>    /** report main process pid **/
>    int srvman_report_mainpid(pid_t pid, const char *msg);

>    /** parent process report child process - eg. right after
>        a fork() **/
>    int srvman_report_child(pid_t pid, const char *msg);

>    /** same as above, but a child handling a connection **/
>    int srvman_report_child_fd(pid_t pid, int fd, const char *msg);

>    /** report that the main process will be a child of the
>        original one **/
>    int srvman_report_mainpid(pid_t pid, const char *msg);

>    /** report service starting **/
>    int srvman_report_starting(const char *msg);

>    /** report service ready **/
>    int srvman_report_ready(const char *msg);

>    /** report service halted **/
>    int srvman_report_halted(const char *msg);

>    /** report service waiting for resources **/
>    int srvman_report_waiting(const char *msg);

>    /** report service interrupted by some failure **/
>    int srvman_report_interrupted(const char *msg);

>    [ ... ]

>    /** request IP listening socket (eg. for privleged ports) **/
>    /** YES: using names for addresses, so the service manager could do
>        an address translation by names, eg. for dynamic IPs, etc **/
>    int srvman_request_ipv4_listener(const char *localaddr,
>                                     const char *localport,
>                                     const char *identifier);