commit - f923f0253af63c48b2b8df7d3da6727116b20076
commit + fb06980062f7ef0217ddcc10ae259adbabb14589
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blob + d769300424c04d6460a3a50882e25ca1b0c9ec88
--- README.md
+++ README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Supported fault injections are:
 - `errinj_noop` - replace file operation with no operation
   (similar to [libeatmydata](https://github.com/stewartsmith/libeatmydata),
   but applicable to any file operation).
+- `errinj_kill_caller` - send SIGKILL to a process that invoked file operation.
 
 ### Building
 
blob - a27f32bbc1825578e040a54c9326b06fea056b87
blob + 25907eff9806ff09b605e63f0dabe8d867074c4d
--- unreliablefs.conf.5
+++ unreliablefs.conf.5
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Supported fault injections are:
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Cm errinj_noop
 File operation replaced with no-op.
+.It Cm errinj_kill_caller
+Send SIGKILL signal to a process that invoked file operation.
 .El
 .Pp
 The options are:
blob - ca7bc1fd4dd53ea18989ab28d6cbd9f2b3830f8d
blob + 498a4a9dbb1544935fb1cf4d1d3175405ac978a4
--- unreliablefs_errinj.c
+++ unreliablefs_errinj.c
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 #include <fuse.h>
 #include <libgen.h> /* basename() and dirname() */
 #include <regex.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
 #include "conf.h"
@@ -56,6 +58,19 @@ int error_inject(const char* path, char* operation)
                             errinj_name[err->type], operation, path);
             rc = 0;
             break;
+        case ERRINJ_KILL_CALLER:
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s triggered on operation '%s', %s\n",
+                            errinj_name[err->type], operation, path);
+            struct fuse_context *cxt = fuse_get_context();
+            if (cxt) {
+                int ret = kill(cxt->pid, DEFAULT_SIGNAL_NAME);
+                if (!ret) {
+                    perror("kill");
+                }
+            }
+            free(cxt);
+            rc = 0;
+            break;
         }
     }
 
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blob + 25be1b98e88fc0c533ed3afda86458e1fa137e1d
--- unreliablefs_errinj.h
+++ unreliablefs_errinj.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #define MIN_PROBABLITY 0
 #define MAX_PROBABLITY 100
 
+#define DEFAULT_SIGNAL_NAME SIGKILL
+
 int error_inject(const char* path, char* operation);
 struct err_inj_q *config_init(const char* conf_path);
 void config_delete(struct err_inj_q *config);
@@ -25,10 +27,12 @@ int is_regex_matched(const char *regex, const char *st
 const char *errinj_name[] =
 {
     "errinj_noop",
+    "errinj_kill_caller",
 };
 
 typedef enum {
     ERRINJ_NOOP,
+    ERRINJ_KILL_CALLER,
 } errinj_type;
 
 typedef struct errinj_conf errinj_conf;