diff --git a/go/daemon/bootstrap.go b/go/daemon/bootstrap.go
index 95a4a01..583d4e3 100644
--- a/go/daemon/bootstrap.go
+++ b/go/daemon/bootstrap.go
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 package daemon
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"reflect"
 
 	"isle/bootstrap"
 	"isle/daemon/daecommon"
@@ -81,49 +78,3 @@ func coalesceDaemonConfigAndBootstrap(
 
 	return hostBootstrap, nil
 }
-
-type bootstrapDiff struct {
-	hostsChanged  bool
-	nebulaChanged bool
-	dnsChanged    bool
-}
-
-func calcBootstrapDiff(
-	daemonConfig daecommon.Config,
-	prevBootstrap, nextBootstrap bootstrap.Bootstrap,
-) (
-	diff bootstrapDiff, err error,
-) {
-	{
-		prevHash, prevErr := bootstrap.HostsHash(prevBootstrap.Hosts)
-		nextHash, nextErr := bootstrap.HostsHash(nextBootstrap.Hosts)
-		if err = errors.Join(prevErr, nextErr); err != nil {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("calculating host hashes: %w", err)
-			return
-		}
-
-		diff.hostsChanged = !bytes.Equal(prevHash, nextHash)
-	}
-
-	{
-		prevNebulaConfig, prevErr := nebulaConfig(daemonConfig, prevBootstrap)
-		nextNebulaConfig, nextErr := nebulaConfig(daemonConfig, nextBootstrap)
-		if err = errors.Join(prevErr, nextErr); err != nil {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("calculating nebula config: %w", err)
-			return
-		}
-
-		diff.nebulaChanged = !reflect.DeepEqual(
-			prevNebulaConfig, nextNebulaConfig,
-		)
-	}
-
-	{
-		diff.dnsChanged = !reflect.DeepEqual(
-			dnsmasqConfig(daemonConfig, prevBootstrap),
-			dnsmasqConfig(daemonConfig, nextBootstrap),
-		)
-	}
-
-	return
-}
diff --git a/go/daemon/children.go b/go/daemon/children/children.go
similarity index 52%
rename from go/daemon/children.go
rename to go/daemon/children/children.go
index 024a950..0e4a7e2 100644
--- a/go/daemon/children.go
+++ b/go/daemon/children/children.go
@@ -1,38 +1,69 @@
-package daemon
+// Package children manages the creation, lifetime, and shutdown of child
+// processes created by the daemon.
+package children
 
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"isle/bootstrap"
-	"isle/daemon/daecommon"
-	"isle/secrets"
+	"io"
+	"os"
 
 	"code.betamike.com/micropelago/pmux/pmuxlib"
 	"dev.mediocregopher.com/mediocre-go-lib.git/mlog"
+
+	"isle/bootstrap"
+	"isle/daemon/daecommon"
+	"isle/secrets"
 )
 
+// Opts are optional parameters which can be passed in when initializing a new
+// Children instance. A nil Opts is equivalent to a zero value.
+type Opts struct {
+	// Stdout and Stderr are what the associated outputs from child processes
+	// will be directed to.
+	Stdout, Stderr io.Writer
+}
+
+func (o *Opts) withDefaults() *Opts {
+	if o == nil {
+		o = new(Opts)
+	}
+
+	if o.Stdout == nil {
+		o.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	}
+
+	if o.Stderr == nil {
+		o.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	}
+
+	return o
+}
+
 // Children manages all child processes of a network. Child processes are
 // comprised of:
 // - nebula
 // - dnsmasq
 // - garage (0 or more, depending on configured storage allocations)
 type Children struct {
-	logger       *mlog.Logger
-	daemonConfig daecommon.Config
-	opts         Opts
+	logger         *mlog.Logger
+	daemonConfig   daecommon.Config
+	runtimeDirPath string
+	opts           Opts
 
 	pmux *pmuxlib.Pmux
 }
 
-// NewChildren initialized and returns a Children instance. If initialization
-// fails an error is returned.
-func NewChildren(
+// New initializes and returns a Children instance. If initialization fails an
+// error is returned.
+func New(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	logger *mlog.Logger,
 	binDirPath string,
 	secretsStore secrets.Store,
 	daemonConfig daecommon.Config,
+	runtimeDirPath string,
 	garageAdminToken string,
 	hostBootstrap bootstrap.Bootstrap,
 	opts *Opts,
@@ -48,9 +79,10 @@ func NewChildren(
 	}
 
 	c := &Children{
-		logger:       logger,
-		daemonConfig: daemonConfig,
-		opts:         *opts,
+		logger:         logger,
+		daemonConfig:   daemonConfig,
+		runtimeDirPath: runtimeDirPath,
+		opts:           *opts,
 	}
 
 	pmuxConfig, err := c.newPmuxConfig(
@@ -80,9 +112,12 @@ func NewChildren(
 }
 
 // RestartDNSMasq rewrites the dnsmasq config and restarts the process.
+//
+// TODO block until process has been confirmed to have come back up
+// successfully.
 func (c *Children) RestartDNSMasq(hostBootstrap bootstrap.Bootstrap) error {
 	_, err := dnsmasqWriteConfig(
-		c.opts.EnvVars.RuntimeDirPath, c.daemonConfig, hostBootstrap,
+		c.runtimeDirPath, c.daemonConfig, hostBootstrap,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("writing new dnsmasq config: %w", err)
@@ -93,9 +128,12 @@ func (c *Children) RestartDNSMasq(hostBootstrap bootstrap.Bootstrap) error {
 }
 
 // RestartNebula rewrites the nebula config and restarts the process.
+//
+// TODO block until process has been confirmed to have come back up
+// successfully.
 func (c *Children) RestartNebula(hostBootstrap bootstrap.Bootstrap) error {
 	_, err := nebulaWriteConfig(
-		c.opts.EnvVars.RuntimeDirPath, c.daemonConfig, hostBootstrap,
+		c.runtimeDirPath, c.daemonConfig, hostBootstrap,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("writing a new nebula config: %w", err)
@@ -105,6 +143,30 @@ func (c *Children) RestartNebula(hostBootstrap bootstrap.Bootstrap) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Reload applies a ReloadDiff to the Children, using the given bootstrap which
+// must be the same one which was passed to CalculateReloadDiff.
+func (c *Children) Reload(
+	ctx context.Context, newBootstrap bootstrap.Bootstrap, diff ReloadDiff,
+) error {
+	var errs []error
+
+	if diff.DNSChanged {
+		c.logger.Info(ctx, "Restarting dnsmasq to account for bootstrap changes")
+		if err := c.RestartDNSMasq(newBootstrap); err != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("restarting dnsmasq: %w", err))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if diff.NebulaChanged {
+		c.logger.Info(ctx, "Restarting nebula to account for bootstrap changes")
+		if err := c.RestartNebula(newBootstrap); err != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("restarting nebula: %w", err))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return errors.Join(errs...)
+}
+
 // Shutdown blocks until all child processes have gracefully shut themselves
 // down.
 func (c *Children) Shutdown() {
diff --git a/go/daemon/children/diff.go b/go/daemon/children/diff.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..128210d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/daemon/children/diff.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package children
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"isle/bootstrap"
+	"isle/daemon/daecommon"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+// ReloadDiff describes which children had their configurations changed as part
+// of a change in the bootstrap.
+type ReloadDiff struct {
+	NebulaChanged bool
+	DNSChanged    bool
+}
+
+// CalculateReloadDiff calculates a ReloadDiff based on an old and new
+// bootstrap.
+func CalculateReloadDiff(
+	daemonConfig daecommon.Config,
+	prevBootstrap, nextBootstrap bootstrap.Bootstrap,
+) (
+	diff ReloadDiff, err error,
+) {
+	{
+		prevNebulaConfig, prevErr := nebulaConfig(daemonConfig, prevBootstrap)
+		nextNebulaConfig, nextErr := nebulaConfig(daemonConfig, nextBootstrap)
+		if err = errors.Join(prevErr, nextErr); err != nil {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("calculating nebula config: %w", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		diff.NebulaChanged = !reflect.DeepEqual(
+			prevNebulaConfig, nextNebulaConfig,
+		)
+	}
+
+	{
+		diff.DNSChanged = !reflect.DeepEqual(
+			dnsmasqConfig(daemonConfig, prevBootstrap),
+			dnsmasqConfig(daemonConfig, nextBootstrap),
+		)
+	}
+
+	return
+}
diff --git a/go/daemon/child_dnsmasq.go b/go/daemon/children/dnsmasq.go
similarity index 99%
rename from go/daemon/child_dnsmasq.go
rename to go/daemon/children/dnsmasq.go
index 7983111..56b6c45 100644
--- a/go/daemon/child_dnsmasq.go
+++ b/go/daemon/children/dnsmasq.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package daemon
+package children
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/go/daemon/child_garage.go b/go/daemon/children/garage.go
similarity index 63%
rename from go/daemon/child_garage.go
rename to go/daemon/children/garage.go
index 9ef37e6..927a572 100644
--- a/go/daemon/child_garage.go
+++ b/go/daemon/children/garage.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package daemon
+package children
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -20,27 +20,6 @@ func garageAdminClientLogger(logger *mlog.Logger) *mlog.Logger {
 	return logger.WithNamespace("garageAdminClient")
 }
 
-// newGarageAdminClient will return an AdminClient for a local garage instance,
-// or it will _panic_ if there is no local instance configured.
-func newGarageAdminClient(
-	logger *mlog.Logger,
-	daemonConfig daecommon.Config,
-	adminToken string,
-	hostBootstrap bootstrap.Bootstrap,
-) *garage.AdminClient {
-
-	thisHost := hostBootstrap.ThisHost()
-
-	return garage.NewAdminClient(
-		garageAdminClientLogger(logger),
-		net.JoinHostPort(
-			thisHost.IP().String(),
-			strconv.Itoa(daemonConfig.Storage.Allocations[0].AdminPort),
-		),
-		adminToken,
-	)
-}
-
 func waitForGarage(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	logger *mlog.Logger,
@@ -82,25 +61,6 @@ func waitForGarage(
 
 }
 
-// bootstrapGarageHostForAlloc returns the bootstrap.GarageHostInstance which
-// corresponds with the given alloc from the daemon config. This will panic if
-// no associated instance can be found.
-//
-// This assumes that coalesceDaemonConfigAndBootstrap has already been called.
-func bootstrapGarageHostForAlloc(
-	host bootstrap.Host,
-	alloc daecommon.ConfigStorageAllocation,
-) bootstrap.GarageHostInstance {
-
-	for _, inst := range host.Garage.Instances {
-		if inst.RPCPort == alloc.RPCPort {
-			return inst
-		}
-	}
-
-	panic(fmt.Sprintf("could not find alloc %+v in the bootstrap data", alloc))
-}
-
 func garageWriteChildConfig(
 	rpcSecret, runtimeDirPath, adminToken string,
 	hostBootstrap bootstrap.Bootstrap,
@@ -110,7 +70,7 @@ func garageWriteChildConfig(
 ) {
 
 	thisHost := hostBootstrap.ThisHost()
-	id := bootstrapGarageHostForAlloc(thisHost, alloc).ID
+	id := daecommon.BootstrapGarageHostForAlloc(thisHost, alloc).ID
 
 	peer := garage.LocalPeer{
 		RemotePeer: garage.RemotePeer{
@@ -185,41 +145,3 @@ func garagePmuxProcConfigs(
 
 	return pmuxProcConfigs, nil
 }
-
-func garageApplyLayout(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	logger *mlog.Logger,
-	daemonConfig daecommon.Config,
-	adminToken string,
-	hostBootstrap bootstrap.Bootstrap,
-) error {
-
-	var (
-		adminClient = newGarageAdminClient(
-			logger, daemonConfig, adminToken, hostBootstrap,
-		)
-		thisHost = hostBootstrap.ThisHost()
-		hostName = thisHost.Name
-		allocs   = daemonConfig.Storage.Allocations
-		peers    = make([]garage.PeerLayout, len(allocs))
-	)
-
-	for i, alloc := range allocs {
-
-		id := bootstrapGarageHostForAlloc(thisHost, alloc).ID
-
-		zone := string(hostName)
-		if alloc.Zone != "" {
-			zone = alloc.Zone
-		}
-
-		peers[i] = garage.PeerLayout{
-			ID:       id,
-			Capacity: alloc.Capacity * 1_000_000_000,
-			Zone:     zone,
-			Tags:     []string{},
-		}
-	}
-
-	return adminClient.ApplyLayout(ctx, peers)
-}
diff --git a/go/daemon/children/jigs.go b/go/daemon/children/jigs.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c060c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/daemon/children/jigs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package children
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"dev.mediocregopher.com/mediocre-go-lib.git/mlog"
+)
+
+// until keeps trying fn until it returns nil, returning true. If the context is
+// canceled then until returns false.
+func until(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	logger *mlog.Logger,
+	descr string,
+	fn func(context.Context) error,
+) bool {
+	for {
+		logger.Info(ctx, descr)
+		err := fn(ctx)
+		if err == nil {
+			return true
+		} else if ctxErr := ctx.Err(); ctxErr != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		logger.Warn(ctx, descr+" failed, retrying in one second", err)
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go/daemon/child_nebula.go b/go/daemon/children/nebula.go
similarity index 99%
rename from go/daemon/child_nebula.go
rename to go/daemon/children/nebula.go
index 875c59c..df6525a 100644
--- a/go/daemon/child_nebula.go
+++ b/go/daemon/children/nebula.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package daemon
+package children
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/go/daemon/child_pmux.go b/go/daemon/children/pmux.go
similarity index 94%
rename from go/daemon/child_pmux.go
rename to go/daemon/children/pmux.go
index 1592350..0e98fc1 100644
--- a/go/daemon/child_pmux.go
+++ b/go/daemon/children/pmux.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package daemon
+package children
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func (c *Children) newPmuxConfig(
 	pmuxlib.Config, error,
 ) {
 	nebulaPmuxProcConfig, err := nebulaPmuxProcConfig(
-		c.opts.EnvVars.RuntimeDirPath,
+		c.runtimeDirPath,
 		binDirPath,
 		daemonConfig,
 		hostBootstrap,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (c *Children) newPmuxConfig(
 
 	dnsmasqPmuxProcConfig, err := dnsmasqPmuxProcConfig(
 		c.logger,
-		c.opts.EnvVars.RuntimeDirPath,
+		c.runtimeDirPath,
 		binDirPath,
 		daemonConfig,
 		hostBootstrap,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (c *Children) newPmuxConfig(
 		ctx,
 		c.logger,
 		garageRPCSecret,
-		c.opts.EnvVars.RuntimeDirPath,
+		c.runtimeDirPath,
 		binDirPath,
 		daemonConfig,
 		garageAdminToken,
diff --git a/go/daemon/daecommon/config.go b/go/daemon/daecommon/config.go
index cd06397..f2f2f94 100644
--- a/go/daemon/daecommon/config.go
+++ b/go/daemon/daecommon/config.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package daecommon
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"isle/bootstrap"
 	"isle/yamlutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -181,3 +182,20 @@ func LoadConfig(
 
 	return config, nil
 }
+
+// BootstrapGarageHostForAlloc returns the bootstrap.GarageHostInstance which
+// corresponds with the given alloc from the daemon config. This will panic if
+// no associated instance can be found.
+func BootstrapGarageHostForAlloc(
+	host bootstrap.Host,
+	alloc ConfigStorageAllocation,
+) bootstrap.GarageHostInstance {
+
+	for _, inst := range host.Garage.Instances {
+		if inst.RPCPort == alloc.RPCPort {
+			return inst
+		}
+	}
+
+	panic(fmt.Sprintf("could not find alloc %+v in the bootstrap data", alloc))
+}
diff --git a/go/daemon/daemon.go b/go/daemon/daemon.go
index e60a698..0a6027e 100644
--- a/go/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/go/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -9,15 +9,14 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"io/fs"
 	"isle/bootstrap"
+	"isle/daemon/children"
 	"isle/daemon/daecommon"
 	"isle/jsonutil"
 	"isle/nebula"
 	"isle/secrets"
 	"net/netip"
-	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
 	"sync"
@@ -30,10 +29,7 @@ import (
 // Opts are optional parameters which can be passed in when initializing a new
 // Daemon instance. A nil Opts is equivalent to a zero value.
 type Opts struct {
-	// Stdout and Stderr are what the associated outputs from child processes
-	// will be directed to.
-	Stdout, Stderr io.Writer
-
+	ChildrenOpts *children.Opts
 	// Defaults to that returned by daecommon.GetEnvVars.
 	EnvVars daecommon.EnvVars
 }
@@ -43,14 +39,6 @@ func (o *Opts) withDefaults() *Opts {
 		o = new(Opts)
 	}
 
-	if o.Stdout == nil {
-		o.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	}
-
-	if o.Stderr == nil {
-		o.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	}
-
 	if o.EnvVars == (daecommon.EnvVars{}) {
 		o.EnvVars = daecommon.GetEnvVars()
 	}
@@ -94,7 +82,7 @@ type Daemon struct {
 
 	l             sync.RWMutex
 	state         int
-	children      *Children
+	children      *children.Children
 	currBootstrap bootstrap.Bootstrap
 
 	shutdownCh chan struct{}
@@ -198,15 +186,16 @@ func (d *Daemon) initialize(
 	d.state = daemonStateInitializing
 
 	d.logger.Info(ctx, "Creating child processes")
-	d.children, err = NewChildren(
+	d.children, err = children.New(
 		ctx,
 		d.logger.WithNamespace("children"),
 		d.envBinDirPath,
 		d.secretsStore,
 		d.daemonConfig,
+		d.opts.EnvVars.RuntimeDirPath,
 		d.garageAdminToken,
 		currBootstrap,
-		d.opts,
+		d.opts.ChildrenOpts,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("creating child processes: %w", err)
@@ -282,10 +271,12 @@ func (d *Daemon) reload(
 	// whatever is in garage
 	newBootstrap.Hosts[thisHost.Name] = thisHost
 
-	diff, err := calcBootstrapDiff(d.daemonConfig, currBootstrap, newBootstrap)
+	diff, err := children.CalculateReloadDiff(
+		d.daemonConfig, currBootstrap, newBootstrap,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("calculating diff between bootstraps: %w", err)
-	} else if diff == (bootstrapDiff{}) {
+	} else if diff == (children.ReloadDiff{}) {
 		d.logger.Info(ctx, "No changes to bootstrap detected")
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -295,29 +286,11 @@ func (d *Daemon) reload(
 	d.currBootstrap = newBootstrap
 	d.l.Unlock()
 
-	var errs []error
-
-	// TODO each of these changed cases should block until its respective
-	// service is confirmed to have come back online.
-
-	// TODO it's possible that reload could be called concurrently, and one call
-	// would override the reloading done by the other.
-
-	if diff.dnsChanged {
-		d.logger.Info(ctx, "Restarting dnsmasq to account for bootstrap changes")
-		if err := d.children.RestartDNSMasq(newBootstrap); err != nil {
-			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("restarting dnsmasq: %w", err))
-		}
+	if err := d.children.Reload(ctx, newBootstrap, diff); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("reloading child processes (diff:%+v): %w", diff, err)
 	}
 
-	if diff.nebulaChanged {
-		d.logger.Info(ctx, "Restarting nebula to account for bootstrap changes")
-		if err := d.children.RestartNebula(newBootstrap); err != nil {
-			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("restarting nebula: %w", err))
-		}
-	}
-
-	return errors.Join(errs...)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (d *Daemon) postInit(ctx context.Context) error {
diff --git a/go/daemon/garage.go b/go/daemon/garage.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a3177c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/daemon/garage.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package daemon
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"isle/bootstrap"
+	"isle/daemon/daecommon"
+	"net"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"isle/garage"
+
+	"dev.mediocregopher.com/mediocre-go-lib.git/mlog"
+)
+
+func garageAdminClientLogger(logger *mlog.Logger) *mlog.Logger {
+	return logger.WithNamespace("garageAdminClient")
+}
+
+// newGarageAdminClient will return an AdminClient for a local garage instance,
+// or it will _panic_ if there is no local instance configured.
+func newGarageAdminClient(
+	logger *mlog.Logger,
+	daemonConfig daecommon.Config,
+	adminToken string,
+	hostBootstrap bootstrap.Bootstrap,
+) *garage.AdminClient {
+
+	thisHost := hostBootstrap.ThisHost()
+
+	return garage.NewAdminClient(
+		garageAdminClientLogger(logger),
+		net.JoinHostPort(
+			thisHost.IP().String(),
+			strconv.Itoa(daemonConfig.Storage.Allocations[0].AdminPort),
+		),
+		adminToken,
+	)
+}
+
+func garageApplyLayout(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	logger *mlog.Logger,
+	daemonConfig daecommon.Config,
+	adminToken string,
+	hostBootstrap bootstrap.Bootstrap,
+) error {
+
+	var (
+		adminClient = newGarageAdminClient(
+			logger, daemonConfig, adminToken, hostBootstrap,
+		)
+		thisHost = hostBootstrap.ThisHost()
+		hostName = thisHost.Name
+		allocs   = daemonConfig.Storage.Allocations
+		peers    = make([]garage.PeerLayout, len(allocs))
+	)
+
+	for i, alloc := range allocs {
+
+		id := daecommon.BootstrapGarageHostForAlloc(thisHost, alloc).ID
+
+		zone := string(hostName)
+		if alloc.Zone != "" {
+			zone = alloc.Zone
+		}
+
+		peers[i] = garage.PeerLayout{
+			ID:       id,
+			Capacity: alloc.Capacity * 1_000_000_000,
+			Zone:     zone,
+			Tags:     []string{},
+		}
+	}
+
+	return adminClient.ApplyLayout(ctx, peers)
+}
diff --git a/go/daemon/jigs.go b/go/daemon/jigs.go
index e44693a..6192c95 100644
--- a/go/daemon/jigs.go
+++ b/go/daemon/jigs.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package daemon
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
@@ -9,33 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
-
-	"dev.mediocregopher.com/mediocre-go-lib.git/mlog"
 )
 
-// until keeps trying fn until it returns nil, returning true. If the context is
-// canceled then until returns false.
-func until(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	logger *mlog.Logger,
-	descr string,
-	fn func(context.Context) error,
-) bool {
-	for {
-		logger.Info(ctx, descr)
-		err := fn(ctx)
-		if err == nil {
-			return true
-		} else if ctxErr := ctx.Err(); ctxErr != nil {
-			return false
-		}
-
-		logger.Warn(ctx, descr+" failed, retrying in one second", err)
-		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-	}
-}
-
 func randStr(l int) string {
 	b := make([]byte, l)
 	if _, err := rand.Read(b); err != nil {