Added periodic checks from RS to drivers.

etc/rc

@@ -16,13 +16,10 @@ up()
 {
     service=$1
     args=$2
-    device=$3
 
     # Function to dynamically start a system service
-    command="/sbin/$service"
-    if [ ! -z "$args" ]; then command="$command -args \"$args\""; fi
-    if [ ! -z "$device" ]; then command="$command -dev \"$device\""; fi
     echo -n " $service"
+    command="/sbin/$service $args"
     eval service up $command
 }
 
@@ -55,11 +52,11 @@ start)
     # Start crucial system services. The floppy driver *must* be loaded 
     # first, as it needs memory below 16MB in order to do ISA DMA.
     if [ ! "`sysenv label`" = "FLOPPY" ]  
-    then up floppy "" /dev/fd0
-    else up at_wini "" /dev/c0d0
+    then up floppy "-dev /dev/fd0 -period 5HZ"
+    else up at_wini "-dev /dev/c0d0 -period 5HZ"
     fi
-    up is ""
-    up cmos "" /dev/cmos
+    up is "-period 5HZ"
+    up cmos "-dev /dev/cmos -period 5HZ"
     echo .
 
     # Set timezone.

etc/rc.rescue

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if [ "$1" != start ]
 then	exit
 fi
 
-service up $DRIVERS/rescue -dev /dev/rescue -args 128
+service up $DRIVERS/rescue -dev /dev/rescue -args 128 -period 4HZ
 mkfs /dev/rescue || exit
 mount /dev/rescue $RESCUE || exit
 cp $DRIVERS/memory $RESCUE
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ BIOS)
 	;;
 esac
 cp $DRIVERS/$d $RESCUE/driver
-service rescue $RESCUE
+service rescue $RESCUE 

etc/usr/rc

@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ up()
 {
     service=$1
     args=$2
-    device=$3
 
     # Function to dynamically start a system service
 
@@ -64,10 +63,8 @@ up()
     if disabled $service; then return; fi
 
     # Service is not disabled. Try to bring it up.
-    command="/usr/sbin/$service"
-    if [ ! -z "$args" ]; then command="$command -args \"$args\""; fi
-    if [ ! -z "$device" ]; then command="$command -dev \"$device\""; fi
     echo -n " $service"
+    command="/usr/sbin/$service $args"
     eval service up $command
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +78,7 @@ start)
 
     # Start servers and drivers set at the boot monitor.
     echo -n "Starting services:"
-    up random "" /dev/random
+    up random "-dev /dev/random -period 3HZ"
 
     # load random number generator
     if [ -f $RANDOM_FILE ]
@@ -97,11 +94,11 @@ start)
         if grep " $driver " /etc/inet.conf > /dev/null  2>&1
         then 
             eval arg=\$${driver}_arg
-            up $driver "$arg"
+            up $driver "$arg -period 5HZ"
         fi
     done
-    up inet ""
-    up printer "" /dev/lp
+    up inet "-period 3HZ"
+    up printer "-dev /dev/lp -period 10HZ"
     echo .
 
     # Network initialization.