1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
index 982fcf71c3..1654faf92b 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ class ProcessServer(Process, BaseImplServer):
         self.event = EventAdapter(event_queue)
         self.featurelist = featurelist
         self.quit = False
+        self.heartbeat_seconds = 1 # default, BB_HEARTBEAT_EVENT will be checked once we have a datastore.
+        self.next_heartbeat = time.time()
 
         self.quitin, self.quitout = Pipe()
         self.event_handle = multiprocessing.Value("i")
@@ -101,6 +103,14 @@ class ProcessServer(Process, BaseImplServer):
             self.event_queue.put(event)
         self.event_handle.value = bb.event.register_UIHhandler(self, True)
 
+        heartbeat_event = self.cooker.data.getVar('BB_HEARTBEAT_EVENT', True)
+        if heartbeat_event:
+            try:
+                self.heartbeat_seconds = float(heartbeat_event)
+            except:
+                # Throwing an exception here causes bitbake to hang.
+                # Just warn about the invalid setting and continue
+                bb.warn('Ignoring invalid BB_HEARTBEAT_EVENT=%s, must be a float specifying seconds.' % heartbeat_event)
         bb.cooker.server_main(self.cooker, self.main)
 
     def main(self):
@@ -160,6 +170,21 @@ class ProcessServer(Process, BaseImplServer):
                 del self._idlefuns[function]
                 self.quit = True
 
+        # Create new heartbeat event?
+        now = time.time()
+        if now >= self.next_heartbeat:
+            # We might have missed heartbeats. Just trigger once in
+            # that case and continue after the usual delay.
+            self.next_heartbeat += self.heartbeat_seconds
+            if self.next_heartbeat <= now:
+                self.next_heartbeat = now + self.heartbeat_seconds
+            heartbeat = bb.event.HeartbeatEvent(now)
+            bb.event.fire(heartbeat, self.cooker.data)
+        if nextsleep and now + nextsleep > self.next_heartbeat:
+            # Shorten timeout so that we we wake up in time for
+            # the heartbeat.
+            nextsleep = self.next_heartbeat - now
+
         if nextsleep is not None:
             select.select(fds,[],[],nextsleep)