--- embedtools/src/wdog.c	2010/10/18 10:47:06	1.1.2.4
+++ embedtools/src/wdog.c	2010/10/18 11:13:50	1.1.2.5
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *  by Michael Pounov <misho@aitbg.com>
  *
  * $Author: misho $
- * $Id: wdog.c,v 1.1.2.4 2010/10/18 10:47:06 misho Exp $
+ * $Id: wdog.c,v 1.1.2.5 2010/10/18 11:13:50 misho Exp $
  *
  *************************************************************************/
 #include "global.h"
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct sigaction sa;
 	struct passwd *pass = NULL;
 	uid_t uid = getuid();
+	u_int penalty = 1;
 
 	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "vhc:u:")) != -1)
 		switch (ch) {
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		VERB(1) printf("Info:: setuid to %u\n", uid);
 
 	status ^= status;
-	while (!Kill)
+	while (!Kill && penalty) {
 		switch ((ret = fork())) {
 			case -1:
 				printf("Error:: error in fork #%d - %s\n", errno, strerror(errno));
@@ -139,13 +140,20 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 					ret = 6;
 					goto end;
 				}
-				/* never reached */
+				/* never reached !!! */
 				break;
 			default:
 				wait(&status);
 				kill(ret, SIGTERM);
 				ret = status;
 		}
+		/* penalty timeout retry */
+		usleep(penalty);
+		penalty <<= 1;
+		VERB(2) printf("Info:: penalty timeout %u microseconds\n", penalty);
+	}
+	if (!penalty)
+		ret = 9;
 end:
 	return ret;
 }