+static void slaveMode(void) {
+ /* To start we need to send the SYNC command and return the payload.
+ * The hiredis client lib does not understand this part of the protocol
+ * and we don't want to mess with its buffers, so everything is performed
+ * using direct low-level I/O. */
+ int fd = context->fd;
+ char buf[1024], *p;
+ ssize_t nread;
+ unsigned long long payload;
+
+ /* Send the SYNC command. */
+ if (write(fd,"SYNC\r\n",6) != 6) {
+ fprintf(stderr,"Error writing to master\n");
+ exit(1);
+ }
+
+ /* Read $<payload>\r\n, making sure to read just up to "\n" */
+ p = buf;
+ while(1) {
+ nread = read(fd,p,1);
+ if (nread <= 0) {
+ fprintf(stderr,"Error reading bulk length while SYNCing\n");
+ exit(1);
+ }
+ if (*p == '\n') break;
+ p++;
+ }
+ *p = '\0';
+ payload = strtoull(buf+1,NULL,10);
+ fprintf(stderr,"SYNC with master, discarding %lld bytes of bulk tranfer...\n",
+ payload);
+
+ /* Discard the payload. */
+ while(payload) {
+ nread = read(fd,buf,(payload > sizeof(buf)) ? sizeof(buf) : payload);
+ if (nread <= 0) {
+ fprintf(stderr,"Error reading RDB payload while SYNCing\n");
+ exit(1);
+ }
+ payload -= nread;
+ }
+ fprintf(stderr,"SYNC done. Logging commands from master.\n");
+
+ /* Now we can use the hiredis to read the incoming protocol. */
+ config.output = OUTPUT_CSV;
+ while (cliReadReply(0) == REDIS_OK);
+}
+