diff --git a/init/parser.c b/init/parser.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+#include "init.h"
+#include "property_service.h"
+
+#define _REALLY_INCLUDE_SYS__SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_H_
+#include <sys/_system_properties.h>
+
+static list_declare(service_list);
+static list_declare(action_list);
+static list_declare(action_queue);
+
+#define RAW(x...) log_write(6, x)
+
+void DUMP(void)
+{
+#if 0
+    struct service *svc;
+    struct action *act;
+    struct command *cmd;
+    struct listnode *node;
+    struct listnode *node2;
+    struct socketinfo *si;
+    int n;
+    
+    list_for_each(node, &service_list) {
+        svc = node_to_item(node, struct service, slist);
+        RAW("service %s\n", svc->name);
+        RAW("  class '%s'\n", svc->classname);
+        RAW("  exec");
+        for (n = 0; n < svc->nargs; n++) {
+            RAW(" '%s'", svc->args[n]);
+        }
+        RAW("\n");
+        for (si = svc->sockets; si; si = si->next) {
+            RAW("  socket %s %s 0%o\n", si->name, si->type, si->perm);
+        }
+    }
+
+    list_for_each(node, &action_list) {
+        act = node_to_item(node, struct action, alist);
+        RAW("on %s\n", act->name);
+        list_for_each(node2, &act->commands) {
+            cmd = node_to_item(node2, struct command, clist);
+            RAW("  %p", cmd->func);
+            for (n = 0; n < cmd->nargs; n++) {
+                RAW(" %s", cmd->args[n]);
+            }
+            RAW("\n");
+        }
+        RAW("\n");
+    }
+#endif       
+}
+
+#define MAXARGS 64
+
+#define T_EOF 0
+#define T_TEXT 1
+#define T_NEWLINE 2
+
+struct parse_state
+{
+    char *ptr;
+    char *text;
+    int line;
+    int nexttoken;
+    void *context;
+    void (*parse_line)(struct parse_state *state, int nargs, char **args);
+    const char *filename;
+};
+
+static void *parse_service(struct parse_state *state, int nargs, char **args);
+static void parse_line_service(struct parse_state *state, int nargs, char **args);
+
+static void *parse_action(struct parse_state *state, int nargs, char **args);
+static void parse_line_action(struct parse_state *state, int nargs, char **args);
+
+void parse_error(struct parse_state *state, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+    char buf[128];
+    int off;
+    
+    snprintf(buf, 128, "%s: %d: ", state->filename, state->line);
+    buf[127] = 0;
+    off = strlen(buf);
+
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    vsnprintf(buf + off, 128 - off, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+    buf[127] = 0;
+    ERROR("%s", buf);
+}
+
+#define SECTION 0x01
+#define COMMAND 0x02
+#define OPTION  0x04
+
+#include "keywords.h"
+
+#define KEYWORD(symbol, flags, nargs, func) \
+    [ K_##symbol ] = { #symbol, func, nargs + 1, flags, },
+
+struct {
+    const char *name;
+    int (*func)(int nargs, char **args);
+    unsigned char nargs;
+    unsigned char flags;
+} keyword_info[KEYWORD_COUNT] = {
+    [ K_UNKNOWN ] = { "unknown", 0, 0, 0 },
+#include "keywords.h"    
+};
+#undef KEYWORD
+
+#define kw_is(kw, type) (keyword_info[kw].flags & (type))
+#define kw_name(kw) (keyword_info[kw].name)
+#define kw_func(kw) (keyword_info[kw].func)
+#define kw_nargs(kw) (keyword_info[kw].nargs)
+
+int lookup_keyword(const char *s)
+{
+    switch (*s++) {
+    case 'c':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "apability")) return K_capability;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "lass")) return K_class;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "lass_start")) return K_class_start;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "lass_stop")) return K_class_stop;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "onsole")) return K_console;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "hown")) return K_chown;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "hmod")) return K_chmod;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "ritical")) return K_critical;
+        break;
+    case 'd':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "isabled")) return K_disabled;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "omainname")) return K_domainname;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "evice")) return K_device;
+        break;
+    case 'e':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "xec")) return K_exec;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "xport")) return K_export;
+        break;
+    case 'g':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "roup")) return K_group;
+        break;
+    case 'h':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "ostname")) return K_hostname;
+        break;
+    case 'i':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "fup")) return K_ifup;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "nsmod")) return K_insmod;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "mport")) return K_import;
+        break;
+    case 'k':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "eycodes")) return K_keycodes;
+        break;
+    case 'l':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "oglevel")) return K_loglevel;
+        break;
+    case 'm':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "kdir")) return K_mkdir;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "ount")) return K_mount;
+        break;
+    case 'o':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "n")) return K_on;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "neshot")) return K_oneshot;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "nrestart")) return K_onrestart;
+        break;
+    case 'r':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "estart")) return K_restart;
+        break;
+    case 's':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "ervice")) return K_service;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "etenv")) return K_setenv;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "etkey")) return K_setkey;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "etprop")) return K_setprop;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "etrlimit")) return K_setrlimit;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "ocket")) return K_socket;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "tart")) return K_start;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "top")) return K_stop;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "ymlink")) return K_symlink;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "ysclktz")) return K_sysclktz;
+        break;
+    case 't':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "rigger")) return K_trigger;
+        break;
+    case 'u':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "ser")) return K_user;
+        break;
+    case 'w':
+        if (!strcmp(s, "rite")) return K_write;
+        break;
+    }
+    return K_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+void parse_line_no_op(struct parse_state *state, int nargs, char **args)
+{
+}
+
+int next_token(struct parse_state *state)
+{
+    char *x = state->ptr;
+    char *s;
+
+    if (state->nexttoken) {
+        int t = state->nexttoken;
+        state->nexttoken = 0;
+        return t;
+    }
+
+    for (;;) {
+        switch (*x) {
+        case 0:
+            state->ptr = x;
+            return T_EOF;
+        case '\n':
+            state->line++;
+            x++;
+            state->ptr = x;
+            return T_NEWLINE;
+        case ' ':
+        case '\t':
+        case '\r':
+            x++;
+            continue;
+        case '#':
+            while (*x && (*x != '\n')) x++;
+            state->line++;
+            state->ptr = x;
+            return T_NEWLINE;
+        default:
+            goto text;
+        }
+    }
+
+textdone:
+    state->ptr = x;
+    *s = 0;
+    return T_TEXT;
+text:
+    state->text = s = x;
+textresume:
+    for (;;) {
+        switch (*x) {
+        case 0:
+            goto textdone;
+        case ' ':
+        case '\t':
+        case '\r':
+            x++;
+            goto textdone;
+        case '\n':
+            state->nexttoken = T_NEWLINE;
+            x++;
+            goto textdone;
+        case '"':
+            x++;
+            for (;;) {
+                switch (*x) {
+                case 0:
+                        /* unterminated quoted thing */
+                    state->ptr = x;
+                    return T_EOF;
+                case '"':
+                    x++;
+                    goto textresume;
+                default:
+                    *s++ = *x++;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        case '\\':
+            x++;
+            switch (*x) {
+            case 0:
+                goto textdone;
+            case 'n':
+                *s++ = '\n';
+                break;
+            case 'r':
+                *s++ = '\r';
+                break;
+            case 't':
+                *s++ = '\t';
+                break;
+            case '\\':
+                *s++ = '\\';
+                break;
+            case '\r':
+                    /* \ <cr> <lf> -> line continuation */
+                if (x[1] != '\n') {
+                    x++;
+                    continue;
+                }
+            case '\n':
+                    /* \ <lf> -> line continuation */
+                state->line++;
+                x++;
+                    /* eat any extra whitespace */
+                while((*x == ' ') || (*x == '\t')) x++;
+                continue;
+            default:
+                    /* unknown escape -- just copy */
+                *s++ = *x++;
+            }
+            continue;
+        default:
+            *s++ = *x++;
+        }
+    }
+    return T_EOF;
+}
+
+void parse_line(int nargs, char **args)
+{
+    int n;
+    int id = lookup_keyword(args[0]);
+    printf("%s(%d)", args[0], id);
+    for (n = 1; n < nargs; n++) {
+        printf(" '%s'", args[n]);
+    }
+    printf("\n");
+}
+
+void parse_new_section(struct parse_state *state, int kw,
+                       int nargs, char **args)
+{
+    printf("[ %s %s ]\n", args[0],
+           nargs > 1 ? args[1] : "");
+    switch(kw) {
+    case K_service:
+        state->context = parse_service(state, nargs, args);
+        if (state->context) {
+            state->parse_line = parse_line_service;
+            return;
+        }
+        break;
+    case K_on:
+        state->context = parse_action(state, nargs, args);
+        if (state->context) {
+            state->parse_line = parse_line_action;
+            return;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    state->parse_line = parse_line_no_op;
+}
+
+static void parse_config(const char *fn, char *s)
+{
+    struct parse_state state;
+    char *args[MAXARGS];
+    int nargs;
+
+    nargs = 0;
+    state.filename = fn;
+    state.line = 1;
+    state.ptr = s;
+    state.nexttoken = 0;
+    state.parse_line = parse_line_no_op;
+    for (;;) {
+        switch (next_token(&state)) {
+        case T_EOF:
+            state.parse_line(&state, 0, 0);
+            return;
+        case T_NEWLINE:
+            if (nargs) {
+                int kw = lookup_keyword(args[0]);
+                if (kw_is(kw, SECTION)) {
+                    state.parse_line(&state, 0, 0);
+                    parse_new_section(&state, kw, nargs, args);
+                } else {
+                    state.parse_line(&state, nargs, args);
+                }
+                nargs = 0;
+            }
+            break;
+        case T_TEXT:
+            if (nargs < MAXARGS) {
+                args[nargs++] = state.text;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+int parse_config_file(const char *fn)
+{
+    char *data;
+    data = read_file(fn, 0);
+    if (!data) return -1;
+
+    parse_config(fn, data);
+    DUMP();
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int valid_name(const char *name)
+{
+    if (strlen(name) > 16) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    while (*name) {
+        if (!isalnum(*name) && (*name != '_') && (*name != '-')) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        name++;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+struct service *service_find_by_name(const char *name)
+{
+    struct listnode *node;
+    struct service *svc;
+    list_for_each(node, &service_list) {
+        svc = node_to_item(node, struct service, slist);
+        if (!strcmp(svc->name, name)) {
+            return svc;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+struct service *service_find_by_pid(pid_t pid)
+{
+    struct listnode *node;
+    struct service *svc;
+    list_for_each(node, &service_list) {
+        svc = node_to_item(node, struct service, slist);
+        if (svc->pid == pid) {
+            return svc;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+struct service *service_find_by_keychord(int keychord_id)
+{
+    struct listnode *node;
+    struct service *svc;
+    list_for_each(node, &service_list) {
+        svc = node_to_item(node, struct service, slist);
+        if (svc->keychord_id == keychord_id) {
+            return svc;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void service_for_each(void (*func)(struct service *svc))
+{
+    struct listnode *node;
+    struct service *svc;
+    list_for_each(node, &service_list) {
+        svc = node_to_item(node, struct service, slist);
+        func(svc);
+    }
+}
+
+void service_for_each_class(const char *classname,
+                            void (*func)(struct service *svc))
+{
+    struct listnode *node;
+    struct service *svc;
+    list_for_each(node, &service_list) {
+        svc = node_to_item(node, struct service, slist);
+        if (!strcmp(svc->classname, classname)) {
+            func(svc);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void service_for_each_flags(unsigned matchflags,
+                            void (*func)(struct service *svc))
+{
+    struct listnode *node;
+    struct service *svc;
+    list_for_each(node, &service_list) {
+        svc = node_to_item(node, struct service, slist);
+        if (svc->flags & matchflags) {
+            func(svc);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void action_for_each_trigger(const char *trigger,
+                             void (*func)(struct action *act))
+{
+    struct listnode *node;
+    struct action *act;
+    list_for_each(node, &action_list) {
+        act = node_to_item(node, struct action, alist);
+        if (!strcmp(act->name, trigger)) {
+            func(act);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void queue_property_triggers(const char *name, const char *value)
+{
+    struct listnode *node;
+    struct action *act;
+    list_for_each(node, &action_list) {
+        act = node_to_item(node, struct action, alist);
+        if (!strncmp(act->name, "property:", strlen("property:"))) {
+            const char *test = act->name + strlen("property:");
+            int name_length = strlen(name);
+            
+            if (!strncmp(name, test, name_length) && 
+                    test[name_length] == '=' &&
+                    !strcmp(test + name_length + 1, value)) {
+                action_add_queue_tail(act);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void queue_all_property_triggers()
+{
+    struct listnode *node;
+    struct action *act;
+    list_for_each(node, &action_list) {
+        act = node_to_item(node, struct action, alist);
+        if (!strncmp(act->name, "property:", strlen("property:"))) {
+            /* parse property name and value
+               syntax is property:<name>=<value> */
+            const char* name = act->name + strlen("property:");
+            const char* equals = strchr(name, '=');
+            if (equals) {
+                char* prop_name[PROP_NAME_MAX + 1];
+                const char* value;
+                int length = equals - name;
+                if (length > PROP_NAME_MAX) {
+                    ERROR("property name too long in trigger %s", act->name);
+                } else {
+                    memcpy(prop_name, name, length);
+                    prop_name[length] = 0;
+                    
+                    /* does the property exist, and match the trigger value? */
+                    value = property_get((const char *)&prop_name[0]);
+                    if (value && !strcmp(equals + 1, value)) {
+                        action_add_queue_tail(act);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void action_add_queue_tail(struct action *act)
+{
+    list_add_tail(&action_queue, &act->qlist);
+}
+
+struct action *action_remove_queue_head(void)
+{
+    if (list_empty(&action_queue)) {
+        return 0;
+    } else {
+        struct listnode *node = list_head(&action_queue);
+        struct action *act = node_to_item(node, struct action, qlist);
+        list_remove(node);
+        return act;
+    }
+}
+
+static void *parse_service(struct parse_state *state, int nargs, char **args)
+{
+    struct service *svc;
+    if (nargs < 3) {
+        parse_error(state, "services must have a name and a program\n");
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (!valid_name(args[1])) {
+        parse_error(state, "invalid service name '%s'\n", args[1]);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    svc = service_find_by_name(args[1]);
+    if (svc) {
+        parse_error(state, "ignored duplicate definition of service '%s'\n", args[1]);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
+    nargs -= 2;
+    svc = calloc(1, sizeof(*svc) + sizeof(char*) * nargs);
+    if (!svc) {
+        parse_error(state, "out of memory\n");
+        return 0;
+    }
+    svc->name = args[1];
+    svc->classname = "default";
+    memcpy(svc->args, args + 2, sizeof(char*) * nargs);
+    svc->args[nargs] = 0;
+    svc->nargs = nargs;
+    svc->onrestart.name = "onrestart";
+    list_init(&svc->onrestart.commands);
+    list_add_tail(&service_list, &svc->slist);
+    return svc;
+}
+
+static void parse_line_service(struct parse_state *state, int nargs, char **args)
+{
+    struct service *svc = state->context;
+    struct command *cmd;
+    int i, kw, kw_nargs;
+
+    if (nargs == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    kw = lookup_keyword(args[0]);
+    switch (kw) {
+    case K_capability:
+        break;
+    case K_class:
+        if (nargs != 2) {
+            parse_error(state, "class option requires a classname\n");
+        } else {
+            svc->classname = args[1];
+        }
+        break;
+    case K_console:
+        svc->flags |= SVC_CONSOLE;
+        break;
+    case K_disabled:
+        svc->flags |= SVC_DISABLED;
+        break;
+    case K_group:
+        if (nargs < 2) {
+            parse_error(state, "group option requires a group id\n");
+        } else if (nargs > NR_SVC_SUPP_GIDS + 2) {
+            parse_error(state, "group option accepts at most %d supp. groups\n",
+                        NR_SVC_SUPP_GIDS);
+        } else {
+            int n;
+            svc->gid = decode_uid(args[1]);
+            for (n = 2; n < nargs; n++) {
+                svc->supp_gids[n-2] = decode_uid(args[n]);
+            }
+            svc->nr_supp_gids = n - 2;
+        }
+        break;
+    case K_keycodes:
+        if (nargs < 2) {
+            parse_error(state, "keycodes option requires atleast one keycode\n");
+        } else {
+            svc->keycodes = malloc((nargs - 1) * sizeof(svc->keycodes[0]));
+            if (!svc->keycodes) {
+                parse_error(state, "could not allocate keycodes\n");
+            } else {
+                svc->nkeycodes = nargs - 1;
+                for (i = 1; i < nargs; i++) {
+                    svc->keycodes[i - 1] = atoi(args[i]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        break;
+    case K_oneshot:
+        svc->flags |= SVC_ONESHOT;
+        break;
+    case K_onrestart:
+        nargs--;
+        args++;
+        kw = lookup_keyword(args[0]);
+        if (!kw_is(kw, COMMAND)) {
+            parse_error(state, "invalid command '%s'\n", args[0]);
+            break;
+        }
+        kw_nargs = kw_nargs(kw);
+        if (nargs < kw_nargs) {
+            parse_error(state, "%s requires %d %s\n", args[0], kw_nargs - 1,
+                kw_nargs > 2 ? "arguments" : "argument");
+            break;
+        }
+
+        cmd = malloc(sizeof(*cmd) + sizeof(char*) * nargs);
+        cmd->func = kw_func(kw);
+        cmd->nargs = nargs;
+        memcpy(cmd->args, args, sizeof(char*) * nargs);
+        list_add_tail(&svc->onrestart.commands, &cmd->clist);
+        break;
+    case K_critical:
+        svc->flags |= SVC_CRITICAL;
+        break;
+    case K_setenv: { /* name value */
+        struct svcenvinfo *ei;
+        if (nargs < 2) {
+            parse_error(state, "setenv option requires name and value arguments\n");
+            break;
+        }
+        ei = calloc(1, sizeof(*ei));
+        if (!ei) {
+            parse_error(state, "out of memory\n");
+            break;
+        }
+        ei->name = args[1];
+        ei->value = args[2];
+        ei->next = svc->envvars;
+        svc->envvars = ei;
+        break;
+    }
+    case K_socket: {/* name type perm [ uid gid ] */
+        struct socketinfo *si;
+        if (nargs < 4) {
+            parse_error(state, "socket option requires name, type, perm arguments\n");
+            break;
+        }
+        if (strcmp(args[2],"dgram") && strcmp(args[2],"stream")) {
+            parse_error(state, "socket type must be 'dgram' or 'stream'\n");
+            break;
+        }
+        si = calloc(1, sizeof(*si));
+        if (!si) {
+            parse_error(state, "out of memory\n");
+            break;
+        }
+        si->name = args[1];
+        si->type = args[2];
+        si->perm = strtoul(args[3], 0, 8);
+        if (nargs > 4)
+            si->uid = decode_uid(args[4]);
+        if (nargs > 5)
+            si->gid = decode_uid(args[5]);
+        si->next = svc->sockets;
+        svc->sockets = si;
+        break;
+    }
+    case K_user:
+        if (nargs != 2) {
+            parse_error(state, "user option requires a user id\n");
+        } else {
+            svc->uid = decode_uid(args[1]);
+        }
+        break;
+    default:
+        parse_error(state, "invalid option '%s'\n", args[0]);
+    }
+}
+
+static void *parse_action(struct parse_state *state, int nargs, char **args)
+{
+    struct action *act;
+    if (nargs < 2) {
+        parse_error(state, "actions must have a trigger\n");
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (nargs > 2) {
+        parse_error(state, "actions may not have extra parameters\n");
+        return 0;
+    }
+    act = calloc(1, sizeof(*act));
+    act->name = args[1];
+    list_init(&act->commands);
+    list_add_tail(&action_list, &act->alist);
+        /* XXX add to hash */
+    return act;
+}
+
+static void parse_line_action(struct parse_state* state, int nargs, char **args)
+{
+    struct command *cmd;
+    struct action *act = state->context;
+    int (*func)(int nargs, char **args);
+    int kw, n;
+
+    if (nargs == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    kw = lookup_keyword(args[0]);
+    if (!kw_is(kw, COMMAND)) {
+        parse_error(state, "invalid command '%s'\n", args[0]);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    n = kw_nargs(kw);
+    if (nargs < n) {
+        parse_error(state, "%s requires %d %s\n", args[0], n - 1,
+            n > 2 ? "arguments" : "argument");
+        return;
+    }
+    cmd = malloc(sizeof(*cmd) + sizeof(char*) * nargs);
+    cmd->func = kw_func(kw);
+    cmd->nargs = nargs;
+    memcpy(cmd->args, args, sizeof(char*) * nargs);
+    list_add_tail(&act->commands, &cmd->clist);
+}