_fd < 0) {
                DBG("Failed to open %s", module_proc_lttng);
-               ret = -1;
                goto error_open;
        }
 
@@ -2765,6 +2632,18 @@ static int init_kernel_tracer(void)
                goto error_modules;
        }
 
+       ret = kernel_supports_ring_buffer_snapshot_sample_positions(
+                       kernel_tracer_fd);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               goto error_modules;
+       }
+
+       if (ret < 1) {
+               WARN("Kernel tracer does not support buffer monitoring. "
+                       "The monitoring timer of channels in the kernel domain "
+                       "will be set to 0 (disabled).");
+       }
+
        DBG("Kernel tracer fd %d", kernel_tracer_fd);
        return 0;
 
@@ -3039,14 +2918,17 @@ static int process_client_msg(struct command_ctx *cmd_ctx, int sock,
        case LTTNG_SNAPSHOT_RECORD:
        case LTTNG_SAVE_SESSION:
        case LTTNG_SET_SESSION_SHM_PATH:
-       case LTTNG_METADATA_REGENERATE:
+       case LTTNG_REGENERATE_METADATA:
+       case LTTNG_REGENERATE_STATEDUMP:
+       case LTTNG_REGISTER_TRIGGER:
+       case LTTNG_UNREGISTER_TRIGGER:
                need_domain = 0;
                break;
        default:
                need_domain = 1;
        }
 
-       if (opt_no_kernel && need_domain
+       if (config.no_kernel && need_domain
                        && cmd_ctx->lsm->domain.type == LTTNG_DOMAIN_KERNEL) {
                if (!is_root) {
                        ret = LTTNG_ERR_NEED_ROOT_SESSIOND;
@@ -3081,6 +2963,7 @@ static int process_client_msg(struct command_ctx *cmd_ctx, int sock,
        case LTTNG_LIST_EVENTS:
        case LTTNG_LIST_SYSCALLS:
        case LTTNG_LIST_TRACKER_PIDS:
+       case LTTNG_DATA_PENDING:
                break;
        default:
                /* Setup lttng message with no payload */
@@ -3096,12 +2979,13 @@ static int process_client_msg(struct command_ctx *cmd_ctx, int sock,
        case LTTNG_CREATE_SESSION:
        case LTTNG_CREATE_SESSION_SNAPSHOT:
        case LTTNG_CREATE_SESSION_LIVE:
-       case LTTNG_CALIBRATE:
        case LTTNG_LIST_SESSIONS:
        case LTTNG_LIST_TRACEPOINTS:
        case LTTNG_LIST_SYSCALLS:
        case LTTNG_LIST_TRACEPOINT_FIELDS:
        case LTTNG_SAVE_SESSION:
+       case LTTNG_REGISTER_TRIGGER:
+       case LTTNG_UNREGISTER_TRIGGER:
                need_tracing_session = 0;
                break;
        default:
@@ -3250,7 +3134,7 @@ static int process_client_msg(struct command_ctx *cmd_ctx, int sock,
                        /* Start the UST consumer daemons */
                        /* 64-bit */
                        pthread_mutex_lock(&ustconsumer64_data.pid_mutex);
-                       if (consumerd64_bin[0] != '\0' &&
+                       if (config.consumerd64_bin_path.value &&
                                        ustconsumer64_data.pid == 0 &&
                                        cmd_ctx->lsm->cmd_type != LTTNG_REGISTER_CONSUMER) {
                                pthread_mutex_unlock(&ustconsumer64_data.pid_mutex);
@@ -3279,7 +3163,7 @@ static int process_client_msg(struct command_ctx *cmd_ctx, int sock,
 
                        /* 32-bit */
                        pthread_mutex_lock(&ustconsumer32_data.pid_mutex);
-                       if (consumerd32_bin[0] != '\0' &&
+                       if (config.consumerd32_bin_path.value &&
                                        ustconsumer32_data.pid == 0 &&
                                        cmd_ctx->lsm->cmd_type != LTTNG_REGISTER_CONSUMER) {
                                pthread_mutex_unlock(&ustconsumer32_data.pid_mutex);
@@ -3485,8 +3369,11 @@ error_add_context:
        }
        case LTTNG_ENABLE_CHANNEL:
        {
+               cmd_ctx->lsm->u.channel.chan.attr.extended.ptr =
+                               (struct lttng_channel_extended *) &cmd_ctx->lsm->u.channel.extended;
                ret = cmd_enable_channel(cmd_ctx->session, &cmd_ctx->lsm->domain,
-                               &cmd_ctx->lsm->u.channel.chan, kernel_poll_pipe[1]);
+                               &cmd_ctx->lsm->u.channel.chan,
+                               kernel_poll_pipe[1]);
                break;
        }
        case LTTNG_TRACK_PID:
@@ -3938,12 +3825,6 @@ error_add_context:
                ret = LTTNG_OK;
                break;
        }
-       case LTTNG_CALIBRATE:
-       {
-               ret = cmd_calibrate(cmd_ctx->lsm->domain.type,
-                               &cmd_ctx->lsm->u.calibrate);
-               break;
-       }
        case LTTNG_REGISTER_CONSUMER:
        {
                struct consumer_data *cdata;
@@ -4149,9 +4030,26 @@ error_add_context:
                                cmd_ctx->lsm->u.set_shm_path.shm_path);
                break;
        }
-       case LTTNG_METADATA_REGENERATE:
+       case LTTNG_REGENERATE_METADATA:
+       {
+               ret = cmd_regenerate_metadata(cmd_ctx->session);
+               break;
+       }
+       case LTTNG_REGENERATE_STATEDUMP:
+       {
+               ret = cmd_regenerate_statedump(cmd_ctx->session);
+               break;
+       }
+       case LTTNG_REGISTER_TRIGGER:
+       {
+               ret = cmd_register_trigger(cmd_ctx, sock,
+                               notification_thread_handle);
+               break;
+       }
+       case LTTNG_UNREGISTER_TRIGGER:
        {
-               ret = cmd_metadata_regenerate(cmd_ctx->session);
+               ret = cmd_unregister_trigger(cmd_ctx, sock,
+                               notification_thread_handle);
                break;
        }
        default:
@@ -4199,30 +4097,27 @@ static void *thread_manage_health(void *data)
        lttng_poll_init(&events);
 
        /* Create unix socket */
-       sock = lttcomm_create_unix_sock(health_unix_sock_path);
+       sock = lttcomm_create_unix_sock(config.health_unix_sock_path.value);
        if (sock < 0) {
                ERR("Unable to create health check Unix socket");
-               ret = -1;
                goto error;
        }
 
        if (is_root) {
                /* lttng health client socket path permissions */
-               ret = chown(health_unix_sock_path, 0,
-                               utils_get_group_id(tracing_group_name));
+               ret = chown(config.health_unix_sock_path.value, 0,
+                               utils_get_group_id(config.tracing_group_name.value));
                if (ret < 0) {
-                       ERR("Unable to set group on %s", health_unix_sock_path);
+                       ERR("Unable to set group on %s", config.health_unix_sock_path.value);
                        PERROR("chown");
-                       ret = -1;
                        goto error;
                }
 
-               ret = chmod(health_unix_sock_path,
+               ret = chmod(config.health_unix_sock_path.value,
                                S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP);
                if (ret < 0) {
-                       ERR("Unable to set permissions on %s", health_unix_sock_path);
+                       ERR("Unable to set permissions on %s", config.health_unix_sock_path.value);
                        PERROR("chmod");
-                       ret = -1;
                        goto error;
                }
        }
@@ -4323,7 +4218,6 @@ restart:
                        if (ret) {
                                PERROR("close");
                        }
-                       new_sock = -1;
                        continue;
                }
 
@@ -4352,7 +4246,6 @@ restart:
                if (ret) {
                        PERROR("close");
                }
-               new_sock = -1;
        }
 
 exit:
@@ -4361,7 +4254,7 @@ error:
                ERR("Health error occurred in %s", __func__);
        }
        DBG("Health check thread dying");
-       unlink(health_unix_sock_path);
+       unlink(config.health_unix_sock_path.value);
        if (sock >= 0) {
                ret = close(sock);
                if (ret) {
@@ -4370,7 +4263,7 @@ error:
        }
 
        lttng_poll_clean(&events);
-
+       stop_threads();
        rcu_unregister_thread();
        return NULL;
 }
@@ -4613,7 +4506,7 @@ error:
 
 error_listen:
 error_create_poll:
-       unlink(client_unix_sock_path);
+       unlink(config.client_unix_sock_path.value);
        if (client_sock >= 0) {
                ret = close(client_sock);
                if (ret) {
@@ -4680,7 +4573,12 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "-c, --client-sock");
                } else {
-                       snprintf(client_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX, "%s", arg);
+                       config_string_set(&config.client_unix_sock_path,
+                                       strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.client_unix_sock_path.value) {
+                               ret = -ENOMEM;
+                               PERROR("strdup");
+                       }
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "apps-sock") || opt == 'a') {
                if (!arg || *arg == '\0') {
@@ -4691,12 +4589,17 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "-a, --apps-sock");
                } else {
-                       snprintf(apps_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX, "%s", arg);
+                       config_string_set(&config.apps_unix_sock_path,
+                                       strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.apps_unix_sock_path.value) {
+                               ret = -ENOMEM;
+                               PERROR("strdup");
+                       }
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "daemonize") || opt == 'd') {
-               opt_daemon = 1;
+               config.daemonize = true;
        } else if (string_match(optname, "background") || opt == 'b') {
-               opt_background = 1;
+               config.background = true;
        } else if (string_match(optname, "group") || opt == 'g') {
                if (!arg || *arg == '\0') {
                        ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -4706,25 +4609,17 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "-g, --group");
                } else {
-                       /*
-                        * If the override option is set, the pointer points to a
-                        * *non* const thus freeing it even though the variable type is
-                        * set to const.
-                        */
-                       if (tracing_group_name_override) {
-                               free((void *) tracing_group_name);
-                       }
-                       tracing_group_name = strdup(arg);
-                       if (!tracing_group_name) {
-                               PERROR("strdup");
+                       config_string_set(&config.tracing_group_name,
+                                       strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.tracing_group_name.value) {
                                ret = -ENOMEM;
+                               PERROR("strdup");
                        }
-                       tracing_group_name_override = 1;
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "help") || opt == 'h') {
-               ret = utils_show_man_page(8, "lttng-sessiond");
+               ret = utils_show_help(8, "lttng-sessiond", help_msg);
                if (ret) {
-                       ERR("Cannot view man page lttng-sessiond(8)");
+                       ERR("Cannot show --help for `lttng-sessiond`");
                        perror("exec");
                }
                exit(ret ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS);
@@ -4732,7 +4627,7 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", VERSION);
                exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
        } else if (string_match(optname, "sig-parent") || opt == 'S') {
-               opt_sig_parent = 1;
+               config.sig_parent = true;
        } else if (string_match(optname, "kconsumerd-err-sock")) {
                if (!arg || *arg == '\0') {
                        ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -4742,7 +4637,12 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "--kconsumerd-err-sock");
                } else {
-                       snprintf(kconsumer_data.err_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX, "%s", arg);
+                       config_string_set(&config.kconsumerd_err_unix_sock_path,
+                                       strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.kconsumerd_err_unix_sock_path.value) {
+                               ret = -ENOMEM;
+                               PERROR("strdup");
+                       }
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "kconsumerd-cmd-sock")) {
                if (!arg || *arg == '\0') {
@@ -4753,7 +4653,12 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "--kconsumerd-cmd-sock");
                } else {
-                       snprintf(kconsumer_data.cmd_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX, "%s", arg);
+                       config_string_set(&config.kconsumerd_cmd_unix_sock_path,
+                                       strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.kconsumerd_cmd_unix_sock_path.value) {
+                               ret = -ENOMEM;
+                               PERROR("strdup");
+                       }
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "ustconsumerd64-err-sock")) {
                if (!arg || *arg == '\0') {
@@ -4764,7 +4669,12 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "--ustconsumerd64-err-sock");
                } else {
-                       snprintf(ustconsumer64_data.err_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX, "%s", arg);
+                       config_string_set(&config.consumerd64_err_unix_sock_path,
+                                       strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.consumerd64_err_unix_sock_path.value) {
+                               ret = -ENOMEM;
+                               PERROR("strdup");
+                       }
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "ustconsumerd64-cmd-sock")) {
                if (!arg || *arg == '\0') {
@@ -4775,7 +4685,12 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "--ustconsumerd64-cmd-sock");
                } else {
-                       snprintf(ustconsumer64_data.cmd_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX, "%s", arg);
+                       config_string_set(&config.consumerd64_cmd_unix_sock_path,
+                                       strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.consumerd64_cmd_unix_sock_path.value) {
+                               ret = -ENOMEM;
+                               PERROR("strdup");
+                       }
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "ustconsumerd32-err-sock")) {
                if (!arg || *arg == '\0') {
@@ -4786,7 +4701,12 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "--ustconsumerd32-err-sock");
                } else {
-                       snprintf(ustconsumer32_data.err_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX, "%s", arg);
+                       config_string_set(&config.consumerd32_err_unix_sock_path,
+                                       strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.consumerd32_err_unix_sock_path.value) {
+                               ret = -ENOMEM;
+                               PERROR("strdup");
+                       }
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "ustconsumerd32-cmd-sock")) {
                if (!arg || *arg == '\0') {
@@ -4797,29 +4717,34 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "--ustconsumerd32-cmd-sock");
                } else {
-                       snprintf(ustconsumer32_data.cmd_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX, "%s", arg);
+                       config_string_set(&config.consumerd32_cmd_unix_sock_path,
+                                       strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.consumerd32_cmd_unix_sock_path.value) {
+                               ret = -ENOMEM;
+                               PERROR("strdup");
+                       }
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "no-kernel")) {
-               opt_no_kernel = 1;
+               config.no_kernel = true;
        } else if (string_match(optname, "quiet") || opt == 'q') {
-               lttng_opt_quiet = 1;
+               lttng_opt_quiet = true;
        } else if (string_match(optname, "verbose") || opt == 'v') {
                /* Verbose level can increase using multiple -v */
                if (arg) {
                        /* Value obtained from config file */
-                       lttng_opt_verbose = config_parse_value(arg);
+                       config.verbose = config_parse_value(arg);
                } else {
                        /* -v used on command line */
-                       lttng_opt_verbose++;
+                       config.verbose++;
                }
                /* Clamp value to [0, 3] */
-               lttng_opt_verbose = lttng_opt_verbose < 0 ? 0 :
-                       (lttng_opt_verbose <= 3 ? lttng_opt_verbose : 3);
+               config.verbose = config.verbose < 0 ? 0 :
+                       (config.verbose <= 3 ? config.verbose : 3);
        } else if (string_match(optname, "verbose-consumer")) {
                if (arg) {
-                       opt_verbose_consumer = config_parse_value(arg);
+                       config.verbose_consumer = config_parse_value(arg);
                } else {
-                       opt_verbose_consumer++;
+                       config.verbose_consumer++;
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "consumerd32-path")) {
                if (!arg || *arg == '\0') {
@@ -4830,15 +4755,12 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "--consumerd32-path");
                } else {
-                       if (consumerd32_bin_override) {
-                               free((void *) consumerd32_bin);
-                       }
-                       consumerd32_bin = strdup(arg);
-                       if (!consumerd32_bin) {
+                       config_string_set(&config.consumerd32_bin_path,
+                                       strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.consumerd32_bin_path.value) {
                                PERROR("strdup");
                                ret = -ENOMEM;
                        }
-                       consumerd32_bin_override = 1;
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "consumerd32-libdir")) {
                if (!arg || *arg == '\0') {
@@ -4849,15 +4771,12 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "--consumerd32-libdir");
                } else {
-                       if (consumerd32_libdir_override) {
-                               free((void *) consumerd32_libdir);
-                       }
-                       consumerd32_libdir = strdup(arg);
-                       if (!consumerd32_libdir) {
+                       config_string_set(&config.consumerd32_lib_dir,
+                                       strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.consumerd32_lib_dir.value) {
                                PERROR("strdup");
                                ret = -ENOMEM;
                        }
-                       consumerd32_libdir_override = 1;
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "consumerd64-path")) {
                if (!arg || *arg == '\0') {
@@ -4868,15 +4787,12 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "--consumerd64-path");
                } else {
-                       if (consumerd64_bin_override) {
-                               free((void *) consumerd64_bin);
-                       }
-                       consumerd64_bin = strdup(arg);
-                       if (!consumerd64_bin) {
+                       config_string_set(&config.consumerd64_bin_path,
+                                       strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.consumerd64_bin_path.value) {
                                PERROR("strdup");
                                ret = -ENOMEM;
                        }
-                       consumerd64_bin_override = 1;
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "consumerd64-libdir")) {
                if (!arg || *arg == '\0') {
@@ -4887,15 +4803,12 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "--consumerd64-libdir");
                } else {
-                       if (consumerd64_libdir_override) {
-                               free((void *) consumerd64_libdir);
-                       }
-                       consumerd64_libdir = strdup(arg);
-                       if (!consumerd64_libdir) {
+                       config_string_set(&config.consumerd64_lib_dir,
+                                       strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.consumerd64_lib_dir.value) {
                                PERROR("strdup");
                                ret = -ENOMEM;
                        }
-                       consumerd64_libdir_override = 1;
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "pidfile") || opt == 'p') {
                if (!arg || *arg == '\0') {
@@ -4906,9 +4819,8 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "-p, --pidfile");
                } else {
-                       free(opt_pidfile);
-                       opt_pidfile = strdup(arg);
-                       if (!opt_pidfile) {
+                       config_string_set(&config.pid_file_path, strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.pid_file_path.value) {
                                PERROR("strdup");
                                ret = -ENOMEM;
                        }
@@ -4924,10 +4836,6 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                } else {
                        unsigned long v;
 
-                       if (!arg) {
-                               ret = -EINVAL;
-                               goto end;
-                       }
                        errno = 0;
                        v = strtoul(arg, NULL, 0);
                        if (errno != 0 || !isdigit(arg[0])) {
@@ -4938,8 +4846,8 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                                ERR("Port overflow in --agent-tcp-port parameter: %s", arg);
                                return -1;
                        }
-                       agent_tcp_port = (uint32_t) v;
-                       DBG3("Agent TCP port set to non default: %u", agent_tcp_port);
+                       config.agent_tcp_port = (uint32_t) v;
+                       DBG3("Agent TCP port set to non default: %u", config.agent_tcp_port);
                }
        } else if (string_match(optname, "load") || opt == 'l') {
                if (!arg || *arg == '\0') {
@@ -4950,9 +4858,8 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "-l, --load");
                } else {
-                       free(opt_load_session_path);
-                       opt_load_session_path = strdup(arg);
-                       if (!opt_load_session_path) {
+                       config_string_set(&config.load_session_path, strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.load_session_path.value) {
                                PERROR("strdup");
                                ret = -ENOMEM;
                        }
@@ -4966,9 +4873,8 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "--kmod-probes");
                } else {
-                       free(kmod_probes_list);
-                       kmod_probes_list = strdup(arg);
-                       if (!kmod_probes_list) {
+                       config_string_set(&config.kmod_probes_list, strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.kmod_probes_list.value) {
                                PERROR("strdup");
                                ret = -ENOMEM;
                        }
@@ -4982,9 +4888,9 @@ static int set_option(int opt, const char *arg, const char *optname)
                        WARN("Getting '%s' argument from setuid/setgid binary refused for security reasons.",
                                "--extra-kmod-probes");
                } else {
-                       free(kmod_extra_probes_list);
-                       kmod_extra_probes_list = strdup(arg);
-                       if (!kmod_extra_probes_list) {
+                       config_string_set(&config.kmod_extra_probes_list,
+                                       strdup(arg));
+                       if (!config.kmod_extra_probes_list.value) {
                                PERROR("strdup");
                                ret = -ENOMEM;
                        }
@@ -5168,9 +5074,9 @@ static int init_daemon_socket(void)
        old_umask = umask(0);
 
        /* Create client tool unix socket */
-       client_sock = lttcomm_create_unix_sock(client_unix_sock_path);
+       client_sock = lttcomm_create_unix_sock(config.client_unix_sock_path.value);
        if (client_sock < 0) {
-               ERR("Create unix sock failed: %s", client_unix_sock_path);
+               ERR("Create unix sock failed: %s", config.client_unix_sock_path.value);
                ret = -1;
                goto end;
        }
@@ -5184,17 +5090,17 @@ static int init_daemon_socket(void)
        }
 
        /* File permission MUST be 660 */
-       ret = chmod(client_unix_sock_path, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP);
+       ret = chmod(config.client_unix_sock_path.value, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP);
        if (ret < 0) {
-               ERR("Set file permissions failed: %s", client_unix_sock_path);
+               ERR("Set file permissions failed: %s", config.client_unix_sock_path.value);
                PERROR("chmod");
                goto end;
        }
 
        /* Create the application unix socket */
-       apps_sock = lttcomm_create_unix_sock(apps_unix_sock_path);
+       apps_sock = lttcomm_create_unix_sock(config.apps_unix_sock_path.value);
        if (apps_sock < 0) {
-               ERR("Create unix sock failed: %s", apps_unix_sock_path);
+               ERR("Create unix sock failed: %s", config.apps_unix_sock_path.value);
                ret = -1;
                goto end;
        }
@@ -5208,10 +5114,10 @@ static int init_daemon_socket(void)
        }
 
        /* File permission MUST be 666 */
-       ret = chmod(apps_unix_sock_path,
+       ret = chmod(config.apps_unix_sock_path.value,
                        S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH);
        if (ret < 0) {
-               ERR("Set file permissions failed: %s", apps_unix_sock_path);
+               ERR("Set file permissions failed: %s", config.apps_unix_sock_path.value);
                PERROR("chmod");
                goto end;
        }
@@ -5249,7 +5155,7 @@ static int set_permissions(char *rundir)
        int ret;
        gid_t gid;
 
-       gid = utils_get_group_id(tracing_group_name);
+       gid = utils_get_group_id(config.tracing_group_name.value);
 
        /* Set lttng run dir */
        ret = chown(rundir, 0, gid);
@@ -5270,9 +5176,9 @@ static int set_permissions(char *rundir)
        }
 
        /* lttng client socket path */
-       ret = chown(client_unix_sock_path, 0, gid);
+       ret = chown(config.client_unix_sock_path.value, 0, gid);
        if (ret < 0) {
-               ERR("Unable to set group on %s", client_unix_sock_path);
+               ERR("Unable to set group on %s", config.client_unix_sock_path.value);
                PERROR("chown");
        }
 
@@ -5305,16 +5211,16 @@ static int set_permissions(char *rundir)
 /*
  * Create the lttng run directory needed for all global sockets and pipe.
  */
-static int create_lttng_rundir(const char *rundir)
+static int create_lttng_rundir(void)
 {
        int ret;
 
-       DBG3("Creating LTTng run directory: %s", rundir);
+       DBG3("Creating LTTng run directory: %s", config.rundir.value);
 
-       ret = mkdir(rundir, S_IRWXU);
+       ret = mkdir(config.rundir.value, S_IRWXU);
        if (ret < 0) {
                if (errno != EEXIST) {
-                       ERR("Unable to create %s", rundir);
+                       ERR("Unable to create %s", config.rundir.value);
                        goto error;
                } else {
                        ret = 0;
@@ -5326,44 +5232,41 @@ error:
 }
 
 /*
- * Setup sockets and directory needed by the kconsumerd communication with the
+ * Setup sockets and directory needed by the consumerds' communication with the
  * session daemon.
  */
-static int set_consumer_sockets(struct consumer_data *consumer_data,
-               const char *rundir)
+static int set_consumer_sockets(struct consumer_data *consumer_data)
 {
        int ret;
-       char path[PATH_MAX];
+       char *path = NULL;
 
        switch (consumer_data->type) {
        case LTTNG_CONSUMER_KERNEL:
-               snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, DEFAULT_KCONSUMERD_PATH, rundir);
+               path = config.kconsumerd_path.value;
                break;
        case LTTNG_CONSUMER64_UST:
-               snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, DEFAULT_USTCONSUMERD64_PATH, rundir);
+               path = config.consumerd64_path.value;
                break;
        case LTTNG_CONSUMER32_UST:
-               snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, DEFAULT_USTCONSUMERD32_PATH, rundir);
+               path = config.consumerd32_path.value;
                break;
        default:
                ERR("Consumer type unknown");
                ret = -EINVAL;
                goto error;
        }
+       assert(path);
 
        DBG2("Creating consumer directory: %s", path);
 
        ret = mkdir(path, S_IRWXU | S_IRGRP | S_IXGRP);
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               if (errno != EEXIST) {
-                       PERROR("mkdir");
-                       ERR("Failed to create %s", path);
-                       goto error;
-               }
-               ret = -1;
+       if (ret < 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
+               PERROR("mkdir");
+               ERR("Failed to create %s", path);
+               goto error;
        }
        if (is_root) {
-               ret = chown(path, 0, utils_get_group_id(tracing_group_name));
+               ret = chown(path, 0, utils_get_group_id(config.tracing_group_name.value));
                if (ret < 0) {
                        ERR("Unable to set group on %s", path);
                        PERROR("chown");
@@ -5371,7 +5274,7 @@ static int set_consumer_sockets(struct consumer_data *consumer_data,
                }
        }
 
-       /* Create the kconsumerd error unix socket */
+       /* Create the consumerd error unix socket */
        consumer_data->err_sock =
                lttcomm_create_unix_sock(consumer_data->err_unix_sock_path);
        if (consumer_data->err_sock < 0) {
@@ -5412,9 +5315,6 @@ error:
 static void sighandler(int sig)
 {
        switch (sig) {
-       case SIGPIPE:
-               DBG("SIGPIPE caught");
-               return;
        case SIGINT:
                DBG("SIGINT caught");
                stop_threads();
@@ -5446,9 +5346,10 @@ static int set_signal_handler(void)
                return ret;
        }
 
-       sa.sa_handler = sighandler;
        sa.sa_mask = sigset;
        sa.sa_flags = 0;
+
+       sa.sa_handler = sighandler;
        if ((ret = sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa, NULL)) < 0) {
                PERROR("sigaction");
                return ret;
@@ -5459,12 +5360,13 @@ static int set_signal_handler(void)
                return ret;
        }
 
-       if ((ret = sigaction(SIGPIPE, &sa, NULL)) < 0) {
+       if ((ret = sigaction(SIGUSR1, &sa, NULL)) < 0) {
                PERROR("sigaction");
                return ret;
        }
 
-       if ((ret = sigaction(SIGUSR1, &sa, NULL)) < 0) {
+       sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+       if ((ret = sigaction(SIGPIPE, &sa, NULL)) < 0) {
                PERROR("sigaction");
                return ret;
        }
@@ -5476,14 +5378,14 @@ static int set_signal_handler(void)
 
 /*
  * Set open files limit to unlimited. This daemon can open a large number of
- * file descriptors in order to consumer multiple kernel traces.
+ * file descriptors in order to consume multiple kernel traces.
  */
 static void set_ulimit(void)
 {
        int ret;
        struct rlimit lim;
 
-       /* The kernel does not allowed an infinite limit for open files */
+       /* The kernel does not allow an infinite limit for open files */
        lim.rlim_cur = 65535;
        lim.rlim_max = 65535;
 
@@ -5493,37 +5395,9 @@ static void set_ulimit(void)
        }
 }
 
-/*
- * Write pidfile using the rundir and opt_pidfile.
- */
 static int write_pidfile(void)
 {
-       int ret;
-       char pidfile_path[PATH_MAX];
-
-       assert(rundir);
-
-       if (opt_pidfile) {
-               if (lttng_strncpy(pidfile_path, opt_pidfile, sizeof(pidfile_path))) {
-                       ret = -1;
-                       goto error;
-               }
-       } else {
-               /* Build pidfile path from rundir and opt_pidfile. */
-               ret = snprintf(pidfile_path, sizeof(pidfile_path), "%s/"
-                               DEFAULT_LTTNG_SESSIOND_PIDFILE, rundir);
-               if (ret < 0) {
-                       PERROR("snprintf pidfile path");
-                       goto error;
-               }
-       }
-
-       /*
-        * Create pid file in rundir.
-        */
-       ret = utils_create_pid_file(getpid(), pidfile_path);
-error:
-       return ret;
+        return utils_create_pid_file(getpid(), config.pid_file_path.value);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -5531,17 +5405,7 @@ error:
  */
 static int create_lockfile(void)
 {
-       int ret;
-       char lockfile_path[PATH_MAX];
-
-       ret = generate_lock_file_path(lockfile_path, sizeof(lockfile_path));
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               goto error;
-       }
-
-       ret = utils_create_lock_file(lockfile_path);
-error:
-       return ret;
+        return utils_create_lock_file(config.lock_file_path.value);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -5549,24 +5413,36 @@ error:
  */
 static int write_agent_port(void)
 {
-       int ret;
-       char path[PATH_MAX];
+       return utils_create_pid_file(config.agent_tcp_port,
+                       config.agent_port_file_path.value);
+}
+
+static int set_clock_plugin_env(void)
+{
+       int ret = 0;
+       char *env_value = NULL;
 
-       assert(rundir);
+       if (!config.lttng_ust_clock_plugin.value) {
+               goto end;
+       }
 
-       ret = snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/"
-                       DEFAULT_LTTNG_SESSIOND_AGENTPORT_FILE, rundir);
+        ret = asprintf(&env_value, "LTTNG_UST_CLOCK_PLUGIN=%s",
+                       config.lttng_ust_clock_plugin.value);
        if (ret < 0) {
-               PERROR("snprintf agent port path");
-               goto error;
+               PERROR("asprintf");
+               goto end;
        }
 
-       /*
-        * Create TCP agent port file in rundir.
-        */
-       ret = utils_create_pid_file(agent_tcp_port, path);
+       ret = putenv(env_value);
+       if (ret) {
+               free(env_value);
+               PERROR("putenv of LTTNG_UST_CLOCK_PLUGIN");
+               goto end;
+       }
 
-error:
+       DBG("Updated LTTNG_UST_CLOCK_PLUGIN environment variable to \"%s\"",
+                       config.lttng_ust_clock_plugin.value);
+end:
        return ret;
 }
 
@@ -5577,7 +5453,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
        int ret = 0, retval = 0;
        void *status;
-       const char *home_path, *env_app_timeout;
+       const char *env_app_timeout;
+       struct lttng_pipe *ust32_channel_monitor_pipe = NULL,
+                       *ust64_channel_monitor_pipe = NULL,
+                       *kernel_channel_monitor_pipe = NULL;
+       bool notification_thread_running = false;
 
        init_kernel_workarounds();
 
@@ -5588,8 +5468,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                goto exit_set_signal_handler;
        }
 
-       setup_consumerd_path();
-
        page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
        if (page_size < 0) {
                PERROR("sysconf _SC_PAGESIZE");
@@ -5597,6 +5475,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                WARN("Fallback page size to %ld", page_size);
        }
 
+       ret = sessiond_config_init(&config);
+       if (ret) {
+               retval = -1;
+               goto exit_set_signal_handler;
+       }
+
        /*
         * Parse arguments and load the daemon configuration file.
         *
@@ -5611,12 +5495,45 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                goto exit_options;
        }
 
+       /* Init config from environment variables. */
+       sessiond_config_apply_env_config(&config);
+
+       /*
+        * Resolve all paths received as arguments, configuration option, or
+        * through environment variable as absolute paths. This is necessary
+        * since daemonizing causes the sessiond's current working directory
+        * to '/'.
+        */
+       ret = sessiond_config_resolve_paths(&config);
+       if (ret) {
+               goto exit_options;
+       }
+
+       /* Apply config. */
+       lttng_opt_verbose = config.verbose;
+       lttng_opt_quiet = config.quiet;
+       kconsumer_data.err_unix_sock_path =
+                       config.kconsumerd_err_unix_sock_path.value;
+       kconsumer_data.cmd_unix_sock_path =
+                       config.kconsumerd_cmd_unix_sock_path.value;
+       ustconsumer32_data.err_unix_sock_path =
+                       config.consumerd32_err_unix_sock_path.value;
+       ustconsumer32_data.cmd_unix_sock_path =
+                       config.consumerd32_cmd_unix_sock_path.value;
+       ustconsumer64_data.err_unix_sock_path =
+                       config.consumerd64_err_unix_sock_path.value;
+       ustconsumer64_data.cmd_unix_sock_path =
+                       config.consumerd64_cmd_unix_sock_path.value;
+       set_clock_plugin_env();
+
+       sessiond_config_log(&config);
+
        /* Daemonize */
-       if (opt_daemon || opt_background) {
+       if (config.daemonize || config.background) {
                int i;
 
                ret = lttng_daemonize(&child_ppid, &recv_child_signal,
-                       !opt_background);
+                       !config.background);
                if (ret < 0) {
                        retval = -1;
                        goto exit_options;
@@ -5652,29 +5569,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                goto exit_health_sessiond_cleanup;
        }
 
-       if (init_ht_cleanup_quit_pipe()) {
-               retval = -1;
-               goto exit_ht_cleanup_quit_pipe;
-       }
-
-       /* Setup the thread ht_cleanup communication pipe. */
-       if (utils_create_pipe_cloexec(ht_cleanup_pipe)) {
-               retval = -1;
-               goto exit_ht_cleanup_pipe;
-       }
-
-       /* Set up max poll set size */
-       if (lttng_poll_set_max_size()) {
-               retval = -1;
-               goto exit_set_max_size;
-       }
-
        /* Create thread to clean up RCU hash tables */
-       ret = pthread_create(&ht_cleanup_thread, NULL,
-                       thread_ht_cleanup, (void *) NULL);
-       if (ret) {
-               errno = ret;
-               PERROR("pthread_create ht_cleanup");
+       if (init_ht_cleanup_thread(&ht_cleanup_thread)) {
                retval = -1;
                goto exit_ht_cleanup;
        }
@@ -5689,141 +5585,25 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
        is_root = !getuid();
 
        if (is_root) {
-               rundir = strdup(DEFAULT_LTTNG_RUNDIR);
-               if (!rundir) {
-                       retval = -1;
-                       goto exit_init_data;
-               }
-
                /* Create global run dir with root access */
-               if (create_lttng_rundir(rundir)) {
-                       retval = -1;
-                       goto exit_init_data;
-               }
-
-               if (strlen(apps_unix_sock_path) == 0) {
-                       ret = snprintf(apps_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX,
-                                       DEFAULT_GLOBAL_APPS_UNIX_SOCK);
-                       if (ret < 0) {
-                               retval = -1;
-                               goto exit_init_data;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               if (strlen(client_unix_sock_path) == 0) {
-                       ret = snprintf(client_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX,
-                                       DEFAULT_GLOBAL_CLIENT_UNIX_SOCK);
-                       if (ret < 0) {
-                               retval = -1;
-                               goto exit_init_data;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               /* Set global SHM for ust */
-               if (strlen(wait_shm_path) == 0) {
-                       ret = snprintf(wait_shm_path, PATH_MAX,
-                                       DEFAULT_GLOBAL_APPS_WAIT_SHM_PATH);
-                       if (ret < 0) {
-                               retval = -1;
-                               goto exit_init_data;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               if (strlen(health_unix_sock_path) == 0) {
-                       ret = snprintf(health_unix_sock_path,
-                                       sizeof(health_unix_sock_path),
-                                       DEFAULT_GLOBAL_HEALTH_UNIX_SOCK);
-                       if (ret < 0) {
-                               retval = -1;
-                               goto exit_init_data;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               /* Setup kernel consumerd path */
-               ret = snprintf(kconsumer_data.err_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX,
-                               DEFAULT_KCONSUMERD_ERR_SOCK_PATH, rundir);
-               if (ret < 0) {
-                       retval = -1;
-                       goto exit_init_data;
-               }
-               ret = snprintf(kconsumer_data.cmd_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX,
-                               DEFAULT_KCONSUMERD_CMD_SOCK_PATH, rundir);
-               if (ret < 0) {
+               if (create_lttng_rundir()) {
                        retval = -1;
                        goto exit_init_data;
                }
 
-               DBG2("Kernel consumer err path: %s",
-                               kconsumer_data.err_unix_sock_path);
-               DBG2("Kernel consumer cmd path: %s",
-                               kconsumer_data.cmd_unix_sock_path);
-       } else {
-               home_path = utils_get_home_dir();
-               if (home_path == NULL) {
-                       /* TODO: Add --socket PATH option */
-                       ERR("Can't get HOME directory for sockets creation.");
+               kernel_channel_monitor_pipe = lttng_pipe_open(0);
+               if (!kernel_channel_monitor_pipe) {
+                       ERR("Failed to create kernel consumer channel monitor pipe");
                        retval = -1;
                        goto exit_init_data;
                }
-
-               /*
-                * Create rundir from home path. This will create something like
-                * $HOME/.lttng
-                */
-               ret = asprintf(&rundir, DEFAULT_LTTNG_HOME_RUNDIR, home_path);
-               if (ret < 0) {
-                       retval = -1;
-                       goto exit_init_data;
-               }
-
-               if (create_lttng_rundir(rundir)) {
+               kconsumer_data.channel_monitor_pipe =
+                               lttng_pipe_release_writefd(
+                                       kernel_channel_monitor_pipe);
+               if (kconsumer_data.channel_monitor_pipe < 0) {
                        retval = -1;
                        goto exit_init_data;
                }
-
-               if (strlen(apps_unix_sock_path) == 0) {
-                       ret = snprintf(apps_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX,
-                                       DEFAULT_HOME_APPS_UNIX_SOCK,
-                                       home_path);
-                       if (ret < 0) {
-                               retval = -1;
-                               goto exit_init_data;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               /* Set the cli tool unix socket path */
-               if (strlen(client_unix_sock_path) == 0) {
-                       ret = snprintf(client_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX,
-                                       DEFAULT_HOME_CLIENT_UNIX_SOCK,
-                                       home_path);
-                       if (ret < 0) {
-                               retval = -1;
-                               goto exit_init_data;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               /* Set global SHM for ust */
-               if (strlen(wait_shm_path) == 0) {
-                       ret = snprintf(wait_shm_path, PATH_MAX,
-                                       DEFAULT_HOME_APPS_WAIT_SHM_PATH,
-                                       getuid());
-                       if (ret < 0) {
-                               retval = -1;
-                               goto exit_init_data;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               /* Set health check Unix path */
-               if (strlen(health_unix_sock_path) == 0) {
-                       ret = snprintf(health_unix_sock_path,
-                                       sizeof(health_unix_sock_path),
-                                       DEFAULT_HOME_HEALTH_UNIX_SOCK,
-                                       home_path);
-                       if (ret < 0) {
-                               retval = -1;
-                               goto exit_init_data;
-                       }
-               }
        }
 
        lockfile_fd = create_lockfile();
@@ -5836,53 +5616,32 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
        kernel_consumerd_state = CONSUMER_STOPPED;
        ust_consumerd_state = CONSUMER_STOPPED;
 
-       DBG("Client socket path %s", client_unix_sock_path);
-       DBG("Application socket path %s", apps_unix_sock_path);
-       DBG("Application wait path %s", wait_shm_path);
-       DBG("LTTng run directory path: %s", rundir);
-
-       /* 32 bits consumerd path setup */
-       ret = snprintf(ustconsumer32_data.err_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX,
-                       DEFAULT_USTCONSUMERD32_ERR_SOCK_PATH, rundir);
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               PERROR("snprintf 32-bit consumer error socket path");
+       ust32_channel_monitor_pipe = lttng_pipe_open(0);
+       if (!ust32_channel_monitor_pipe) {
+               ERR("Failed to create 32-bit user space consumer channel monitor pipe");
                retval = -1;
                goto exit_init_data;
        }
-       ret = snprintf(ustconsumer32_data.cmd_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX,
-                       DEFAULT_USTCONSUMERD32_CMD_SOCK_PATH, rundir);
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               PERROR("snprintf 32-bit consumer command socket path");
+       ustconsumer32_data.channel_monitor_pipe = lttng_pipe_release_writefd(
+                       ust32_channel_monitor_pipe);
+       if (ustconsumer32_data.channel_monitor_pipe < 0) {
                retval = -1;
                goto exit_init_data;
        }
 
-       DBG2("UST consumer 32 bits err path: %s",
-                       ustconsumer32_data.err_unix_sock_path);
-       DBG2("UST consumer 32 bits cmd path: %s",
-                       ustconsumer32_data.cmd_unix_sock_path);
-
-       /* 64 bits consumerd path setup */
-       ret = snprintf(ustconsumer64_data.err_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX,
-                       DEFAULT_USTCONSUMERD64_ERR_SOCK_PATH, rundir);
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               PERROR("snprintf 64-bit consumer error socket path");
+       ust64_channel_monitor_pipe = lttng_pipe_open(0);
+       if (!ust64_channel_monitor_pipe) {
+               ERR("Failed to create 64-bit user space consumer channel monitor pipe");
                retval = -1;
                goto exit_init_data;
        }
-       ret = snprintf(ustconsumer64_data.cmd_unix_sock_path, PATH_MAX,
-                       DEFAULT_USTCONSUMERD64_CMD_SOCK_PATH, rundir);
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               PERROR("snprintf 64-bit consumer command socket path");
+       ustconsumer64_data.channel_monitor_pipe = lttng_pipe_release_writefd(
+                       ust64_channel_monitor_pipe);
+       if (ustconsumer64_data.channel_monitor_pipe < 0) {
                retval = -1;
                goto exit_init_data;
        }
 
-       DBG2("UST consumer 64 bits err path: %s",
-                       ustconsumer64_data.err_unix_sock_path);
-       DBG2("UST consumer 64 bits cmd path: %s",
-                       ustconsumer64_data.cmd_unix_sock_path);
-
        /*
         * See if daemon already exist.
         */
@@ -5923,13 +5682,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         * kernel tracer.
         */
        if (is_root) {
-               if (set_consumer_sockets(&kconsumer_data, rundir)) {
+               if (set_consumer_sockets(&kconsumer_data)) {
                        retval = -1;
                        goto exit_init_data;
                }
 
                /* Setup kernel tracer */
-               if (!opt_no_kernel) {
+               if (!config.no_kernel) {
                        init_kernel_tracer();
                        if (kernel_tracer_fd >= 0) {
                                ret = syscall_init_table();
@@ -5947,12 +5706,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
        /* init lttng_fd tracking must be done after set_ulimit. */
        lttng_fd_init();
 
-       if (set_consumer_sockets(&ustconsumer64_data, rundir)) {
+       if (set_consumer_sockets(&ustconsumer64_data)) {
                retval = -1;
                goto exit_init_data;
        }
 
-       if (set_consumer_sockets(&ustconsumer32_data, rundir)) {
+       if (set_consumer_sockets(&ustconsumer32_data)) {
                retval = -1;
                goto exit_init_data;
        }
@@ -5964,18 +5723,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
        }
 
        /* Set credentials to socket */
-       if (is_root && set_permissions(rundir)) {
+       if (is_root && set_permissions(config.rundir.value)) {
                retval = -1;
                goto exit_init_data;
        }
 
        /* Get parent pid if -S, --sig-parent is specified. */
-       if (opt_sig_parent) {
+       if (config.sig_parent) {
                ppid = getppid();
        }
 
        /* Setup the kernel pipe for waking up the kernel thread */
-       if (is_root && !opt_no_kernel) {
+       if (is_root && !config.no_kernel) {
                if (utils_create_pipe_cloexec(kernel_poll_pipe)) {
                        retval = -1;
                        goto exit_init_data;
@@ -6012,9 +5771,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
        /* Check for the application socket timeout env variable. */
        env_app_timeout = getenv(DEFAULT_APP_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_ENV);
        if (env_app_timeout) {
-               app_socket_timeout = atoi(env_app_timeout);
+               config.app_socket_timeout = atoi(env_app_timeout);
        } else {
-               app_socket_timeout = DEFAULT_APP_SOCKET_RW_TIMEOUT;
+               config.app_socket_timeout = DEFAULT_APP_SOCKET_RW_TIMEOUT;
        }
 
        ret = write_pidfile();
@@ -6039,10 +5798,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                retval = -1;
                goto exit_init_data;
        }
-       load_info->path = opt_load_session_path;
+       load_info->path = config.load_session_path.value;
 
-       /* Create health-check thread */
-       ret = pthread_create(&health_thread, NULL,
+       /* Create health-check thread. */
+       ret = pthread_create(&health_thread, default_pthread_attr(),
                        thread_manage_health, (void *) NULL);
        if (ret) {
                errno = ret;
@@ -6051,86 +5810,118 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                goto exit_health;
        }
 
+       /* notification_thread_data acquires the pipes' read side. */
+       notification_thread_handle = notification_thread_handle_create(
+                       ust32_channel_monitor_pipe,
+                       ust64_channel_monitor_pipe,
+                       kernel_channel_monitor_pipe);
+       if (!notification_thread_handle) {
+               retval = -1;
+               ERR("Failed to create notification thread shared data");
+               stop_threads();
+               goto exit_notification;
+       }
+
+       /* Create notification thread. */
+       ret = pthread_create(&notification_thread, default_pthread_attr(),
+                       thread_notification, notification_thread_handle);
+       if (ret) {
+               errno = ret;
+               PERROR("pthread_create notification");
+               retval = -1;
+               stop_threads();
+               goto exit_notification;
+       }
+       notification_thread_running = true;
+
        /* Create thread to manage the client socket */
-       ret = pthread_create(&client_thread, NULL,
+       ret = pthread_create(&client_thread, default_pthread_attr(),
                        thread_manage_clients, (void *) NULL);
        if (ret) {
                errno = ret;
                PERROR("pthread_create clients");
                retval = -1;
+               stop_threads();
                goto exit_client;
        }
 
        /* Create thread to dispatch registration */
-       ret = pthread_create(&dispatch_thread, NULL,
+       ret = pthread_create(&dispatch_thread, default_pthread_attr(),
                        thread_dispatch_ust_registration, (void *) NULL);
        if (ret) {
                errno = ret;
                PERROR("pthread_create dispatch");
                retval = -1;
+               stop_threads();
                goto exit_dispatch;
        }
 
        /* Create thread to manage application registration. */
-       ret = pthread_create(&reg_apps_thread, NULL,
+       ret = pthread_create(&reg_apps_thread, default_pthread_attr(),
                        thread_registration_apps, (void *) NULL);
        if (ret) {
                errno = ret;
                PERROR("pthread_create registration");
                retval = -1;
+               stop_threads();
                goto exit_reg_apps;
        }
 
        /* Create thread to manage application socket */
-       ret = pthread_create(&apps_thread, NULL,
+       ret = pthread_create(&apps_thread, default_pthread_attr(),
                        thread_manage_apps, (void *) NULL);
        if (ret) {
                errno = ret;
                PERROR("pthread_create apps");
                retval = -1;
+               stop_threads();
                goto exit_apps;
        }
 
        /* Create thread to manage application notify socket */
-       ret = pthread_create(&apps_notify_thread, NULL,
+       ret = pthread_create(&apps_notify_thread, default_pthread_attr(),
                        ust_thread_manage_notify, (void *) NULL);
        if (ret) {
                errno = ret;
                PERROR("pthread_create notify");
                retval = -1;
+               stop_threads();
                goto exit_apps_notify;
        }
 
        /* Create agent registration thread. */
-       ret = pthread_create(&agent_reg_thread, NULL,
+       ret = pthread_create(&agent_reg_thread, default_pthread_attr(),
                        agent_thread_manage_registration, (void *) NULL);
        if (ret) {
                errno = ret;
                PERROR("pthread_create agent");
                retval = -1;
+               stop_threads();
                goto exit_agent_reg;
        }
 
        /* Don't start this thread if kernel tracing is not requested nor root */
-       if (is_root && !opt_no_kernel) {
+       if (is_root && !config.no_kernel) {
                /* Create kernel thread to manage kernel event */
-               ret = pthread_create(&kernel_thread, NULL,
+               ret = pthread_create(&kernel_thread, default_pthread_attr(),
                                thread_manage_kernel, (void *) NULL);
                if (ret) {
                        errno = ret;
                        PERROR("pthread_create kernel");
                        retval = -1;
+                       stop_threads();
                        goto exit_kernel;
                }
        }
 
        /* Create session loading thread. */
-       ret = pthread_create(&load_session_thread, NULL, thread_load_session,
-                       load_info);
+       ret = pthread_create(&load_session_thread, default_pthread_attr(),
+                       thread_load_session, load_info);
        if (ret) {
                errno = ret;
                PERROR("pthread_create load_session_thread");
                retval = -1;
+               stop_threads();
                goto exit_load_session;
        }
 
@@ -6147,7 +5938,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
        }
 exit_load_session:
 
-       if (is_root && !opt_no_kernel) {
+       if (is_root && !config.no_kernel) {
                ret = pthread_join(kernel_thread, &status);
                if (ret) {
                        errno = ret;
@@ -6207,62 +5998,77 @@ exit_dispatch:
                PERROR("pthread_join");
                retval = -1;
        }
-exit_client:
 
+exit_client:
+exit_notification:
        ret = pthread_join(health_thread, &status);
        if (ret) {
                errno = ret;
                PERROR("pthread_join health thread");
                retval = -1;
        }
-exit_health:
 
+exit_health:
 exit_init_data:
+       /*
+        * Wait for all pending call_rcu work to complete before tearing
+        * down data structures. call_rcu worker may be trying to
+        * perform lookups in those structures.
+        */
+       rcu_barrier();
        /*
         * sessiond_cleanup() is called when no other thread is running, except
         * the ht_cleanup thread, which is needed to destroy the hash tables.
         */
        rcu_thread_online();
        sessiond_cleanup();
-       rcu_thread_offline();
-       rcu_unregister_thread();
 
-       ret = notify_thread_pipe(ht_cleanup_quit_pipe[1]);
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               ERR("write error on ht_cleanup quit pipe");
-               retval = -1;
+       /*
+        * Ensure all prior call_rcu are done. call_rcu callbacks may push
+        * hash tables to the ht_cleanup thread. Therefore, we ensure that
+        * the queue is empty before shutting down the clean-up thread.
+        */
+       rcu_barrier();
+
+       /*
+        * The teardown of the notification system is performed after the
+        * session daemon's teardown in order to allow it to be notified
+        * of the active session and channels at the moment of the teardown.
+        */
+       if (notification_thread_handle) {
+               if (notification_thread_running) {
+                       notification_thread_command_quit(
+                                       notification_thread_handle);
+                       ret = pthread_join(notification_thread, &status);
+                       if (ret) {
+                               errno = ret;
+                               PERROR("pthread_join notification thread");
+                               retval = -1;
+                       }
+               }
+               notification_thread_handle_destroy(notification_thread_handle);
        }
 
-       ret = pthread_join(ht_cleanup_thread, &status);
+       rcu_thread_offline();
+       rcu_unregister_thread();
+
+       ret = fini_ht_cleanup_thread(&ht_cleanup_thread);
        if (ret) {
-               errno = ret;
-               PERROR("pthread_join ht cleanup thread");
                retval = -1;
        }
+       lttng_pipe_destroy(ust32_channel_monitor_pipe);
+       lttng_pipe_destroy(ust64_channel_monitor_pipe);
+       lttng_pipe_destroy(kernel_channel_monitor_pipe);
 exit_ht_cleanup:
-exit_set_max_size:
-
-       utils_close_pipe(ht_cleanup_pipe);
-exit_ht_cleanup_pipe:
-
-       /*
-        * Close the ht_cleanup quit pipe.
-        */
-       utils_close_pipe(ht_cleanup_quit_pipe);
-exit_ht_cleanup_quit_pipe:
 
        health_app_destroy(health_sessiond);
 exit_health_sessiond_cleanup:
 exit_create_run_as_worker_cleanup:
 
 exit_options:
-       /* Ensure all prior call_rcu are done. */
-       rcu_barrier();
-
        sessiond_cleanup_options();
 
 exit_set_signal_handler:
-
        if (!retval) {
                exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
        } else {
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