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-rw-r--r--src/dns-manager/nm-dns-dnsmasq.c332
-rw-r--r--src/dns-manager/nm-dns-plugin.c106
2 files changed, 299 insertions, 139 deletions
diff --git a/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-dnsmasq.c b/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-dnsmasq.c
index 5ead5ecf..4cee1608 100644
--- a/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-dnsmasq.c
+++ b/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-dnsmasq.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "nm-ip4-config.h"
 #include "nm-ip6-config.h"
 #include "nm-dns-utils.h"
+#include "nm-bus-manager.h"
 #include "NetworkManagerUtils.h"
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (NMDnsDnsmasq, nm_dns_dnsmasq, NM_TYPE_DNS_PLUGIN)
@@ -39,11 +40,17 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (NMDnsDnsmasq, nm_dns_dnsmasq, NM_TYPE_DNS_PLUGIN)
 #define NM_DNS_DNSMASQ_GET_PRIVATE(o) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE ((o), NM_TYPE_DNS_DNSMASQ, NMDnsDnsmasqPrivate))
 
 #define PIDFILE NMRUNDIR "/dnsmasq.pid"
-#define CONFFILE NMRUNDIR "/dnsmasq.conf"
 #define CONFDIR NMCONFDIR "/dnsmasq.d"
 
+#define DNSMASQ_DBUS_SERVICE "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.dnsmasq"
+#define DNSMASQ_DBUS_PATH "/uk/org/thekelleys/dnsmasq"
+
 typedef struct {
-	guint32 foo;
+	GDBusProxy *dnsmasq;
+	GCancellable *dnsmasq_cancellable;
+	gboolean running;
+
+	GVariant *set_server_ex_args;
 } NMDnsDnsmasqPrivate;
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -61,8 +68,28 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+static void
+add_dnsmasq_nameserver (NMDnsDnsmasq *self,
+                        GVariantBuilder *servers,
+                        const char *ip,
+                        const char *domain)
+{
+	g_return_if_fail (ip);
+
+	_LOGD ("adding nameserver '%s'%s%s%s", ip,
+	       NM_PRINT_FMT_QUOTED (domain, " for domain \"", domain, "\"", ""));
+
+	g_variant_builder_open (servers, G_VARIANT_TYPE ("as"));
+
+	g_variant_builder_add (servers, "s", ip);
+	if (domain)
+		g_variant_builder_add (servers, "s", domain);
+
+	g_variant_builder_close (servers);
+}
+
 static gboolean
-add_ip4_config (GString *str, NMIP4Config *ip4, gboolean split)
+add_ip4_config (NMDnsDnsmasq *self, GVariantBuilder *servers, NMIP4Config *ip4, gboolean split)
 {
 	char buf[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
 	in_addr_t addr;
@@ -84,9 +111,10 @@ add_ip4_config (GString *str, NMIP4Config *ip4, gboolean split)
 			/* searches are preferred over domains */
 			n = nm_ip4_config_get_num_searches (ip4);
 			for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-				g_string_append_printf (str, "server=/%s/%s\n",
-				                        nm_ip4_config_get_search (ip4, i),
-				                        buf);
+				add_dnsmasq_nameserver (self,
+				                        servers,
+				                        buf,
+				                        nm_ip4_config_get_search (ip4, i));
 				added = TRUE;
 			}
 
@@ -94,9 +122,10 @@ add_ip4_config (GString *str, NMIP4Config *ip4, gboolean split)
 				/* If not searches, use any domains */
 				n = nm_ip4_config_get_num_domains (ip4);
 				for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-					g_string_append_printf (str, "server=/%s/%s\n",
-					                        nm_ip4_config_get_domain (ip4, i),
-					                        buf);
+					add_dnsmasq_nameserver (self,
+					                        servers,
+					                        buf,
+					                        nm_ip4_config_get_domain (ip4, i));
 					added = TRUE;
 				}
 			}
@@ -107,7 +136,7 @@ add_ip4_config (GString *str, NMIP4Config *ip4, gboolean split)
 			domains = nm_dns_utils_get_ip4_rdns_domains (ip4);
 			if (domains) {
 				for (iter = domains; iter && *iter; iter++)
-					g_string_append_printf (str, "server=/%s/%s\n", *iter, buf);
+					add_dnsmasq_nameserver (self, servers, buf, *iter);
 				g_strfreev (domains);
 				added = TRUE;
 			}
@@ -118,7 +147,8 @@ add_ip4_config (GString *str, NMIP4Config *ip4, gboolean split)
 	if (!added) {
 		for (i = 0; i < nnameservers; i++) {
 			addr = nm_ip4_config_get_nameserver (ip4, i);
-			g_string_append_printf (str, "server=%s\n", nm_utils_inet4_ntop (addr, NULL));
+			add_dnsmasq_nameserver (self, servers,
+			                        nm_utils_inet4_ntop (addr, NULL), NULL);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -148,7 +178,7 @@ ip6_addr_to_string (const struct in6_addr *addr, const char *iface)
 }
 
 static void
-add_global_config (GString *str, const NMGlobalDnsConfig *config)
+add_global_config (NMDnsDnsmasq *self, GVariantBuilder *dnsmasq_servers, const NMGlobalDnsConfig *config)
 {
 	guint i, j;
 
@@ -163,16 +193,16 @@ add_global_config (GString *str, const NMGlobalDnsConfig *config)
 
 		for (j = 0; servers && servers[j]; j++) {
 			if (!strcmp (name, "*"))
-				g_string_append_printf (str, "server=%s\n", servers[j]);
+				add_dnsmasq_nameserver (self, dnsmasq_servers, servers[j], NULL);
 			else
-				g_string_append_printf (str, "server=/%s/%s\n", name, servers[j]);
+				add_dnsmasq_nameserver (self, dnsmasq_servers, servers[j], name);
 		}
 
 	}
 }
 
 static gboolean
-add_ip6_config (GString *str, NMIP6Config *ip6, gboolean split)
+add_ip6_config (NMDnsDnsmasq *self, GVariantBuilder *servers, NMIP6Config *ip6, gboolean split)
 {
 	const struct in6_addr *addr;
 	char *buf = NULL;
@@ -196,9 +226,10 @@ add_ip6_config (GString *str, NMIP6Config *ip6, gboolean split)
 			/* searches are preferred over domains */
 			n = nm_ip6_config_get_num_searches (ip6);
 			for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-				g_string_append_printf (str, "server=/%s/%s\n",
-				                        nm_ip6_config_get_search (ip6, i),
-				                        buf);
+				add_dnsmasq_nameserver (self,
+				                        servers,
+				                        buf,
+				                        nm_ip6_config_get_search (ip6, i));
 				added = TRUE;
 			}
 
@@ -206,9 +237,10 @@ add_ip6_config (GString *str, NMIP6Config *ip6, gboolean split)
 				/* If not searches, use any domains */
 				n = nm_ip6_config_get_num_domains (ip6);
 				for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-					g_string_append_printf (str, "server=/%s/%s\n",
-					                        nm_ip6_config_get_domain (ip6, i),
-					                        buf);
+					add_dnsmasq_nameserver (self,
+					                        servers,
+					                        buf,
+					                        nm_ip6_config_get_domain (ip6, i));
 					added = TRUE;
 				}
 			}
@@ -223,7 +255,7 @@ add_ip6_config (GString *str, NMIP6Config *ip6, gboolean split)
 			addr = nm_ip6_config_get_nameserver (ip6, i);
 			buf = ip6_addr_to_string (addr, iface);
 			if (buf) {
-				g_string_append_printf (str, "server=%s\n", buf);
+				add_dnsmasq_nameserver (self, servers, buf, NULL);
 				g_free (buf);
 			}
 		}
@@ -232,105 +264,220 @@ add_ip6_config (GString *str, NMIP6Config *ip6, gboolean split)
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
-static gboolean
-update (NMDnsPlugin *plugin,
-        const GSList *vpn_configs,
-        const GSList *dev_configs,
-        const GSList *other_configs,
-        const NMGlobalDnsConfig *global_config,
-        const char *hostname)
+static void
+dnsmasq_update_done (GObject *source, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer user_data)
 {
-	NMDnsDnsmasq *self = NM_DNS_DNSMASQ (plugin);
+	NMDnsDnsmasq *self = NM_DNS_DNSMASQ (user_data);
+	NMDnsDnsmasqPrivate *priv = NM_DNS_DNSMASQ_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	gs_free_error GError *error = NULL;
+	gs_unref_variant GVariant *response = NULL;
+
+	response = g_dbus_proxy_call_finish (priv->dnsmasq, res, &error);
+	if (!response)
+		_LOGW ("dnsmasq update failed: %s", error->message);
+	else
+		_LOGD ("dnsmasq update successful");
+}
+
+static void
+send_dnsmasq_update (NMDnsDnsmasq *self)
+{
+	NMDnsDnsmasqPrivate *priv = NM_DNS_DNSMASQ_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+
+	if (!priv->set_server_ex_args)
+		return;
+
+	if (priv->running) {
+		_LOGD ("trying to update dnsmasq nameservers");
+
+		g_dbus_proxy_call (priv->dnsmasq,
+		                   "SetServersEx",
+		                   priv->set_server_ex_args,
+		                   G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
+		                   -1,
+		                   NULL,
+		                   (GAsyncReadyCallback) dnsmasq_update_done,
+		                   self);
+		g_clear_pointer (&priv->set_server_ex_args, g_variant_unref);
+	} else
+		_LOGD ("dnsmasq not found on the bus. The nameserver update will be sent when dnsmasq appears");
+}
+
+static void
+name_owner_changed (GObject    *object,
+                    GParamSpec *pspec,
+                    gpointer    user_data)
+{
+	NMDnsDnsmasq *self = NM_DNS_DNSMASQ (user_data);
+	NMDnsDnsmasqPrivate *priv = NM_DNS_DNSMASQ_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	gs_free char *owner = NULL;
+
+	owner = g_dbus_proxy_get_name_owner (G_DBUS_PROXY (object));
+	if (owner) {
+		_LOGI ("dnsmasq appeared as %s", owner);
+		priv->running = TRUE;
+		send_dnsmasq_update (self);
+	} else {
+		_LOGI ("dnsmasq disappeared");
+		priv->running = FALSE;
+		g_signal_emit_by_name (self, NM_DNS_PLUGIN_FAILED);
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+dnsmasq_proxy_cb (GObject *source, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer user_data)
+{
+	NMDnsDnsmasq *self;
+	NMDnsDnsmasqPrivate *priv;
+	gs_free_error GError *error = NULL;
+	gs_free char *owner = NULL;
+	GDBusProxy *proxy;
+
+	proxy = g_dbus_proxy_new_finish (res, &error);
+	if (   !proxy
+	    && g_error_matches (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED))
+		return;
+
+	self = NM_DNS_DNSMASQ (user_data);
+
+	if (!proxy) {
+		_LOGW ("failed to connect to dnsmasq via DBus: %s", error->message);
+		g_signal_emit_by_name (self, NM_DNS_PLUGIN_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	priv = NM_DNS_DNSMASQ_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+
+	priv->dnsmasq = proxy;
+	nm_clear_g_cancellable (&priv->dnsmasq_cancellable);
+
+	_LOGD ("dnsmasq proxy creation successful");
+
+	g_signal_connect (priv->dnsmasq, "notify::g-name-owner",
+	                  G_CALLBACK (name_owner_changed), self);
+	owner = g_dbus_proxy_get_name_owner (priv->dnsmasq);
+	priv->running = (owner != NULL);
+
+	if (priv->running)
+		send_dnsmasq_update (self);
+}
+
+static void
+start_dnsmasq (NMDnsDnsmasq *self)
+{
+	NMDnsDnsmasqPrivate *priv = NM_DNS_DNSMASQ_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 	const char *dm_binary;
-	GString *conf;
-	GSList *iter;
 	const char *argv[15];
-	GError *error = NULL;
-	int ignored;
 	GPid pid = 0;
 	guint idx = 0;
+	NMBusManager *dbus_mgr;
+	GDBusConnection *connection;
+
 
-	/* Kill the old dnsmasq; there doesn't appear to be a way to get dnsmasq
-	 * to reread the config file using SIGHUP or similar.  This is a small race
-	 * here when restarting dnsmasq when DNS requests could go to the upstream
-	 * servers instead of to dnsmasq.
-	 */
-	nm_dns_plugin_child_kill (plugin);
+	if (   priv->running
+	    || priv->dnsmasq
+	    || priv->dnsmasq_cancellable)
+		return;
 
 	dm_binary = nm_utils_find_helper ("dnsmasq", DNSMASQ_PATH, NULL);
 	if (!dm_binary) {
 		_LOGW ("could not find dnsmasq binary");
-		return FALSE;
+		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Build up the new dnsmasq config file */
-	conf = g_string_sized_new (150);
+	argv[idx++] = dm_binary;
+	argv[idx++] = "--no-resolv";  /* Use only commandline */
+	argv[idx++] = "--keep-in-foreground";
+	argv[idx++] = "--no-hosts"; /* don't use /etc/hosts to resolve */
+	argv[idx++] = "--bind-interfaces";
+	argv[idx++] = "--pid-file=" PIDFILE;
+	argv[idx++] = "--listen-address=127.0.0.1"; /* Should work for both 4 and 6 */
+	argv[idx++] = "--cache-size=400";
+	argv[idx++] = "--conf-file=/dev/null"; /* avoid loading /etc/dnsmasq.conf */
+	argv[idx++] = "--proxy-dnssec"; /* Allow DNSSEC to pass through */
+	argv[idx++] = "--enable-dbus=" DNSMASQ_DBUS_SERVICE;
+
+	/* dnsmasq exits if the conf dir is not present */
+	if (g_file_test (CONFDIR, G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR))
+		argv[idx++] = "--conf-dir=" CONFDIR;
+
+	argv[idx++] = NULL;
+	nm_assert (idx <= G_N_ELEMENTS (argv));
+
+	/* And finally spawn dnsmasq */
+	pid = nm_dns_plugin_child_spawn (NM_DNS_PLUGIN (self), argv, PIDFILE, "bin/dnsmasq");
+	if (!pid)
+		return;
+
+	dbus_mgr = nm_bus_manager_get ();
+	g_return_if_fail (dbus_mgr);
+
+	connection = nm_bus_manager_get_connection (dbus_mgr);
+	g_return_if_fail (connection);
+
+	priv->dnsmasq_cancellable = g_cancellable_new ();
+	g_dbus_proxy_new (connection,
+	                  G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_AUTO_START,
+	                  NULL,
+	                  DNSMASQ_DBUS_SERVICE,
+	                  DNSMASQ_DBUS_PATH,
+	                  DNSMASQ_DBUS_SERVICE,
+	                  priv->dnsmasq_cancellable,
+	                  dnsmasq_proxy_cb,
+	                  self);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+update (NMDnsPlugin *plugin,
+        const GSList *vpn_configs,
+        const GSList *dev_configs,
+        const GSList *other_configs,
+        const NMGlobalDnsConfig *global_config,
+        const char *hostname)
+{
+	NMDnsDnsmasq *self = NM_DNS_DNSMASQ (plugin);
+	NMDnsDnsmasqPrivate *priv = NM_DNS_DNSMASQ_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	const GSList *iter;
+	GVariantBuilder servers;
+
+	start_dnsmasq (self);
+
+	g_variant_builder_init (&servers, G_VARIANT_TYPE ("aas"));
 
 	if (global_config)
-		add_global_config (conf, global_config);
+		add_global_config (self, &servers, global_config);
 	else {
 		/* Use split DNS for VPN configs */
-		for (iter = (GSList *) vpn_configs; iter; iter = g_slist_next (iter)) {
+		for (iter = vpn_configs; iter; iter = g_slist_next (iter)) {
 			if (NM_IS_IP4_CONFIG (iter->data))
-				add_ip4_config (conf, NM_IP4_CONFIG (iter->data), TRUE);
+				add_ip4_config (self, &servers, iter->data, TRUE);
 			else if (NM_IS_IP6_CONFIG (iter->data))
-				add_ip6_config (conf, NM_IP6_CONFIG (iter->data), TRUE);
+				add_ip6_config (self, &servers, iter->data, TRUE);
 		}
 
 		/* Now add interface configs without split DNS */
-		for (iter = (GSList *) dev_configs; iter; iter = g_slist_next (iter)) {
+		for (iter = dev_configs; iter; iter = g_slist_next (iter)) {
 			if (NM_IS_IP4_CONFIG (iter->data))
-				add_ip4_config (conf, NM_IP4_CONFIG (iter->data), FALSE);
+				add_ip4_config (self, &servers, iter->data, FALSE);
 			else if (NM_IS_IP6_CONFIG (iter->data))
-				add_ip6_config (conf, NM_IP6_CONFIG (iter->data), FALSE);
+				add_ip6_config (self, &servers, iter->data, FALSE);
 		}
 
 		/* And any other random configs */
-		for (iter = (GSList *) other_configs; iter; iter = g_slist_next (iter)) {
+		for (iter = other_configs; iter; iter = g_slist_next (iter)) {
 			if (NM_IS_IP4_CONFIG (iter->data))
-				add_ip4_config (conf, NM_IP4_CONFIG (iter->data), FALSE);
+				add_ip4_config (self, &servers, iter->data, FALSE);
 			else if (NM_IS_IP6_CONFIG (iter->data))
-				add_ip6_config (conf, NM_IP6_CONFIG (iter->data), FALSE);
+				add_ip6_config (self, &servers, iter->data, FALSE);
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Write out the config file */
-	if (!g_file_set_contents (CONFFILE, conf->str, -1, &error)) {
-		_LOGW ("failed to write dnsmasq config file %s: %s",
-		       CONFFILE,
-		       error->message);
-		g_clear_error (&error);
-		goto out;
-	}
-	ignored = chmod (CONFFILE, 0644);
-
-	_LOGD ("dnsmasq local caching DNS configuration:");
-	_LOGD ("%s", conf->str);
-
-	argv[idx++] = dm_binary;
-	argv[idx++] = "--no-resolv";  /* Use only commandline */
-	argv[idx++] = "--keep-in-foreground";
-	argv[idx++] = "--no-hosts"; /* don't use /etc/hosts to resolve */
-	argv[idx++] = "--bind-interfaces";
-	argv[idx++] = "--pid-file=" PIDFILE;
-	argv[idx++] = "--listen-address=127.0.0.1"; /* Should work for both 4 and 6 */
-	argv[idx++] = "--conf-file=" CONFFILE;
-	argv[idx++] = "--cache-size=400";
-	argv[idx++] = "--proxy-dnssec"; /* Allow DNSSEC to pass through */
-
-	/* dnsmasq exits if the conf dir is not present */
-	if (g_file_test (CONFDIR, G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR))
-		argv[idx++] = "--conf-dir=" CONFDIR;
+	g_clear_pointer (&priv->set_server_ex_args, g_variant_unref);
+	priv->set_server_ex_args = g_variant_ref_sink (g_variant_new ("(aas)", &servers));
 
-	argv[idx++] = NULL;
-	g_warn_if_fail (idx <= G_N_ELEMENTS (argv));
+	send_dnsmasq_update (self);
 
-	/* And finally spawn dnsmasq */
-	pid = nm_dns_plugin_child_spawn (NM_DNS_PLUGIN (self), argv, PIDFILE, "bin/dnsmasq");
-
-out:
-	g_string_free (conf, TRUE);
-	return pid ? TRUE : FALSE;
+	return TRUE;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************/
@@ -374,7 +521,6 @@ child_quit (NMDnsPlugin *plugin, gint status)
 		_LOGW ("dnsmasq died with signal %d", WTERMSIG (status));
 	else
 		_LOGW ("dnsmasq died from an unknown cause");
-	unlink (CONFFILE);
 
 	if (failed)
 		g_signal_emit_by_name (self, NM_DNS_PLUGIN_FAILED);
@@ -410,7 +556,13 @@ nm_dns_dnsmasq_init (NMDnsDnsmasq *self)
 static void
 dispose (GObject *object)
 {
-	unlink (CONFFILE);
+	NMDnsDnsmasqPrivate *priv = NM_DNS_DNSMASQ_GET_PRIVATE (object);
+
+	nm_clear_g_cancellable (&priv->dnsmasq_cancellable);
+
+	g_clear_object (&priv->dnsmasq);
+
+	g_clear_pointer (&priv->set_server_ex_args, g_variant_unref);
 
 	G_OBJECT_CLASS (nm_dns_dnsmasq_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
diff --git a/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-plugin.c b/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-plugin.c
index 47322d2a..d5cb8822 100644
--- a/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-plugin.c
+++ b/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-plugin.c
@@ -48,7 +48,29 @@ enum {
 };
 static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
 
-/********************************************/
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+#define _NMLOG_PREFIX_NAME                "dns-plugin"
+#define _NMLOG_DOMAIN                     LOGD_DNS
+#define _NMLOG(level, ...) \
+    G_STMT_START { \
+        const NMLogLevel __level = (level); \
+        \
+        if (nm_logging_enabled (__level, _NMLOG_DOMAIN)) { \
+            char __prefix[20]; \
+            const NMDnsPlugin *const __self = (self); \
+            \
+            _nm_log (__level, _NMLOG_DOMAIN, 0, \
+                     "%s%s: " _NM_UTILS_MACRO_FIRST (__VA_ARGS__), \
+                     _NMLOG_PREFIX_NAME, \
+                     (!__self \
+                        ? "" \
+                        : nm_sprintf_buf (__prefix, "[%p]", __self)) \
+                     _NM_UTILS_MACRO_REST (__VA_ARGS__)); \
+        } \
+    } G_STMT_END
+
+/******************************************************************************/
 
 gboolean
 nm_dns_plugin_update (NMDnsPlugin *self,
@@ -96,8 +118,7 @@ _clear_pidfile (NMDnsPlugin *self)
 
 	if (priv->pidfile) {
 		unlink (priv->pidfile);
-		g_free (priv->pidfile);
-		priv->pidfile = NULL;
+		g_clear_pointer (&priv->pidfile, g_free);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +159,7 @@ kill_existing (const char *progname, const char *pidfile, const char *kill_match
 	if (!strstr (cmdline_contents, kill_match))
 		goto out;
 
-	nm_utils_kill_process_sync (pid, start_time, SIGKILL, LOGD_DNS,
+	nm_utils_kill_process_sync (pid, start_time, SIGKILL, _NMLOG_DOMAIN,
 	                            progname ?: "<dns-process>",
 	                            0, 0, 1000);
 
@@ -154,9 +175,7 @@ watch_cb (GPid pid, gint status, gpointer user_data)
 
 	priv->pid = 0;
 	priv->watch_id = 0;
-	g_free (priv->progname);
-	priv->progname = NULL;
-
+	g_clear_pointer (&priv->progname, g_free);
 	_clear_pidfile (self);
 
 	g_signal_emit (self, signals[CHILD_QUIT], 0, status);
@@ -168,43 +187,47 @@ nm_dns_plugin_child_spawn (NMDnsPlugin *self,
                            const char *pidfile,
                            const char *kill_match)
 {
-	NMDnsPluginPrivate *priv = NM_DNS_PLUGIN_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	NMDnsPluginPrivate *priv;
 	GError *error = NULL;
-	char *cmdline;
+	GPid pid;
+	gs_free char *cmdline = NULL;
+	gs_free char *progname = NULL;
 
-	g_return_val_if_fail (argv != NULL, 0);
-	g_return_val_if_fail (argv[0] != NULL, 0);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (argv && argv[0], 0);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DNS_PLUGIN (self), 0);
 
-	g_warn_if_fail (priv->progname == NULL);
-	g_free (priv->progname);
-	priv->progname = g_path_get_basename (argv[0]);
+	priv = NM_DNS_PLUGIN_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 
-	kill_existing (priv->progname, pidfile, kill_match);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (!priv->pid, 0);
+	nm_assert (!priv->progname);
+	nm_assert (!priv->watch_id);
+	nm_assert (!priv->pidfile);
 
-	g_warn_if_fail (priv->pidfile == NULL);
-	g_clear_pointer (&priv->pidfile, g_free);
-	priv->pidfile = g_strdup (pidfile);
+	progname = g_path_get_basename (argv[0]);
+	kill_existing (progname, pidfile, kill_match);
 
-	nm_log_info (LOGD_DNS, "DNS: starting %s...", priv->progname);
-	cmdline = g_strjoinv (" ", (char **) argv);
-	nm_log_dbg (LOGD_DNS, "DNS: command line: %s", cmdline);
-	g_free (cmdline);
+	_LOGI ("starting %s...", progname);
+	_LOGD ("command line: %s",
+	       (cmdline = g_strjoinv (" ", (char **) argv)));
 
-	priv->pid = 0;
-	if (g_spawn_async (NULL, (char **) argv, NULL,
+	if (!g_spawn_async (NULL, (char **) argv, NULL,
 	                   G_SPAWN_DO_NOT_REAP_CHILD,
 	                   nm_utils_setpgid, NULL,
-	                   &priv->pid,
+	                   &pid,
 	                   &error)) {
-		nm_log_dbg (LOGD_DNS, "%s started with pid %d", priv->progname, priv->pid);
-		priv->watch_id = g_child_watch_add (priv->pid, (GChildWatchFunc) watch_cb, self);
-	} else {
-		nm_log_warn (LOGD_DNS, "Failed to spawn %s: %s",
-		             priv->progname, error->message);
+		_LOGW ("failed to spawn %s: %s",
+		       progname, error->message);
 		g_clear_error (&error);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return priv->pid;
+	_LOGD ("%s started with pid %d", progname, pid);
+	priv->watch_id = g_child_watch_add (pid, (GChildWatchFunc) watch_cb, self);
+	priv->pid = pid;
+	priv->progname = nm_unauto (&progname);
+	priv->pidfile = g_strdup (pidfile);
+
+	return pid;
 }
 
 gboolean
@@ -213,14 +236,12 @@ nm_dns_plugin_child_kill (NMDnsPlugin *self)
 	NMDnsPluginPrivate *priv = NM_DNS_PLUGIN_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 
 	nm_clear_g_source (&priv->watch_id);
-
 	if (priv->pid) {
-		nm_utils_kill_child_sync (priv->pid, SIGTERM, LOGD_DNS, priv->progname, NULL, 1000, 0);
+		nm_utils_kill_child_sync (priv->pid, SIGTERM, _NMLOG_DOMAIN,
+		                          priv->progname ?: "<dns-process>", NULL, 1000, 0);
 		priv->pid = 0;
-		g_free (priv->progname);
-		priv->progname = NULL;
+		g_clear_pointer (&priv->progname, g_free);
 	}
-
 	_clear_pidfile (self);
 
 	return TRUE;
@@ -244,18 +265,6 @@ dispose (GObject *object)
 }
 
 static void
-finalize (GObject *object)
-{
-	NMDnsPlugin *self = NM_DNS_PLUGIN (object);
-	NMDnsPluginPrivate *priv = NM_DNS_PLUGIN_GET_PRIVATE (self);
-
-	g_free (priv->progname);
-	g_free (priv->pidfile);
-
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (nm_dns_plugin_parent_class)->finalize (object);
-}
-
-static void
 nm_dns_plugin_class_init (NMDnsPluginClass *plugin_class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (plugin_class);
@@ -264,7 +273,6 @@ nm_dns_plugin_class_init (NMDnsPluginClass *plugin_class)
 
 	/* virtual methods */
 	object_class->dispose = dispose;
-	object_class->finalize = finalize;
 	plugin_class->is_caching = is_caching;
 
 	/* signals */