1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index 05ed4f7a7..edb5be696 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ static void new_init_action(uint8_t action_type, const char *command, const char
         a->action_type = action_type;
         strcpy(a->command, command);
         safe_strncpy(a->terminal, cons, sizeof(a->terminal));
-        dbg_message(L_LOG | L_CONSOLE, "command='%s' action=%d tty='%s'\n",
+        dbg_message(L_LOG | L_CONSOLE, "command='%s' action=%x tty='%s'\n",
                 a->command, a->action_type, a->terminal);
 }
 
@@ -934,10 +934,17 @@ static void reload_inittab(void)
 
         /* Remove stale entries and SYSINIT entries.
          * We never rerun SYSINIT entries anyway,
-         * removing them too saves a few bytes */
+         * removing them too saves a few bytes
+         */
         nextp = &init_action_list;
         while ((a = *nextp) != NULL) {
-                if ((a->action_type & ~SYSINIT) == 0) {
+                /*
+                 * Why pid == 0 check?
+                 * Process can be removed from inittab and added *later*.
+                 * If we delete its entry but process still runs,
+                 * duplicate is spawned when the entry is re-added.
+                 */
+                if ((a->action_type & ~SYSINIT) == 0 && a->pid == 0) {
                         *nextp = a->next;
                         free(a);
                 } else {