Try logging a little harder

native/jni/core/bootstages.c

@@ -468,6 +468,23 @@ void install_apk(const char *apk) {
 	unlink(apk);
 }
 
+static void *start_magisk_hide(void *args) {
+	launch_magiskhide(-1);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void auto_start_magiskhide() {
+	if (!check_and_start_logger())
+		return;
+	char *hide_prop = getprop2(MAGISKHIDE_PROP, 1);
+	if (hide_prop == NULL || strcmp(hide_prop, "0") != 0) {
+		pthread_t thread;
+		xpthread_create(&thread, NULL, start_magisk_hide, NULL);
+		pthread_detach(thread);
+	}
+	free(hide_prop);
+}
+
 /****************
  * Entry points *
  ****************/
@@ -804,6 +821,8 @@ void late_start(int client) {
 	if (buf == NULL) buf = xmalloc(PATH_MAX);
 	if (buf2 == NULL) buf2 = xmalloc(PATH_MAX);
 
+	auto_start_magiskhide();
+
 	if (full_patch_pid > 0) {
 		// Wait till the full patch is done
 		waitpid(full_patch_pid, NULL, 0);

native/jni/core/daemon.c

@@ -93,22 +93,6 @@ static void *request_handler(void *args) {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-
-static void *start_magisk_hide(void *args) {
-	launch_magiskhide(-1);
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-void auto_start_magiskhide() {
-	char *hide_prop = getprop2(MAGISKHIDE_PROP, 1);
-	if (hide_prop == NULL || strcmp(hide_prop, "0") != 0) {
-		pthread_t thread;
-		xpthread_create(&thread, NULL, start_magisk_hide, NULL);
-		pthread_detach(thread);
-	}
-	free(hide_prop);
-}
-
 void main_daemon() {
 	setsid();
 	setcon("u:r:"SEPOL_PROC_DOMAIN":s0");
@@ -121,13 +105,7 @@ void main_daemon() {
 	close(fd);
 
 	// Start the log monitor
-	loggable = exec_command_sync("/system/bin/logcat", "-d", "-f", "/dev/null", NULL) == 0;
+	check_and_start_logger();
-	chmod("/dev/null", 0666);
-	if (loggable) {
-		connect_daemon2(LOG_DAEMON, &fd);
-		write_int(fd, HANDSHAKE);
-		close(fd);
-	}
 
 	struct sockaddr_un sun;
 	fd = setup_socket(&sun, MAIN_DAEMON);

native/jni/core/log_daemon.c

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "daemon.h"
 
-int loggable = 1;
+static int loggable = 0;
 static struct vector log_cmd, clear_cmd;
 static int sockfd;
 static pthread_mutex_t lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
@@ -106,6 +106,20 @@ static void *logcat_thread(void *args) {
 	}
 }
 
+int check_and_start_logger() {
+	if (!loggable) {
+		int fd;
+		loggable = exec_command_sync("/system/bin/logcat", "-d", "-f", "/dev/null", NULL) == 0;
+		chmod("/dev/null", 0666);
+		if (loggable) {
+			connect_daemon2(LOG_DAEMON, &fd);
+			write_int(fd, HANDSHAKE);
+			close(fd);
+		}
+	}
+	return loggable;
+}
+
 void log_daemon() {
 	setsid();
 	struct sockaddr_un sun;

native/jni/include/daemon.h

@@ -51,12 +51,11 @@ typedef enum {
 void main_daemon();
 int connect_daemon();
 int connect_daemon2(daemon_t d, int *sockfd);
-void auto_start_magiskhide();
 
 // log_monitor.c
 
-extern int loggable;
 void log_daemon();
+int check_and_start_logger();
 
 // socket.c
 

native/jni/include/magiskrc.h

@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@ const char magiskrc[] =
 
 // Triggers
 
-"on post-fs\n"
-"   start logd\n"
-"\n"
-
 "on post-fs-data\n"
+"   start logd\n"
 "   load_persist_props\n"
 "   rm "UNBLOCKFILE"\n"
 "   start magisk_startup\n"

native/jni/magiskhide/magiskhide.c

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void launch_magiskhide(int client) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!loggable) {
+	if (!check_and_start_logger()) {
 		if (client > 0) {
 			write_int(client, LOGCAT_DISABLED);
 			close(client);