2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/server-tools/instance-manager/options.cc b/server-tools/instance-manager/options.cc
index 8119e8fc0ea..e7d366e7457 100644
--- a/server-tools/instance-manager/options.cc
+++ b/server-tools/instance-manager/options.cc
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ enum options {
 #endif
   OPT_MONITORING_INTERVAL,
   OPT_PORT,
+  OPT_WAIT_TIMEOUT,
   OPT_BIND_ADDRESS
 };
 
@@ -151,6 +152,11 @@ static struct my_option my_long_options[] =
   { "version", 'V', "Output version information and exit.", 0, 0, 0,
     GET_NO_ARG, NO_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
 
+  { "wait-timeout", OPT_WAIT_TIMEOUT, "The number of seconds IM waits "
+    "for activity on a connection before closing it.",
+    (gptr *) &net_read_timeout, (gptr *) &net_read_timeout, 0, GET_ULONG,
+    REQUIRED_ARG, NET_WAIT_TIMEOUT, 1, LONG_TIMEOUT, 0, 1, 0 },
+
   { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, GET_NO_ARG, NO_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }
 };
 
diff --git a/server-tools/instance-manager/priv.h b/server-tools/instance-manager/priv.h
index af6d2837933..52d7aa1d23d 100644
--- a/server-tools/instance-manager/priv.h
+++ b/server-tools/instance-manager/priv.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #define SERVER_DEFAULT_PORT 3306
 #define DEFAULT_MONITORING_INTERVAL 20
 #define DEFAULT_PORT 2273
+/* three-week timeout should be enough */
+#define LONG_TIMEOUT ((ulong) 3600L*24L*21L)
 
 /* the pid of the manager process (of the signal thread on the LinuxThreads) */
 extern pid_t manager_pid;