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afe3ab58 1Bugfixes:
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3* Many manager configuration settings that are only applicable to user
4 manager or system manager can be always set. It would be better to reject
5 them when parsing config.
6
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7* Jun 01 09:43:02 krowka systemd[1]: Unit user@1000.service has alias user@.service.
8 Jun 01 09:43:02 krowka systemd[1]: Unit user@6.service has alias user@.service.
9 Jun 01 09:43:02 krowka systemd[1]: Unit user-runtime-dir@6.service has alias user-runtime-dir@.service.
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f38afcd0 11External:
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f38afcd0 13* Fedora: add an rpmlint check that verifies that all unit files in the RPM are listed in %systemd_post macros.
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15* dbus:
16 - natively watch for dbus-*.service symlinks (PENDING)
17 - teach dbus to activate all services it finds in /etc/systemd/services/org-*.service
18
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19* fedora: suggest auto-restart on failure, but not on success and not on coredump. also, ask people to think about changing the start limit logic. Also point people to RestartPreventExitStatus=, SuccessExitStatus=
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21* neither pkexec nor sudo initialize environ[] from the PAM environment?
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23* fedora: update policy to declare access mode and ownership of unit files to root:root 0644, and add an rpmlint check for it
24
25* register catalog database signature as file magic
26
27* zsh shell completion:
28 - <command> <verb> -<TAB> should complete options, but currently does not
29 - systemctl add-wants,add-requires
76c068b7 30 - systemctl reboot --boot-loader-entry=
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32* systemctl status should know about 'systemd-analyze calendar ... --iterations='
33* If timer has just OnInactiveSec=..., it should fire after a specified time
34 after being started.
35
36* write blog stories about:
37 - hwdb: what belongs into it, lsusb
38 - enabling dbus services
39 - how to make changes to sysctl and sysfs attributes
40 - remote access
41 - how to pass throw-away units to systemd, or dynamically change properties of existing units
42 - testing with Harald's awesome test kit
43 - auto-restart
44 - how to develop against journal browsing APIs
45 - the journal HTTP iface
46 - non-cgroup resource management
47 - dynamic resource management with cgroups
48 - refreshed, longer missions statement
49 - calendar time events
50 - init=/bin/sh vs. "emergency" mode, vs. "rescue" mode, vs. "multi-user" mode, vs. "graphical" mode, and the debug shell
51 - how to create your own target
52 - instantiated apache, dovecot and so on
3a9e659a 53 - hooking a script into various stages of shutdown/early boot
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55Regularly:
56
57* look for close() vs. close_nointr() vs. close_nointr_nofail()
58
59* check for strerror(r) instead of strerror(-r)
60
61* pahole
62
63* set_put(), hashmap_put() return values check. i.e. == 0 does not free()!
64
65* use secure_getenv() instead of getenv() where appropriate
66
67* link up selected blog stories from man pages and unit files Documentation= fields
68
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69Janitorial Clean-ups:
70
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71* rework mount.c and swap.c to follow proper state enumeration/deserialization
72 semantics, like we do for device.c now
73
f461a28d 74* get rid of prefix_roota() and similar, only use chase() and related
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75 calls instead.
76
77* get rid of basename() and replace by path_extract_filename()
78
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79* Replace our fstype_is_network() with a call to libmount's mnt_fstype_is_netfs()?
80 Having two lists is not nice, but maybe it's now worth making a dependency on
81 libmount for something so trivial.
82
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83* drop set_free_free() and switch things over from string_hash_ops to
84 string_hash_ops_free everywhere, so that destruction is implicit rather than
85 explicit. Similar, for other special hashmap/set/ordered_hashmap destructors.
86
b3e199ce 87* generators sometimes apply C escaping and sometimes specifier escaping to
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88 paths and similar strings they write out. Sometimes both. We should clean
89 this up, and should probably always apply both, i.e. introduce
90 unit_file_escape() or so, which applies both.
91
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92* xopenat() should pin the parent dir of the inode it creates before doing its
93 thing, so that it can create, open, label somewhat atomically.
94
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95Deprecations and removals:
96
97* Remove any support for booting without /usr pre-mounted in the initrd entirely.
98 Update INITRD_INTERFACE.md accordingly.
99
b3e199ce 100* remove cgroups v1 support EOY 2023. As per
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101 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2022-July/048120.html
102 and then rework cgroupsv2 support around fds, i.e. keep one fd per active
103 unit around, and always operate on that, instead of cgroup fs paths.
104
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105* drop support for kernels that lack ambient capabilities support (i.e. make
106 4.3 new baseline). Then drop support for "!!" modifier for ExecStart= which
9eb41aab 107 is only supported for such old kernels.
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109* drop support for kernels lacking memfd_create() (i.e. make 3.17 new
110 baseline), then drop all pipe() based fallbacks.
111
9eb41aab 112* drop support for getrandom()-less kernels. (GRND_INSECURE means once kernel
3345802c 113 5.6 becomes our baseline). See
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114 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/24101#issuecomment-1193966468 for
115 details. Maybe before that: at taint-flags/warn about kernels that lack
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116 getrandom()/environments where it is blocked.
117
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118* drop support for LOOP_CONFIGURE-less loopback block devices, once kernel
119 baseline is 5.8.
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121* drop fd_is_mount_point() fallback mess once we can rely on
122 STATX_ATTR_MOUNT_ROOT to exist i.e. kernel baseline 5.8
123
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124* Remove /dev/mem ACPI FPDT parsing when /sys/firmware/acpi/fpdt is ubiquitous.
125 That requires distros to enable CONFIG_ACPI_FPDT, and have kernels v5.12 for
126 x86 and v6.2 for arm.
127
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128* Once baseline is 4.13, remove support for INTERFACE_OLD= checks in "udevadm
129 trigger"'s waiting logic, since we can then rely on uuid-tagged uevents
130
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131* remove remaining tpm1.2 support from sd-stub
132
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133Features:
134
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135* add a kernel cmdline switch (and cred?) for marking a system to be
136 "headless", in which case we never open /dev/console for reading, only for
137 writing. This would then mean: systemd-firstboot would process creds but not
138 ask interactively, getty would not be started and so on.
139
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140* extend mime database with mime types for:
141 - journal files
142 - credential files
143 - hwdb files
144 - catalog files
145
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146* cryptsetup: new crypttab option to auto-grow a luks device to its backing
147 partition size. new crypttab option to reencrypt a luks device with a new
148 volume key.
149
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150* we probably should have some infrastructure to acquire sysexts with
151 drivers/firmware for local hardware automatically. Idea: reuse the modalias
152 logic of the kernel for this: make the main OS image install a hwdb file
153 that matches against local modalias strings, and adds properties to relevant
154 devices listing names of sysexts needed to support the hw. Then provide some
155 tool that goes through all devices and tries to acquire/download the
156 specified images.
157
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158* repart + cryptsetup: support file systems that are encrypted and use verity
159 on top. Usecase: confexts that shall be signed by the admin but also be
160 confidential. Then, add a new --make-ddi=confext-encrypted for this.
161
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162* tmpfiles: add new line type for moving files from some source dir to some
163 target dir. then use that to move sysexts/confexts and stuff from initrd
164 tmpfs to /run/, so that host can pick things up.
165
166* tiny varlink service that takes a fd passed in and serves it via http. Then
167 make use of that in networkd, and expose some EFI binary of choice for
168 DHCP/HTTP base EFI boot.
169
170* bootctl: add reboot-to-disk which takes a block device name, and
171 automatically sets things up so that system reboots into that device next.
172
173* maybe: in PID1, when we detect we run in an initrd, make superblock read-only
174 early on, but provide opt-out via kernel cmdline.
175
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176* systemd-pcrextend:
177 - support measuring to nvindex with PCR update semantics ("fake PCRs")
178 - add api for "allocating" such an nvindex
179 - once we have that start measuring every sysext we apply, every confext,
620788da 180 every RootImage= we apply, every nspawn and so on. All in separate fake
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181 PCRs.
182
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183* vmspawn:
184 - enable hyperv extension by default (https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/i386/hyperv.html)
185 - register with machined
186 - run in scope unit when invoked from command line, and machined registration is off
187 - support --directory= via virtiofs
188 - sd_notify support
189 - --ephemeral support
190 - --read-only support
191 - automatically suspend/resume the VM if the host suspends. Use logind
192 suspend inhibitor to implement this. request clean suspend by generating
193 suspend key presses.
194 - support for "real" networking via "-n" and --network-bridge=
195 - automatically run service "at the side" for swtpm
196 - translate SIGTERM to clean ACPI shutdown event
197
198* systemd-pcrmachine should probably also measure the SMBIOS system UUID.
199
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200* sd-boot: allow synthesizing additional type1 entries via SMBIOS vendor strings
201
202* storagetm:
203 - add USB mass storage device logic, so that all local disks are also exposed
204 as mass storage devices on systems that have a USB controller that can
205 operate in device mode
206 - add NVMe authentication
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208* add support for activating nvme-oF devices at boot automatically via kernel
209 cmdline, and maybe even support a syntax such as
210 root=nvme:<trtype>:<traddr>:<trsvcid>:<nqn>:<partition> to boot directly from
211 nvme-oF
212
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213* pcrlock:
214 - make signed PCR work together with pcrlock
215 - add kernel-install plugin that automatically creates UKI .pcrlock file when
216 UKI is installed, and removes it when it is removed again
217 - automatically install PE measurement of sd-boot on "bootctl install"
218 - write generated pcrlock signature files to the ESP as credential, one for
219 each installed OS & pick up generated pcrlock signature file in sd-stub,
220 pass it via initrd to OS
221 - pre-calc sysext + kernel cmdline measurements
222 - pre-calc cryptsetup root key measurement
223 - maybe make systemd-repart generate .pcrlock for old and new GPT header in
224 /run?
225 - Add support for more than 8 branches per PCR OR
226 - add "systemd-pcrlock lock-kernel-current" or so which synthesizes .pcrlock
227 policy from currently booted kernel/event log, to close gap for first boot
228 for pre-built images
229
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230* add a new systemd-project@.service that is very similar to user@.service but
231 uses DynamicUser=1 and no PAMName= to invoke an unprivileged somewhat
232 light-weight service manager. Use HOME=/var/lib/systemd/projects/%i as home
233 dir. Similar for $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR. Start project@%i.target. Use LogField= to
234 add a field identifying the project.
235
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236* in sd-boot and sd-stub measure the SMBIOS vendor strings to some PCR (at
237 least some subset of them that look like systemd stuff), because apparently
238 some firmware does not, but systemd honours it. avoid duplicate measurement
239 by sd-boot and sd-stub by adding LoaderFeatures/StubFeatures flag for this,
240 so that sd-stub can avoid it if sd-boot already did it.
241
242* cryptsetup: a mechanism that allows signing a volume key with some key that
243 has to be present in the kernel keyring, or similar, to ensure that confext
244 DDIs can be encrypted against the local SRK but signed with the admin's key
245 and thus can authenticated locally before they are decrypted.
246
247* image policy should be extended to allow dictating *how* a disk is unlocked,
248 i.e. root=encrypted-tpm2+encrypted-fido2 would mean "root fs must be
249 encrypted and unlocked via fido2 or tpm2, but not otherwise"
250
251* systemd-repart: add support for formatting dm-crypt + dm-integrity file
252 systems.
253
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254* homed: use systemd-storagetm to expose home dirs via nvme-tcp. Then,
255 teach homed/pam_systemd_homed with a user name such as
256 lennart%nvme_tcp_192.168.100.77_8787 to log in from any linux host with the
257 same home dir. Similar maybe for nbd, iscsi? this should then first ask for
258 the local root pw, to authenticate that logging in like this is ok, and would
259 then be followed by another password prompt asking for the user's own
260 password. Also, do something similar for CIFS: if you log in via
0e9f2297 261 lennart%cifs-someserver_someshare, then set up the homed dir for it
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262 automatically. The PAM module should update the user name used for login to
263 the short version once it set up the user. Some care should be taken, so that
264 the long version can be still be resolved via NSS afterwards, to deal with
265 PAM clients that do not support PAM sessions where PAM_USER changes half-way.
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267* redefine /var/lib/extensions/ as the dir one can place all three of sysext,
268 confext as well is multi-modal DDIs that qualify as both. Then introduce
269 /var/lib/sysexts/ which can be used to place only DDIs that shall be used as
270 sysext
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272* in pid1: move out all cgroup state settings from Unit into a new object
273 CGroupState or so which is allocated when we realize the unit into a cgroup,
274 and then remains referenced by it. The new object should also carry an fd to
275 the realized cgroup, to pin it (and later execute all cgroup operations over,
276 once we drop cgroupv1 compat).
277
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278* add new "systemd-ssh-generator", which allows basic ssh config via
279 credentials (host key). It generates sshd.socket for IP, but also
280 sshd-vsock.socket for listening on AF_VSOCK when running in a VM, and
281 sshd-unix.socket on AF_UNIX when running in a container. It also generates a
282 matching sshd.service file with a host key passed in on the cmdline via
283 credentials. Then, add a ssh_config drop-in that matches some suitable
284 hostname pattern and has a ProxyCommand set that allows connecting to any
285 local VM/container that way without any networking configured.
286
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287* Varlinkification of the following command line tools, to open them up to
288 other programs via IPC:
289 - bootctl
290 - journalctl (allowing journal read access via IPC)
291 - coredumpcl
292 - systemd-bless-boot
293 - systemd-measure
294 - systemd-creds (allowing clients to encrypt credentials locally)
295 - systemd-cryptenroll (to allow UIs to enroll FIDO2 keys and such)
296 - systemd-dissect
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297 - systemd-sysupdate
298 - systemd-analyze
ed272a9f 299 - systemd-pcrlock (to allow fwupd to relax policy)
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300 - kernel-install
301
302* Varlink: add glue code to allow varlink clients to be authenticated via
303 Polkit by passing client pidfd over.
304
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305* in the service manager, pick up ERRNO= + BUSERROR= + VARLINKERROR= error
306 identifiers, and store them along with the exit status of a server and report
307 via "systemctl status".
308
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309* enumerate virtiofs devices during boot-up in a generator, and synthesize
310 mounts for rootfs, /usr/, /home/, /srv/ and some others from it, depending on
02c9d62b 311 the "tag". (waits for: https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd/-/issues/128)
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313* automatically mount one virtiofs during early boot phase to /run/host/,
314 similar to how we do that for nspawn, based on some clear tag.
315
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316* add some service that makes an atomic snapshot of PCR state and event log up
317 to that point available, possibly even with quote by the TPM.
318
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319* encode type1 entries in some UKI section to add additional entries to the
320 menu.
321
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322* Add ACL-based access management to .socket units. i.e. add AllowPeerUser= +
323 AllowPeerGroup= that installs additional user/group ACL entries on AF_UNIX
324 sockets.
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326* systemd-tpm2-setup should probably have a factory reset logic, i.e. when some
327 kernel command line option is set we reset the TPM (equivalent of tpm2_clear
328 -c owner?).
329
330* systemd-tpm2-setup should support a mode where we refuse booting if the SRK
331 changed. (Must be opt-in, to not break systems which are supposed to be
332 migratable between PCs)
333
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334* when systemd-sysext learns mutable /usr/ (and systemd-confext mutable /etc/)
335 then allow them to store the result in a .v/ versioned subdir, for some basic
336 snapshot logic
337
338* add a new PE binary section ".mokkeys" or so which sd-stub will insert into
339 Mok keyring, by overriding/extending whatever shim sets in the EFI
340 var. Benefit: we can extend the kernel module keyring at ukify time,
fcdd21ec 341 i.e. without recompiling the kernel, taking an upstream OS' kernel and adding
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342 a local key to it.
343
a1f7cdc6 344* PidRef conversion work:
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345 - cg_pid_get_xyz()
346 - pid_from_same_root_fs()
347 - get_ctty_devnr()
1158b06b 348 - pid1: sd_notify() receiver should use SCM_PIDFD to authenticate client
4775b55d 349 - actually wait for POLLIN on pidref's pidfd in service logic
1158b06b 350 - exec_spawn() + safe_fork()
a1f7cdc6 351 - openpt_allocate_in_namespace()
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352 - sd_bus_creds
353 - unit_attach_pid_to_cgroup_via_bus()
354 - cg_attach() – requires new kernel feature
355 - varlink_get_peer_pid()
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357* ddi must be listed as block device fstype
358
359* measure some string via pcrphase whenever we end up booting into emergency
360 mode.
361
3a9e659a 362* homed: add a basic form of secrets management to homed, that stores
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363 secrets in $HOME somewhere, is protected by the accounts own authentication
364 mechanisms. Should implement something PKCS#11-like that can be used to
365 implement emulated FIDO2 in unpriv userspace on top (which should happen
366 outside of homed), emulated PKCS11, and libsecrets support. Operate with a
367 2nd key derived from volume key of the user, with which to wrap all
368 keys. maintain keys in kernel keyring if possible.
369
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370* use sd-event ratelimit feature optionally for journal stream clients that log
371 too much
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fcdd21ec 373* systemd-mount should only consider modern file systems when mounting, similar
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374 to systemd-dissect
375
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376* add another PE section ".fname" or so that encodes the intended filename for
377 PE file, and validate that when loading add-ons and similar before using
378 it. This is particularly relevant when we load multiple add-ons and want to
379 sort them to apply them in a define order. The order should not be under
380 control of the attacker.
381
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382* also include packaging metadata (á la
383 https://systemd.io/ELF_PACKAGE_METADATA/) in our UEFI PE binaries, using the
384 same JSON format.
385
386* make "bootctl install" + "bootctl update" useful for installing shim too. For
387 that introduce new dir /usr/lib/systemd/efi/extra/ which we copy mostly 1:1
388 into the ESP at install time. Then make the logic smart enough so that we
389 don't overwrite bootx64.efi with our own if the extra tree already contains
390 one. Also, follow symlinks when copying, so that shim rpm can symlink their
391 stuff into our dir (which is safe since the target ESP is generally VFAT and
392 thus does not have symlinks anyway). Later, teach the update logic to look at
393 the ELF package metadata (which we also should include in all PE files, see
394 above) for version info in all *.EFI files, and use it to only update if
395 newer.
396
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397* in sd-stub: optionally add support for a new PE section .keyring or so that
398 contains additional certificates to include in the Mok keyring, extending
399 what shim might have placed there. why? let's say I use "ukify" to build +
400 sign my own fedora-based UKIs, and only enroll my personal lennart key via
401 shim. Then, I want to include the fedora keyring in it, so that kmods work.
402 But I might not want to enroll the fedora key in shim, because this would
403 also mean that the key would be in effect whenever I boot an archlinux UKI
404 built the same way, signed with the same lennart key.
405
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406* resolved: take possession of some IPv6 ULA address (let's say
407 fd00:5353:5353:5353:5353:5353:5353:5353), and listen on port 53 on it for the
408 local stubs, so that we can make the stub available via ipv6 too.
409
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410* introduce a .microcode PE section for sd-stub which we'll pass as first initrd
411 to the kernel which will then upload it to the CPU. This should be distinct
412 from .initrd to guarantee right ordering. also, and maybe more importantly
413 support .microcode in PE add-ons, so that a microcode update can be shipped
9a27ef09 414 independently of any kernel.
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416* Maybe add SwitchRootEx() as new bus call that takes env vars to set for new
417 PID 1 as argument. When adding SwitchRootEx() we should maybe also add a
418 flags param that allows disabling and enabling whether serialization is
419 requested during switch root.
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421* introduce a .acpitable section for early ACPI table override
422
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423* add proper .osrel matching for PE addons. i.e. refuse applying an addon
424 intended for a different OS. Take inspiration from how confext/sysext are
425 matched against OS.
426
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427* figure out what to do about credentials sealed to PCRs in kexec + soft-reboot
428 scenarios. Maybe insist sealing is done additionally against some keypair in
429 the TPM to which access is updated on each boot, for the next, or so?
430
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431* logind: when logging in, always take an fd to the home dir, to keep the dir
432 busy, so that autofs release can never happen. (this is generally a good
433 idea, and specifically works around the fact the autofs ignores busy by mount
434 namespaces)
435
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436* mount most file systems with a restrictive uidmap. e.g. mount /usr/ with a
437 uidmap that blocks out anything outside 0…1000 (i.e. system users) and similar.
438
439* mount the root fs with MS_NOSUID by default, and then mount /usr/ without
440 both so that suid executables can only be placed there. Do this already in
441 the initrd. If /usr/ is not split out create a bind mount automatically.
442
f447b741 443* fix our various hwdb lookup keys to end with ":" again. The original idea was
94d82b59 444 that hwdb patterns can match arbitrary fields with expressions like
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445 "*:foobar:*", to wildcard match both the start and the end of the string.
446 This only works safely for later extensions of the string if the strings
447 always end in a colon. This requires updating our udev rules, as well as
448 checking if the various hwdb files are fine with that.
449
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450* mount /tmp/ and /var/tmp with a uidmap applied that blocks out "nobody" user
451 among other things such as dynamic uid ranges for containers and so on. That
94d82b59 452 way no one can create files there with these uids and we enforce they are only
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453 used transiently, never persistently.
454
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455* rework loopback support in fstab: when "loop" option is used, then
456 instantiate a new systemd-loop@.service for the source path, set the
457 lo_file_name field for it to something recognizable derived from the fstab
458 line, and then generate a mount unit for it using a udev generated symlink
459 based on lo_file_name.
460
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461* remove tomoyo support, it's obsolete and unmaintained apparently
462
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463* In .socket units, add ConnectStream=, ConnectDatagram=,
464 ConnectSequentialPacket= that create a socket, and then *connect to* rather than
465 listen on some socket. Then, add a new setting WriteData= that takes some
466 base64 data that systemd will write into the socket early on. This can then
467 be used to create connections to arbitrary services and issue requests into
468 them, as long as the data is static. This can then be combined with the
469 aforementioned journald subscription varlink service, to enable
470 activation-by-message id and similar.
471
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472* .service with invalid Sockets= starts successfully.
473
512f2da5 474* landlock: lock down RuntimeDirectory= via landlock, so that services lose
3a9e659a 475 ability to write anywhere else below /run/. Similar for
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476 StateDirectory=. Benefit would be clear delegation via unit files: services
477 get the directories they get, and nothing else even if they wanted to.
478
479* landlock: for unprivileged systemd (i.e. systemd --user), use landlock to
480 implement ProtectSystem=, ProtectHome= and so on. Landlock does not require
481 privs, and we can implement pretty similar behaviour. Also, maybe add a mode
482 where ProtectSystem= combined with an explicit PrivateMounts=no could request
483 similar behaviour for system services, too.
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486 invokes systemd-mount and exits. This is then useful to use in
487 ENV{SYSTEMD_WANTS} in udev rules, and a bit prettier than using RUN+=
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490
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491* udevadm: to make symlink querying with udevadm nicer:
492 - do not enable the pager for queries like 'udevadm info -q -r symlink'
493 - add mode with newlines instead of spaces (for grep)?
494
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496 localed, oomd, timedated.
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499 that have a new type uuid and can "extend" earlier partitions, to work around
500 the fact that systemd-repart can only grow the last partition defined. During
501 activation we'd simply set up a dm-linear mapping to merge them again. A
502 partition that is to be extended would just set a bit in the partition flags
503 field to indicate that there's another extension partition to look for. The
627cdcc7 504 identifying UUID of the extension partition would be hashed in counter mode
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506 the "dynamic partitions" concept of new Android. This would be a minimalistic
507 concept of a volume manager, with the extents it manages being exposes as GPT
508 partitions. I a partition is extended multiple times they should probably
509 grow exponentially in size to ensure O(log(n)) time for finding them on
510 access.
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513 posix_spawn().
514
515* Make nspawn to a frontend for systemd-executor, so that we have to ways into
516 the executor: via unit files/dbus/varlink through PID1 and via cmdline/OCI
517 through nspawn.
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520 automatically add console= to kernel cmdline matching the same port.
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523 CONFIG_STATIC_USERMODEHELPER_PATH and then handles them within pid1 so that
524 security, resource management and cgroup settings can be enforced properly
525 for all umh processes.
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528 going down, in particular include the "reboot param" string.
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531 not be enough disk space for that. try to be defensive and sync only after
532 resize.
533
534* homed: if for some reason the partition ended up being much smaller than
535 whole disk, recover from that, and grow it again.
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538 Specifically, along with the saved clock, store the current boot ID. When
539 starting, check if the boot id matches. If so, don't do anything (we are on
540 the same boot and clock just kept running anyway). If not, then read
541 CLOCK_BOOTTIME (which started at boot), and add it to the saved clock
542 timestamp, to compensate for the time we spent booting. If EFI timestamps are
543 available, also include that in the calculation. With this we'll then only
544 miss the time spent during shutdown after timesync stopped and before the
545 system actually reset.
546
547* systemd-stub: maybe store a "boot counter" in the ESP, and pass it down to
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549 would be monotonically increased on every boot.
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552 only password or only pcks11/fido2 auth, and then use this to hook nicely
553 into two of the three PAM stacks gdm provides.
554 See discussion at https://github.com/authselect/authselect/pull/311
555
4cb8a25b 556* sd-boot: make boot loader spec type #1 accept http urls in "linux"
1c904337 557 lines. Then, do the uefi http dance to download kernels and boot them. This
fcdd21ec 558 is then useful for network boot, by embedding a cpio with type #1 snippets
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562 the nobody is not a user any code should run under, ever, as that user would
563 possibly get a lot of access to resources it really shouldn't be getting
564 access to due to the userns + nfs semantics of the user. Alternatively: use
565 the seccomp log action, and allow it.
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568 boot loader entries (both type1 and type2). Then when initializing, find this
569 section, iterate through it and populate menu with it. cpio is simple enough
570 to make a parser for this reasonably robust. use same path structures as in
571 the ESP. Similar add one for signature key drop-ins.
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576 URL, then downloads the file from it using UEFI HTTP APIs, and executes it.
7227dd81 577 Use case: provide a minimal ESP with sd-boot and a couple of these sd-fetch
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579
084ecae5 580* maybe: systemd-loop-generator that sets up loopback devices if requested via kernel
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583* systemd-gpt-auto-generator: add kernel cmdline option to override block
584 device to dissect. also support dissecting a regular file. useccase: include
585 encrypted/verity root fs in UKI.
586
6d040d84 587* sd-stub: add ".bootcfg" section for kernel bootconfig data (as per
4cb8a25b 588 https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/bootconfig.html)
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590* tpm2: add (optional) support for generating a local signing key from PCR 15
591 state. use private key part to sign PCR 7+14 policies. stash signatures for
592 expected PCR7+14 policies in EFI var. use public key part in disk encryption.
593 generate new sigs whenever db/dbx/mok/mokx gets updated. that way we can
594 securely bind against SecureBoot/shim state, without having to renroll
595 everything on each update (but we still have to generate one sig on each
596 update, but that should be robust/idempotent). needs rollback protection, as
597 usual.
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600
601* Lennart: big blog story about building initrds
602
603* Lennart: big blog story about "why systemd-boot"
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606 one idea would be to patch source sockaddr of all AF_UNIX/SOCK_DGRAM to
607 implicitly contain the source cgroup id. Another idea would be to patch
608 sendto()/connect()/sendmsg() sockaddr on-the-fly to use a different target
609 sockaddr.
610
611* bpf: see if we can address opportunistic inode sharing of immutable fs images
612 with BPF. i.e. if bpf gives us power to hook into openat() and return a
613 different inode than is requested for which we however it has same contents
614 then we can use that to implement opportunistic inode sharing among DDIs:
615 make all DDIs ship xattr on all reg files with a SHA256 hash. Then, also
616 dictate that DDIs should come with a top-level subdir where all reg files are
617 linked into by their SHA256 sum. Then, whenever an inode is opened with the
618 xattr set, check bpf table to find dirs with hashes for other prior DDIs and
619 try to use inode from there.
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622 same root hash, so that people can sign a single image with multiple keys.
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625 extensions
626
627* gpt-auto-discovery: also use the pkcs7 signature stuff, and pass signature to
628 kernel. So far we only did this for the various --image= switches, but not
629 for the root fs or /usr/.
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632 certain means, i.e. only via pw, only via tpm2, or only via fido, or a
633 combination thereof.
634
635* make the systemd-repart "seed" value provisionable via credentials, so that
636 confidential computing environments can set it and deterministically
637 enforce the uuids for partitions created, so that they can calculate PCR 15
638 ahead of time.
639
640* systemd-repart: also derive the volume key from the seed value, for the
641 aforementioned purpose.
642
643* in the initrd: derive the default machine ID to pass to the host PID 1 via
644 $machine_id from the same seed credential.
645
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647 initrd to bootstrap the initrd to populate the initial partitions. Some things
648 to figure out:
649 - Should it run on firstboot or on every boot?
650 - If run on every boot, should it use the sysupdate config from the host on
651 subsequent boots?
652
dbc62e59 653* provide an API (probably IPC) to apps to encrypt/decrypt
7227dd81 654 credentials. use case: allow bluez bluetooth daemon to pass pairings to initrd
dbc62e59 655 that way, without shelling out to our tools.
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658 use PCR 7 which should contain secureboot state db/dbx. Which sounded like a
659 safe bet, given that it should change only on policy changes, and not
660 software updates. But that's wrong. Recent fwupd (rightfully) contains code
661 for updating the dbx denylist. This means even without any active policy
662 change PCR 7 might change. Hence, better idea might be in systemd-creds to
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664 and in cryptsetup simply the empty list? Also, PCR 14 almost certainly should
665 be included as much as PCR 7 (as it contains shim's policy, which is
666 certainly as relevant as PCR 7 on many systems)
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669 (measuring the root hash) and integritytab (measuring the HMAC key if one is
670 used)
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673 activate. probably into PCR 13. i.e. add --tpm2-measure-pcr= or so to
674 systemd-nspawn, and MeasurePCR= to unit files. Should contain a measurement
675 of the activated configuration and the image that is being activated (in case
676 verity is used, hash of the root hash).
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679 and a type #2 entry exist under otherwise the exact same name, then use the
680 type #1 entry, and ignore the type #2 entry. This way, people can "upgrade"
681 from the UKI with all parameters baked in to a Type #1 .conf file with manual
7ff7eadf 682 parametrization, if needed. This matches our usual rule that admin config
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684
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686 (i.e. the usual /etc/, /run/, /usr/lib/ dance, potentially /usr/etc/), how to
687 sort found entries, how masking works and overriding.
688
689* automatic boot assessment: add one more default success check that just waits
690 for a bit after boot, and blesses the boot if the system stayed up that long.
691
692* implement concept of "versioned" resources inside a dir, and write a spec for
693 it. Make all tools in systemd, in particular
694 RootImage=/RootDirectory=/--image=/--directory= implement this. Idea:
695 directories ending in ".v/" indicate a directory with versioned resources in
696 them. Versioned resources inside a .v dir are always named in the pattern
697 <prefix>_<version>[+<tries-left>[-<tries-done>]].<suffix>
698
699* add support for using this .v/ logic on the root fs itself: in the initrd,
700 after mounting the rootfs, look for root-<arch>.v/ in the root fs, and then
701 apply the logic, moving the switch root logic there.
702
703* systemd-repart: add support for generating ISO9660 images
704
705* systemd-repart: in addition to the existing "factory reset" mode (which
706 simply empties existing partitions marked for that). add a mode where
7227dd81 707 partitions marked for it are entirely removed. Use case: remove secondary OS
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709
710* systemd-boot: maybe add support for collapsing menu entries of the same OS
711 into one item that can be opened (like in a "tree view" UI element) or
712 collapsed. If only a single OS is installed, disable this mode, but if
713 multiple OSes are installed might make sense to default to it, so that user
714 is not immediately bombarded with a multitude of Linux kernel versions but
715 only one for each OS.
716
717* systemd-repart: if the GPT *disk* UUID (i.e. the one global for the entire
718 disk) is set to all FFFFF then use this as trigger for factory reset, in
7ff7eadf 719 addition to the existing mechanisms via EFI variables and kernel command
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721 boot, for the next.
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724 similar behind it, instead of http.
725
726* systemd-tmpfiles: add concept for conditionalizing lines on factory reset
727 boot, or on first boot.
728
729* in UKIs: add way to define allowlist of additional words that can be added to
730 the kernel cmdline even in SecureBoot mode
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733 which contains a separate public key for PCR values that only apply in the
734 initrd, i.e. in the boot phase "enter-initrd". Then, consumers in userspace
735 can easily bind resources to just the initrd. Similar, maybe one more for
736 "enter-initrd:leave-initrd" for resources that shall be accessible only
737 before unprivileged user code is allowed. (we only need this for .pcrpkey,
738 not for .pcrsig, since the latter is a list of signatures anyway). With that,
739 when you enroll a LUKS volume or similar, pick either the .pcrkey (for
740 coverage through all phases of the boot, but excluding shutdown), the
741 .pcrpkeyrd (for coverage in the initrd only) and .pcrpkeybt (for coverage
742 until users are allowed to log in).
743
744* Once the root fs LUKS volume key is measured into PCR 15, default to binding
745 credentials to PCR 15 in "systemd-creds"
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748 an encrypted image on some host given a public key belonging to a specific
749 other host, so that only hosts possessing the private key in the TPM2 chip
7227dd81 750 can decrypt the volume key and activate the volume. Use case: systemd-confext
b60e0f57 751 for a central orchestrator to generate confext images securely that can only
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753 of creds in /etc/credstore/ for example). Extending on this: allow binding
754 LUKS2 TPM based encryption also to the TPM2 internal clock. Net result:
b60e0f57 755 prepare a confext image that can only be activated on a specific host that
756 runs a specific software in a specific time window. confext would be
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758
759* maybe add a "systemd-report" tool, that generates a TPM2-backed "report" of
760 current system state, i.e. a combination of PCR information, local system
761 time and TPM clock, running services, recent high-priority log
762 messages/coredumps, system load/PSI, signed by the local TPM chip, to form an
7227dd81 763 enhanced remote attestation quote. Use case: a simple orchestrator could use
ae24e4e8 764 this: have the report tool upload these reports every 3min somewhere. Then
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766 window, and use them to determine what which node should now start/stop what,
b60e0f57 767 and generate a small confext for each node, that uses Uphold= to pin services
768 on each node. The confext would be encrypted using the asymmetric encryption
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770 software is in a good state, and within a specific time frame. Then run a
771 loop on each node that sends report to orchestrator and then sysupdate to
b60e0f57 772 update confext. Orchestrator would be stateless, i.e. operate on desired
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774 be trivially scaled up since all instances of the orchestrator should come to
775 the same conclusions given the same inputs of reports/desired workload info.
776 Could also be used to deliver Wireguard secrets and thus to clients, thus
b60e0f57 777 permitting zero-trust networking: secrets are rolled over via confext updates,
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779 updated, or becomes corrupted in some way.
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782 derive default machine ID to use from it, and pass it to host PID 1.
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785 of manually hooking into SIGINT/SIGTERM
786
787* tree-wide: convert as much as possible over to SD_EVENT_SIGNAL_PROCMASK
788 instead of manual blocking.
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791 newest), to indicate they are obsolete
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794 (i.e. SMBIOS type #11, …), so that one can unlock LUKS via VM hypervisor
795 supplied password.
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798 those which may refer to anything, and use that in various places to filter
799 early. i.e. stuff ending in "/", "/." and "/.." definitely refers to a
800 directory, and paths ending that way can be refused early in many contexts.
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803 public keys when signing PCR values. SecureBoot and our Verity signatures
804 operate with certificates already, hence I guess we should also just deal for
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807* systemd-measure: add --pcrpkey-auto as an alternative to --pcrpkey=, where it
808 would just use the same public key specified with --public-key= (or the one
809 automatically derived from --private-key=).
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812 discoverable disk images, i.e. the new name for gpt disk images following the
813 discoverable disk spec). [Also: just ".sysext/" for directory-based sysext]
814
815* Add "purpose" flag to partition flags in discoverable partition spec that
816 indicate if partition is intended for sysext, for portable service, for
817 booting and so on. Then, when dissecting DDI allow specifying a purpose to
7227dd81 818 use as additional search condition. Use case: images that combined a sysext
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820
821* On boot, auto-generate an asymmetric key pair from the TPM,
822 and use it for validating DDIs and credentials. Maybe upload it to the kernel
823 keyring, so that the kernel does this validation for us for verity and kernel
824 modules
825
b60e0f57 826* for systemd-confext: add a tool that can generate suitable DDIs with verity +
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828 a new name with a built-in config?
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831 maybe on kernel command line:
832 systemd.import_encrypted_creds=foobar.waldo,tmpfiles.extra to protect locked
833 down kernels from credentials generated on the host with a weak kernel
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836 hash type, etc)
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840
f461a28d 841* chase(): refuse resolution if trailing slash is specified on input,
4e0ceefe 842 but final node is not a directory
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845 non-VFAT fs is used.
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850 systemd-gpt-auto-generator/systemd-repart and in systemd-cryptsetup?)
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857 entries in our menu, and then suppress ourselves. Benefit: instant
858 compatibility with all other OSes which register things there, in particular
859 on other disks. Always boot into them via NextBoot EFI variable, to not
860 affect PCR values.
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863 - pre-calculate PCR 12 (command line) + PCR 13 (sysext) the same way we can precalculate PCR 11
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866 "supercharged" sd-boot binary, that could carry ext4 drivers built-in.
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869 filters/handlers installed on the connection took possession of.
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872 objects (i.e. all child dirents that dirs or symlinks to dirs)
873
874* sd-device: maybe pin the sysfs dir with an fd, during the entire runtime of
875 an sd_device, then always work based on that.
876
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879 baremetal, on an nspawn-style container, if it is a portable service image,
880 or a sysext for initrd, for host os, or for portable container. Then hook
881 portabled/… up to udev to watch block devices coming up with the flags set, and
882 use it.
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885 managers can tell sd-boot what to boot into and suchlike
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888 and that determines from which overlayfs layer it originates, which image, and with
889 what it was signed.
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892 encryption/authentication. Idea: add new verb "systemd-creds public-key"
893 which generates a priv/pub key pair on the TPM2 and stores the priv key
894 locally in /var. It then outputs a certificate for the pub part to stdout.
895 This can then be copied/taken elsewhere, and can be used for encrypting creds
896 that only the host on its specific hw can decrypt. Then, support a drop-in
897 dir with certificates that can be used to authenticate credentials. Flow of
898 operations is then this: build image with owner certificate, then after
899 boot up issue "systemd-creds public-key" to acquire pubkey of the machine.
900 Then, when passing data to the machine, sign with privkey belonging to one of
901 the dropped in certs and encrypted with machine pubkey, and pass to machine.
902 Machine is then able to authenticate you, and confidentiality is guaranteed.
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905 should probably also one you can use to get a remote attestation quote.
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908 • networkd/udevd: add a way to define additional .link, .network, .netdev files
909 via the credentials logic.
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911 credentials (similar: verity-generator, integrity-generator). Use
912 fstab-generator logic as inspiration.
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914 • resolved: allow defining additional /etc/hosts entries via a credential (it
915 might make sense to then synthesize a new combined /etc/hosts file in /run
916 and bind mount it on /etc/hosts for other clients that want to read it.
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918 • timesyncd: pick NTP server info from credential
919 • portabled: read a credential "portable.extra" or so, that takes a list of
920 file system paths to enable on start.
921 • make systemd-fstab-generator look for a system credential encoding root= or
922 usr=
923 • systemd-homed: when initializing, look for a credential
924 systemd.homed.register or so with JSON user records to automatically
7227dd81 925 register if not registered yet. Use case: deploy a system, and add an
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928 sd-stub credentials. That way, we can support parallel OS installations with
929 pre-built kernels.
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932 runtime state. Then, expose it:
933
934 1. Add Describe() method to Unit D-Bus object that returns a JSON object
935 about the unit.
936 2. Expose this natively via Varlink, in similar style
937 3. Use it when invoking binaries (i.e. make PID 1 fork off systemd-executor
938 binary which reads the JSON definition and runs it), to address the cow
939 trap issue and the fact that NSS is actually forbidden in
940 forked-but-not-exec'ed children
941 4. Add varlink API to run transient units based on provided JSON definitions
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944 what to do if support ended
945
946* pam_systemd: on interactive logins, maybe show SUPPORT_END information at
3ff1721c 947 login time, à la motd
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e1b45a75 949* sd-boot: instead of unconditionally deriving the ESP to search boot loader
9c18b363 950 spec entries in from the paths of sd-boot binary, let's optionally allow it
7227dd81 951 to be configured on sd-boot cmdline + efi var. Use case: embed sd-boot in the
9c18b363 952 UEFI firmware (for example, ovmf supports that via qemu cmdline option), and
e1b45a75 953 use it to load stuff from the ESP.
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956 initrd transition. Specifically:
957 1. There should be a var= kernel cmdline option, matching root= and usr=
958 2. systemd-gpt-auto-generator should auto-mount /var if it finds it on disk
959 3. mount.x-initrd mount option in fstab should be implied for /var
960
d486b26f 961* make persistent restarts easier by adding a new setting OpenPersistentFile=
47b86590 962 or so, which allows opening one or more files that is "persistent" across
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964 files are created empty on first invocation, and on subsequent invocations
965 the files are reboot. The files would be backed by tmpfs, pmem or /var
966 depending on desired level of persistency.
967
968* sd-event: add ability to "chain" event sources. Specifically, add a call
969 sd_event_source_chain(x, y), which will automatically enable event source y
1c904337 970 in oneshot mode once x is triggered. Use case: in src/core/mount.c implement
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972 seen, trigger the rescan defer event source automatically, and allow it to be
973 dispatched *before* the SIGCHLD is handled (based on priorities). Benefit:
974 dispatch order is strictly controlled by priorities again. (next step: chain
975 event sources to the ratelimit being over)
976
977* if we fork of a service with StandardOutput=journal, and it forks off a
978 subprocess that quickly dies, we might not be able to identify the cgroup it
979 comes from, but we can still derive that from the stdin socket its output
980 came from. We apparently don't do that right now.
981
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983
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984* add PR_SET_DUMPABLE service setting
985
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987 can safely put privileged stuff in. Would not be writable by the user, but
988 still conceptually belong to the user. Would be included in user's quota if
7227dd81 989 possible, even if files are not owned by UID of user. Use case: container
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991 are not directly belonging to the user's UID. Goal: we shouldn't place more
992 privileged dirs inside of unprivileged dirs, and thus containers really
993 should not be placed inside of traditional UNIX home dirs (which are owned by
3881fd40 994 users themselves) but somewhere else, that is separate, but still close
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996 container managers find it. the ~/.identity file is also a candidate for a
997 file to move there, since it is managed by privileged code (i.e. homed) and
998 not unprivileged code.
999
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1001 system outside of the 108ch limit. When connecting, open O_PATH fd to socket
1002 inode first, then connect to /proc/self/fd/XYZ. When binding, create symlink
1003 to target dir in /tmp, and bind through it.
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1006 protections of the root OS are weakened after interactive confirmation, to
1007 allow hackers to allow their own stuff. idea: allow entering developer mode
1008 only via explicit choice in boot menu: i.e. add explicit boot menu item for
30fd9a2d 1009 it. When developer mode is entered, generate a key pair in the TPM2, and add
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1010 the public part of it automatically to keychain of valid code signature keys
1011 on subsequent boots. Then provide a tool to sign code with the key in the
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1013 binding it to locality/PCRs so that keys cannot be generated otherwise.
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1015* services: add support for cryptographically unlocking per-service directories
1016 via TPM2. Specifically, for StateDirectory= (and related dirs) use fscrypt to
1017 set up the directory so that it can only be accessed if host and app are in
1018 order.
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1021 https://0pointer.net/blog/testing-my-system-code-in-usr-without-modifying-usr.html
1022 https://0pointer.net/blog/running-an-container-off-the-host-usr.html
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1025 descriptors, and clear this set piecemeal when we see the IN_IGNORED event
1026 for it, or when read() returns EAGAIN or on IN_Q_OVERFLOW. Then, whenever we
1027 see an inotify wd event check against this set, and if it is contained ignore
8ac6b05b 1028 the event. (to be fully correct this would have to count the occurrences, in
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1030 IN_IGNORED again)
1031
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a4b329e6 1033 - kernel-install should be able to install encrypted creds automatically for
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1034 machine id, root pw, rootfs uuid, resume partition uuid, and place next to
1035 EFI kernel, for sd-stub to pick them up. These creds should be locked to
1036 the TPM, and bind to the right PCR the kernel is measured to.
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1037 - kernel-install should be able to pick up initrd sysexts automatically and
1038 place them next to EFI kernel, for sd-stub to pick them up.
5b06ad51 1039 - systemd-fstab-generator should look for rootfs device to mount in creds
62471289 1040 - systemd-resume-generator should look for resume partition uuid in creds
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1042 and synthesize initrd from it, and measure it. Signing is not necessary, as
1043 microcode does that on its own. Pass as first initrd to kernel.
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1046 signal for setting service log level, that carries the level via the
1047 sigqueue() data parameter. Enable this via unit file setting.
2df2bb1f 1048
03ede612 1049* sd_notify/vsock: maybe support binding to AF_VSOCK in Type=notify services,
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1051 fixed to "2", i.e. the official host cid) and the expected guest cid, for the
3a258d3a 1052 two sides of the channel. The latter env var could then be used in an
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1054 directly to host service manager.
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1056* sd-device has an API to create an sd_device object from a device id, but has
1057 no api to query the device id
1058
1059* sd-device should return the devnum type (i.e. 'b' or 'c') via some API for an
1060 sd_device object, so that data passed into sd_device_new_from_devnum() can
1061 also be queried.
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1064 priority, but leave enabled, and once ratelimit window is over, upgrade
1065 priority again. That way we can combat event source starvation without
1066 stopping processing events from one source entirely.
1067
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1069 that apparently new features in this area are only going to be added to the
1070 latter).
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1072* sd-event: add 1st class event source for clock changes
1073
1074* sd-event: add 1st class event source for timezone changes
1075
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1076* support uefi/http boots with sd-boot: instead of looking for dropin files in
1077 /loader/entries/ dir, look for a file /loader/entries/SHA256SUMS and use that
1078 as directory manifest. The file would be a standard directory listing as
1079 generated by GNU sha256sums.
1080
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1082 look for right in the sd-boot binary. i.e. take inspiration from sd-stub
02c914ef 1083 logic: allow combining sd-boot via ukify with kernels to enumerate, .conf
47a9f917 1084 files, drivers, keys to enroll and so on. Then, add whatever we find that way
7227dd81 1085 to the menu. Use case: allow building a single PE image you can boot into via
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1087
1088* maybe add a new UEFI stub binary "sd-http". It works similar to sd-stub, but
1089 all it does is download a file from a http server, and execute it, after
1090 optionally checking its hash sum. idea would be: combine this "sd-http" stub
5bc9ea07 1091 binary with some minimal info about a URL + hash sum, plus .osrel data, and
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1093 that is tiny, feels a lot like a unified kernel, but all it does is chainload
1094 the real kernel. benefit: downloading these stubs would be tiny and quick,
1095 hence cheap for enumeration.
1096
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1098
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1099* systemd-dissect: show available versions inside of a disk image, i.e. if
1100 multiple versions are around of the same resource, show which ones. (in other
1101 words: show partition labels).
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1104 systemd.pull-raw-portable=, systemd-pull-raw-sysext= and similar switches
5bc9ea07 1105 that take a URL as parameter. It then generates service units for
7227dd81 1106 systemd-pull calls that download these URLs if not installed yet. Use case:
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1107 invoke a VM or nspawn container in a way it automatically deploys/runs these
1108 images as OS payloads. i.e. have a generic OS image you can point to any
1109 payload you like, which is then downloaded, securely verified and run.
1110
e4f92a62 1111* deprecate cgroupsv1 further (print log message at boot)
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1113* systemd-dissect: add --cat switch for dumping files such as /etc/os-release
1114
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1115* per-service sandboxing option: ProtectIds=. If used, will overmount
1116 /etc/machine-id and /proc/sys/kernel/random/boot_id with synthetic files, to
1117 make it harder for the service to identify the host. Depending on the user
1118 setting it should be fully randomized at invocation time, or a hash of the
1119 real thing, keyed by the unit name or so. Of course, there are other ways to
1120 get these IDs (e.g. journal) or similar ids (e.g. MAC addresses, DMI ids, CPU
1121 ids), so this knob would only be useful in combination with other lockdown
1122 options. Particularly useful for portable services, and anything else that
1123 uses RootDirectory= or RootImage=. (Might also over-mount
1124 /sys/class/dmi/id/*{uuid,serial} with /dev/null).
1125
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1126* doc: prep a document explaining resolved's internal objects, i.e. Query
1127 vs. Question vs. Transaction vs. Stream and so on.
1128
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1130 jobs, units
1131
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1134 userspace)
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1139 json package metadata, and use that when logging
1140
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1143
1144* Add systemd-analyze security checks for RestrictFileSystems= and
1145 RestrictNetworkInterfaces=
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1148 internal clock.
1149
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1150* man: rework os-release(5), and clearly separate our extension-release.d/ and
1151 initrd-release parts, i.e. list explicitly which fields are about what.
1152
1153* sysext: before applying a sysext, do a superficial validation run so that
1154 things are not rearranged to wildy. I.e. protect against accidental fuckups,
1155 such as masking out /usr/lib/ or so. We should probably refuse if existing
1156 inodes are replaced by other types of inodes or so.
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1159 passwords, not just the first. i.e. if there are multiple defined, prefer
1160 unlocked over locked and prefer non-empty over empty.
1161
1162* maybe add a tool inspired by the GPT auto discovery spec that runs in the
1163 initrd and rearranges the rootfs hierarchy via bind mounts, if
1164 enabled. Specifically in some top-level dir /@auto/ it will look for
1165 dirs/symlinks/subvolumes that are named after their purpose, and optionally
1166 encode a version as well as assessment counters, and then mount them into the
1167 file system tree to boot into, similar to how we do that for the gpt auto
1168 logic. Maybe then bind mount the original root into /.superior or something
1169 like that (so that update tools can look there). Further discussion in this
1170 thread:
1171 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2021-November/047059.html
1172 The GPT dissection logic should automatically enable this tool whenever we
1173 detect a specially marked root fs (i.e introduce a new generic root gpt type
1174 for this, that is arch independent). The also implement this in the image
1175 dissection logic, so that nspawn/RootImage= and so on grok it. Maybe make
1176 generic enough so that it can also work for ostrees arrangements.
1177
1178* if a path ending in ".auto.d/" is set for RootDirectory=/RootImage= then do a
1179 strverscmp() of everything inside that dir and use that. i.e. implement very
1180 simple version control. Also use this in systemd-nspawn --image= and so on.
1181
1182* homed: while a home dir is not activated generate slightly different NSS
1183 records for it, that reports the home dir as "/" and the shell as some binary
1184 provided by us. Then, when an SSH login happens and SSH permits it our binary
1185 is invoked. This binary can then talk to homed and activate the homedir if
1186 it's not around yet, prompting the user for a password. Once that succeeded
1187 we'll switch to the real user record, i.e. home dir and shell, and our tool
1188 exec()s the latter. Net effect: ssh'ing into a homed account will just work:
1189 we'll neatly prompt for the homedir's password if its needed. –– Building on
1190 this we could take this even further: since this tool will potentially have
1191 access to the client's ssh-agent (if ssh-agent forwarding is enabled) we
1192 could implement SSH unlocking of a homedir with that: when enrolling a new
1193 ssh pubkey in a user record we'd ask the ssh-agent to sign some random value
1194 with the privkey, then use that as luks key to unlock the home dir. Will not
1195 work for ECDSA keys since their signatures contain a random component, but
1196 will work for RSA and Ed25519 keys.
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1199 credential logic and drops them into /run where nss-systemd can pick them up,
7227dd81 1200 similar to /run/host/userdb/. Use case: drop a root user JSON record there,
bb5464ad 1201 and use it in the initrd to log in as root with locally selected password,
7227dd81 1202 for debugging purposes. Other use case: boot into qemu with regular user
11b957b5 1203 mounted from host. maybe put this in systemd-user-sessions.service?
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1205* drop dependency on libcap, replace by direct syscalls based on
30fd9a2d 1206 CapabilityQuintet we already have. (This likely allows us to drop libcap
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1208
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1210 shutdown, and has similar security semantics. This should then take the place
1211 of dracut's shutdown logic. Should probably support sysexts too. Care needs
1212 to be taken that the resulting logic ends up in RAM, i.e. is copied out of
1213 on-disk storage.
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1216 host user db in restricted form, then allow this to be bind mounted into
1217 sandboxed environments that want the host database in minimal form. All
1218 records would be stripped of all meta info, except the basic UID/name
1219 info. Then use this in portabled environments that do not use PrivateUsers=1.
1220
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1222 .p7s is available in the image, use it to protect the system.attached copy
1223 with fs-verity, so that it cannot be tampered with
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1226 be our current sessions. But the latter would be a new type of session that
1227 is mostly the same but does not pull in user@.service or wait for it. Then,
1228 allow configuration which type of session is desired via pam_systemd
1229 parameters, and then make user@.service's session one of these "light" ones.
1230 People could then choose to make FTP sessions and suchlike "light" if they
1231 don't want the service manager to be started for that.
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1234 including a path to an AF_UNIX path, similar to how we do things with the
1235 keys of /etc/crypttab. That way people can store/provide the roothash
1236 externally and provide to us on demand only.
1237
3fc0688d 1238* we probably should extend the root verity hash of the root fs into some PCR
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1239 on boot. (i.e. maybe add a veritytab option tpm2-measure=12 or so to measure
1240 it into PCR 12); Similar: we probably should extend the LUKS volume key of
1241 the root fs into some PCR on boot. (i.e. maybe add a crypttab option
1242 tpm2-measure=15 or so to measure it into PCR 15); once both are in place
1243 update gpt-auto-discovery to generate these by default for the partitions it
1244 discovers. Static vendor stuff should probably end up in PCR 12 (i.e. the
1245 verity hash), with local keys in PCR 15 (i.e. the encryption volume
1246 key). That way, we nicely distinguish resources supplied by the OS vendor
1247 (i.e. sysext, root verity) from those inherently local (i.e. encryption key),
1248 which is useful if they shall be signed separately.
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1251 that in EFI var. then use this when enrolling TPM2 in cryptsetup to verify
1252 that the selected PCRs actually are used by firmware.
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1255
63a185dc 1256* PAM: pick up authentication token from credentials
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1258* when mounting disk images: if IMAGE_ID/IMAGE_VERSION is set in os-release
1259 data in the image, make sure the image filename actually matches this, so
1260 that images cannot be misused.
1261
aca8ecc3 1262* New udev block device symlink names:
178d3ff2 1263 /dev/disk/by-parttypelabel/<pttype>-<ptlabel>. Use case: if pt label is used
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1264 as partition image version string, this is a safe way to reference a specific
1265 version of a specific partition type, in particular where related partitions
1266 are processed (e.g. verity + rootfs both named "LennartOS_0.7").
1267
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1268* sysupdate:
1269 - add fuzzing to the pattern parser
1270 - support casync as download mechanism
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1271 - "systemd-sysupdate update --all" support, that iterates through all components
1272 defined on the host, plus all images installed into /var/lib/machines/,
1273 /var/lib/portable/ and so on.
1274 - figure out what to do about system extensions (i.e. they need to imply an
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1276 host's update files.)
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1277 - Allow invocation with a single transfer definition, i.e. with
1278 --definitions= pointing to a file rather than a dir.
1279 - add ability to disable implicit decompression of downloaded artifacts,
1280 i.e. a Compress=no option in the transfer definitions
1281
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1282* in sd-id128: also parse UUIDs in RFC4122 URN syntax (i.e. chop off urn:uuid: prefix)
1283
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1284* DynamicUser= + StateDirectory= → use uid mapping mounts, too, in order to
1285 make dirs appear under right UID.
1286
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1287* systemd-sysext: optionally, run it in initrd already, before transitioning
1288 into host, to open up possibility for services shipped like that.
1289
24063ba1 1290* introduce /dev/disk/root/* symlinks that allow referencing partitions on the
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1291 disk the rootfs is on in a reasonably secure way. (or maybe: add
1292 /dev/gpt-auto-{home,srv,boot,…} similar in style to /dev/gpt-auto-root as we
1293 already have it.
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1295* whenever we receive fds via SCM_RIGHTS make sure none got dropped due to the
1296 reception limit the kernel silently enforces.
1297
1c904337 1298* Add service unit setting ConnectStream= which takes IP addresses and connects to them.
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1300* Similar, Load= which takes literal data in text or base64 format, and puts it
1301 into a memfd, and passes that. This enables some fun stuff, such as embedding
1302 bash scripts in unit files, by combining Load= with ExecStart=/bin/bash
1303 /proc/self/fd/3
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1306 socket unit, and which will connect to the socket defined therein, and pass
1307 the resulting fd to the service program via socket activation proto.
1308
1309* Add a concept of ListenStream=anonymous to socket units: listen on a socket
7227dd81 1310 that is deleted in the fs. Use case would be with ConnectSocket= above.
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1312* importd: support image signature verification with PKCS#7 + OpenBSD signify
1313 logic, as alternative to crummy gpg
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1315* add "systemd-analyze debug" + AttachDebugger= in unit files: The former
1316 specifies a command to execute; the latter specifies that an already running
1317 "systemd-analyze debug" instance shall be contacted and execution paused
1318 until it gives an OK. That way, tools like gdb or strace can be safely be
1319 invoked on processes forked off PID 1.
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1322
199b097d 1323* credentials system:
199b097d 1324 - acquire from EFI variable?
30fd9a2d 1325 - acquire via ask-password?
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1327 - pass creds via keyring?
1328 - pass creds via memfd?
1329 - acquire + decrypt creds from pkcs11?
1330 - make systemd-cryptsetup acquire pw via creds logic
1331 - make PAMName= acquire pw via creds logic
1332 - make macsec/wireguard code in networkd read key via creds logic
1333 - make gatwayd/remote read key via creds logic
1334 - add sd_notify() command for flushing out creds not needed anymore
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1336 /var/lib is root-only) and add --user switch to systemd-creds to use it
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1339 firmware indicates there is one.
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1342 and such
1343
1344* introduce a new group to own TPM devices
80670e74 1345
02c914ef 1346* cryptsetup: add option for automatically removing empty password slot on boot
80670e74 1347
7d7c75f1 1348* cryptsetup: optionally, when run during boot-up and password is never
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1350
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1351* cryptsetup: when waiting for FIDO2/PKCS#11 token, tell plymouth that, and
1352 allow plymouth to abort the waiting and enter pw instead
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1355
1356* cryptsetup: allow encoding key directly in /etc/crypttab, maybe with a
1357 "base64:" prefix. Useful in particular for pkcs11 mode.
1358
1359* cryptsetup: reimplement the mkswap/mke2fs in cryptsetup-generator to use
1360 systemd-makefs.service instead.
1361
1362* cryptsetup:
1363 - cryptsetup-generator: allow specification of passwords in crypttab itself
1364 - support rd.luks.allow-discards= kernel cmdline params in cryptsetup generator
1365
08d33656 1366* systemd-analyze netif that explains predictable interface (or networkctl)
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1368* Add service setting to run a service within the specified VRF. i.e. do the
1369 equivalent of "ip vrf exec".
1370
f461a28d 1371* special case some calls of chase() to use openat2() internally, so
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1372 that the kernel does what we otherwise do.
1373
f461a28d 1374* add a new flag to chase() that stops chasing once the first missing
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1375 component is found and then allows the caller to create the rest.
1376
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1377* make use of new glibc 2.32 APIs sigabbrev_np() and strerrorname_np().
1378
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1379* if /usr/bin/swapoff fails due to OOM, log a friendly explanatory message about it
1380
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1381* pid1: support new clone3() fork-into-cgroup feature
1382
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1383* pid1: also remove PID files of a service when the service starts, not just
1384 when it exits
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1386* make us use dynamically fewer deps for containers in general purpose distros:
1387 o turn into dlopen() deps:
cdfd8537 1388 - kmod-libs (only when called from PID 1)
a52dc0b6 1389 - libblkid (only in RootImage= handling in PID 1, but not elsewhere)
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1390 - libpam (only when called from PID 1)
1391 - bzip2, xz, lz4 (always — gzip and zstd should probably stay static deps the way they are,
1392 since they are so basic and our defaults)
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1394* seccomp: maybe use seccomp_merge() to merge our filters per-arch if we can.
1395 Apparently kernel performance is much better with fewer larger seccomp
1396 filters than with more smaller seccomp filters.
1397
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1398* systemd-path: add ESP and XBOOTLDR path. Add "private" runtime/state/cache dir enum,
1399 mapping to $RUNTIME_DIRECTORY, $STATE_DIRECTORY and such
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1401* seccomp: by default mask x32 ABI system wide on x86-64. it's on its way out
1402
1403* seccomp: don't install filters for ABIs that are masked anyway for the
1404 specific service
1405
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1406* busctl: maybe expose a verb "ping" for pinging a dbus service to see if it
1407 exists and responds.
1408
91fc013f 1409* socket units: allow creating a udev monitor socket with ListenDevices= or so,
86b52a39 1410 with matches, then activate app through that passing socket over
91fc013f 1411
7e8facb3 1412* unify on openssl:
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1413 - kill gnutls support in resolved
1414 - figure out what to do about libmicrohttpd, which has a hard dependency on
1415 gnutls
1416 - port fsprg over to a dlopen lib, then switch it to openssl
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1418* add growvol and makevol options for /etc/crypttab, similar to
1419 x-systemd.growfs and x-systemd-makefs.
1420
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1421* userdb: allow username prefix searches in varlink API, allow realname and
1422 realname substr searches in varlink API
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1424* userdb: allow uid/gid range checks
1425
2a4be3c5 1426* userdb: allow existence checks
006c44c1 1427
f1eb0ccd 1428* pid1: activation by journal search expression
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1430* when switching root from initrd to host, set the machine_id env var so that
1431 if the host has no machine ID set yet we continue to use the random one the
1432 initrd had set.
1433
173c7873 1434* sd-event: add native support for P_ALL waitid() watching, then move PID 1 to
84a1ff94 1435 it for reaping assigned but unknown children. This needs to some special care
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1436 to operate somewhat sensibly in light of priorities: P_ALL will return
1437 arbitrary processes, regardless of the priority we want to watch them with,
1438 hence on each event loop iteration check all processes which we shall watch
1439 with higher prio explicitly, and then watch the entire rest with P_ALL.
1440
1441* tweak sd-event's child watching: keep a prioq of children to watch and use
1442 waitid() only on the children with the highest priority until one is waitable
1443 and ignore all lower-prio ones from that point on
1444
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1445* maybe introduce xattrs that can be set on the root dir of the root fs
1446 partition that declare the volatility mode to use the image in. Previously I
1447 thought marking this via GPT partition flags but that's not ideal since
1448 that's outside of the LUKS encryption/verity verification, and we probably
1449 shouldn't operate in a volatile mode unless we got told so from a trusted
1450 source.
1451
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1452* coredump: maybe when coredumping read a new xattr from /proc/$PID/exe that
1453 may be used to mark a whole binary as non-coredumpable. Would fix:
1454 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69447
1455
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1456* teach parse_timestamp() timezones like the calendar spec already knows it
1457
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1458* We should probably replace /etc/rc.d/README with a symlink to doc
1459 content. After all it is constant vendor data.
9c230b8f 1460
c6526b8d 1461* maybe add kernel cmdline params: to force random seed crediting
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1463* introduce a new per-process uuid, similar to the boot id, the machine id, the
1464 invocation id, that is derived from process creds, specifically a hashed
1465 combination of AT_RANDOM + getpid() + the starttime from
1466 /proc/self/status. Then add these ids implicitly when logging. Deriving this
1467 uuid from these three things has the benefit that it can be derived easily
1468 from /proc/$PID/ in a stable, and unique way that changes on both fork() and
1469 exec().
1470
1471* let's not GC a unit while its ratelimits are still pending
1472
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1473* when killing due to service watchdog timeout maybe detect whether target
1474 process is under ptracing and then log loudly and continue instead.
1475
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1476* make rfkill uaccess controllable by default, i.e. steal rule from
1477 gnome-bluetooth and friends
1478
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1479* make MAINPID= message reception checks even stricter: if service uses User=,
1480 then check sending UID and ignore message if it doesn't match the user or
1481 root.
1482
1483* maybe trigger a uevent "change" on a device if "systemctl reload xyz.device"
1484 is issued.
1485
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1486* when importing an fs tree with machined, optionally apply userns-rec-chown
1487
1488* when importing an fs tree with machined, complain if image is not an OS
1489
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1490* Maybe introduce a helper safe_exec() or so, which is to execve() which
1491 safe_fork() is to fork(). And then make revert the RLIMIT_NOFILE soft limit
1492 to 1K implicitly, unless explicitly opted-out.
d7b659ef 1493
d238709c 1494* rework seccomp/nnp logic that even if User= is used in combination with
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1495 a seccomp option we don't have to set NNP. For that, change uid first whil
1496 keeping CAP_SYS_ADMIN, then apply seccomp, the drop cap.
1497
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1498* when no locale is configured, default to UEFI's PlatformLang variable
1499
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1500* add a new syscall group "@esoteric" for more esoteric stuff such as bpf() and
1501 usefaultd() and make systemd-analyze check for it.
1502
06898123 1503* paranoia: whenever we process passwords, call mlock() on the memory
309c6b19 1504 first. i.e. look for all places we use free_and_erasep() and
9ae4ef49 1505 augment them with mlock(). Also use MADV_DONTDUMP.
8b213bf1 1506 Alternatively (preferably?) use memfd_secret().
06898123 1507
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1508* Move RestrictAddressFamily= to the new cgroup create socket
1509
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1510* optionally: turn on cgroup delegation for per-session scope units
1511
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1512* sd-boot: optionally, show boot menu when previous default boot item has
1513 non-zero "tries done" count
1514
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1515* augment CODE_FILE=, CODE_LINE= with something like CODE_BASE= or so which
1516 contains some identifier for the project, which allows us to include
1517 clickable links to source files generating these log messages. The identifier
1518 could be some abberviated URL prefix or so (taking inspiration from Go
1519 imports). For example, for systemd we could use
1520 CODE_BASE=github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/98b0b1123cc or so which is
1521 sufficient to build a link by prefixing "http://" and suffixing the
1522 CODE_FILE.
1523
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1524* Augment MESSAGE_ID with MESSAGE_BASE, in a similar fashion so that we can
1525 make clickable links from log messages carrying a MESSAGE_ID, that lead to
1526 some explanatory text online.
1527
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1528* maybe extend .path units to expose fanotify() per-mount change events
1529
d1797c42 1530* hibernate/s2h: if swap is on weird storage and refuse if so
c633b0a6 1531
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1532* cgroups: use inotify to get notified when somebody else modifies cgroups
1533 owned by us, then log a friendly warning.
1534
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1535* beef up log.c with support for stripping ANSI sequences from strings, so that
1536 it is OK to include them in log strings. This would be particularly useful so
1537 that our log messages could contain clickable links for example for unit
1538 files and suchlike we operate on.
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1540* importd: add ability download images for portabled + sysext
1541
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1542* add support for "portablectl attach http://foobar.com/waaa.raw (i.e. importd integration)
1543
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1544* sync dynamic uids/gids between host+portable srvice (i.e. if DynamicUser=1 is set for a service, make sure that the
1545 selected user is resolvable in the service even if it ships its own /etc/passwd)
1546
5da19043 1547* Fix DECIMAL_STR_MAX or DECIMAL_STR_WIDTH. One includes a trailing NUL, the
63a185dc 1548 other doesn't. What a disaster. Probably to exclude it.
5da19043 1549
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1550* Check that users of inotify's IN_DELETE_SELF flag are using it properly, as
1551 usually IN_ATTRIB is the right way to watch deleted files, as the former only
1552 fires when a file is actually removed from disk, i.e. the link count drops to
1553 zero and is not open anymore, while the latter happens when a file is
1554 unlinked from any dir.
1555
bd1b3f75 1556* port systemctl, busctl, … over to format-table.[ch]'s table formatters
5da19043 1557
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1558* pid1: lock image configured with RootDirectory=/RootImage= using the usual nspawn semantics while the unit is up
1559
1560* add --vacuum-xyz options to coredumpctl, matching those journalctl already has.
1561
53c70a27 1562* add CopyFile= or so as unit file setting that may be used to copy files or
5238e957 1563 directory trees from the host to the services RootImage= and RootDirectory=
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1564 environment. Which we can use for /etc/machine-id and in particular
1565 /etc/resolv.conf. Should be smart and do something useful on read-only
2aed63f4 1566 images, for example fall back to read-only bind mounting the file instead.
53c70a27 1567
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1568* bypass SIGTERM state in unit files if KillSignal is SIGKILL
1569
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1570* add proper dbus APIs for the various sd_notify() commands, such as MAINPID=1
1571 and so on, which would mean we could report errors and such.
1572
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1573* introduce DefaultSlice= or so in system.conf that allows changing where we
1574 place our units by default, i.e. change system.slice to something
1575 else. Similar, ManagerSlice= should exist so that PID1's own scope unit could
1576 be moved somewhere else too. Finally machined and logind should get similar
1577 options so that it is possible to move user session scopes and machines to a
7227dd81 1578 different slice too by default. Use case: people who want to put resources on
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1579 the entire system, with the exception of one specific service. See:
1580 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2018-February/040369.html
1581
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1582* maybe rework get_user_creds() to query the user database if $SHELL is used
1583 for root, but only then.
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1585* calenderspec: add support for week numbers and day numbers within a
1586 year. This would allow us to define "bi-weekly" triggers safely.
1587
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1588* sd-bus: add vtable flag, that may be used to request client creds implicitly
1589 and asynchronously before dispatching the operation
1590
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1591* sd-bus: parse addresses given in sd_bus_set_addresses immediately and not
1592 only when used. Add unit tests.
1593
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1594* make use of ethtool veth peer info in machined, for automatically finding out
1595 host-side interface pointing to the container.
1596
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1597* add some special mode to LogsDirectory=/StateDirectory=… that allows
1598 declaring these directories without necessarily pulling in deps for them, or
1599 creating them when starting up. That way, we could declare that
1600 systemd-journald writes to /var/log/journal, which could be useful when we
1601 doing disk usage calculations and so on.
1602
899feb72 1603* deprecate RootDirectoryStartOnly= in favour of a new ExecStart= prefix char
c6009ff0 1604
5f7ecd61 1605* support projid-based quota in machinectl for containers
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1607* add a way to lock down cgroup migration: a boolean, which when set for a unit
1608 makes sure the processes in it can never migrate out of it
1609
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1610* blog about fd store and restartable services
1611
1612* document Environment=SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL=debug drop-in in debugging document
1613
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1614* rework ExecOutput and ExecInput enums so that EXEC_OUTPUT_NULL loses its
1615 magic meaning and is no longer upgraded to something else if set explicitly.
1616
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1617* in the long run: permit a system with /etc/machine-id linked to /dev/null, to
1618 make it lose its identity, i.e. be anonymous. For this we'd have to patch
1619 through the whole tree to make all code deal with the case where no machine
1620 ID is available.
1621
1622* optionally, collect cgroup resource data, and store it in per-unit RRD files,
1623 suitable for processing with rrdtool. Add bus API to access this data, and
1624 possibly implement a CPULoad property based on it.
1625
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1626* beef up pam_systemd to take unit file settings such as cgroups properties as
1627 parameters
1628
63a185dc 1629* maybe hook up xfs/ext4 quotactl() with services? i.e. automatically manage
d51c4fca 1630 the quota of the user indicated in User= via unit file settings, like the
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1631 other resource management concepts. Would mix nicely with DynamicUser=1. Or
1632 alternatively, do this with projids, so that we can also cover services
1633 running as root. Quota should probably cover all the special dirs such as
1634 StateDirectory=, LogsDirectory=, CacheDirectory=, as well as RootDirectory= if it
1635 is set, plus the whole disk space any image configured with RootImage=.
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1637* In DynamicUser= mode: before selecting a UID, use disk quota APIs on relevant
1638 disks to see if the UID is already in use.
1639
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1640* Add AddUser= setting to unit files, similar to DynamicUser=1 which however
1641 creates a static, persistent user rather than a dynamic, transient user. We
1642 can leverage code from sysusers.d for this.
1643
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1644* add some optional flag to ReadWritePaths= and friends, that has the effect
1645 that we create the dir in question when the service is started. Example:
1646
1647 ReadWritePaths=:/var/lib/foobar
1648
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1649* Add ExecMonitor= setting. May be used multiple times. Forks off a process in
1650 the service cgroup, which is supposed to monitor the service, and when it
1651 exits the service is considered failed by its monitor.
1652
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1653* track the per-service PAM process properly (i.e. as an additional control
1654 process), so that it may be queried on the bus and everything.
1655
1656* add a new "debug" job mode, that is propagated to unit_start() and for
1657 services results in two things: we raise SIGSTOP right before invoking
1658 execve() and turn off watchdog support. Then, use that to implement
1659 "systemd-gdb" for attaching to the start-up of any system service in its
1660 natural habitat.
1661
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1662* gpt-auto logic: support encrypted swap, add kernel cmdline option to force
1663 it, and honour a gpt bit about it, plus maybe a configuration file
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1665* add a percentage syntax for TimeoutStopSec=, e.g. TimeoutStopSec=150%, and
1666 then use that for the setting used in user@.service. It should be understood
1667 relative to the configured default value.
1668
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1669* enable LockMLOCK to take a percentage value relative to physical memory
1670
04397464 1671* Permit masking specific netlink APIs with RestrictAddressFamily=
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1673* define gpt header bits to select volatility mode
1674
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1675* ProtectClock= (drops CAP_SYS_TIMES, adds seecomp filters for settimeofday, adjtimex), sets DeviceAllow o /dev/rtc
1676
04397464 1677* ProtectTracing= (drops CAP_SYS_PTRACE, blocks ptrace syscall, makes /sys/kernel/tracing go away)
42d61ded 1678
04397464 1679* ProtectMount= (drop mount/umount/pivot_root from seccomp, disallow fuse via DeviceAllow, imply Mountflags=slave)
563a69f4 1680
04397464 1681* ProtectKeyRing= to take keyring calls away
2c5f2958 1682
8ce9b83a 1683* RemoveKeyRing= to remove all keyring entries of the specified user
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1685* ProtectReboot= that masks reboot() and kexec_load() syscalls, prohibits kill
1686 on PID 1 with the relevant signals, and makes relevant files in /sys and
1687 /proc (such as the sysrq stuff) unavailable
1688
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1689* Support ReadWritePaths/ReadOnlyPaths/InaccessiblePaths in systemd --user instances
1690 via the new unprivileged Landlock LSM (https://landlock.io)
1691
e40a326c 1692* make sure the ratelimit object can deal with USEC_INFINITY as way to turn off things
89f193fa 1693
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1694* in nss-systemd, if we run inside of RootDirectory= with PrivateUsers= set,
1695 find a way to map the User=/Group= of the service to the right name. This way
1696 a user/group for a service only has to exist on the host for the right
1697 mapping to work.
1698
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1699* add bus API for creating unit files in /etc, reusing the code for transient units
1700
1701* add bus API to remove unit files from /etc
1702
1703* add bus API to retrieve current unit file contents (i.e. implement "systemctl cat" on the bus only)
1704
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1705* rework fopen_temporary() to make use of open_tmpfile_linkable() (problem: the
1706 kernel doesn't support linkat() that replaces existing files, currently)
1707
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1708* transient units: don't bother with actually setting unit properties, we
1709 reload the unit file anyway
1710
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1711* optionally, also require WATCHDOG=1 notifications during service start-up and shutdown
1712
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1713* cache sd_event_now() result from before the first iteration...
1714
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1715* PID1: find a way how we can reload unit file configuration for
1716 specific units only, without reloading the whole of systemd
1717
f9bf1b8f 1718* add an explicit parser for LimitRTPRIO= that verifies
de7399eb 1719 the specified range and generates sane error messages for incorrect
f9bf1b8f 1720 specifications.
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1722* when we detect that there are waiting jobs but no running jobs, do something
1723
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1724* PID 1 should send out sd_notify("WATCHDOG=1") messages (for usage in the --user mode, and when run via nspawn)
1725
a2088fd0 1726* there's probably something wrong with having user mounts below /sys,
5238e957 1727 as we have for debugfs. for example, src/core/mount.c handles mounts
a2088fd0 1728 prefixed with /sys generally special.
41d6f3bf 1729 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2015-June/032962.html
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1731* fstab-generator: default to tmpfs-as-root if only usr= is specified on the kernel cmdline
1732
931bc195 1733* docs: bring https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/MyServiceCantGetRealtime up to date
b18d23d7 1734
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1735* add a job mode that will fail if a transaction would mean stopping
1736 running units. Use this in timedated to manage the NTP service
1737 state.
41d6f3bf 1738 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2015-April/030229.html
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1740* The udev blkid built-in should expose a property that reflects
1741 whether media was sensed in USB CF/SD card readers. This should then
1742 be used to control SYSTEMD_READY=1/0 so that USB card readers aren't
1743 picked up by systemd unless they contain a medium. This would mirror
1744 the behaviour we already have for CD drives.
1745
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1746* hostnamectl: show root image uuid
1747
d2f81fb0 1748* Find a solution for SMACK capabilities stuff:
41d6f3bf 1749 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2014-December/026188.html
98cd2651 1750
0a86c1a9 1751* synchronize console access with BSD locks:
41d6f3bf 1752 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2014-October/024582.html
0a86c1a9 1753
e031c227 1754* as soon as we have sender timestamps, revisit coalescing multiple parallel daemon reloads:
41d6f3bf 1755 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2014-December/025862.html
0a86c1a9 1756
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1757* figure out when we can use the coarse timers
1758
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1759* maybe allow timer units with an empty Units= setting, so that they
1760 can be used for resuming the system but nothing else.
1761
25e773ee 1762* what to do about udev db binary stability for apps? (raw access is not an option)
b857e042 1763
720652b3 1764* exponential backoff in timesyncd when we cannot reach a server
42aeb14a 1765
720652b3 1766* timesyncd: add ugly bus calls to set NTP servers per-interface, for usage by NM
e25b5a8d 1767
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1768* add systemd.abort_on_kill or some other such flag to send SIGABRT instead of SIGKILL
1769 (throughout the codebase, not only PID1)
1770
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1771* drop nss-myhostname in favour of nss-resolve?
1772
9d6db739 1773* resolved:
9d6db739 1774 - mDNS/DNS-SD
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1775 - service registration
1776 - service/domain/types browsing
0f47ed0a 1777 - avahi compat
9d6db739 1778 - DNS-SD service registration from socket units
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1779 - resolved should optionally register additional per-interface LLMNR
1780 names, so that for the container case we can establish the same name
1781 (maybe "host") for referencing the server, everywhere.
720652b3 1782 - allow clients to request DNSSEC for a single lookup even if DNSSEC is off (?)
3efb871a 1783 - hook up resolved with machined-based address resolution
3f77a1b1 1784
e25b5a8d 1785* refcounting in sd-resolve is borked
e2a69298 1786
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1787* add new gpt type for btrfs volumes
1788
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1789* generator that automatically discovers btrfs subvolumes, identifies their purpose based on some xattr on them.
1790
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1791* a way for container managers to turn off getty starting via $container_headless= or so...
1792
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1793* figure out a nice way how we can let the admin know what child/sibling unit causes cgroup membership for a specific unit
1794
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1795* For timer units: add some mechanisms so that timer units that trigger immediately on boot do not have the services
1796 they run added to the initial transaction and thus confuse Type=idle.
e107ed18 1797
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1798* add bus api to query unit file's X fields.
1799
6a3f892a 1800* gpt-auto-generator:
2a781fc9 1801 - Define new partition type for encrypted swap? Support probed LUKS for encrypted swap?
6a3f892a 1802 - Make /home automount rather than mount?
6a3f892a 1803
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1804* add generator that pulls in systemd-network from containers when
1805 CAP_NET_ADMIN is set, more than the loopback device is defined, even
1806 when it is otherwise off
f8901862 1807
f9bf1b8f 1808* MessageQueueMessageSize= (and suchlike) should use parse_iec_size().
eda8f067 1809
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1811 service instances processing the listening socket, and open this up
1812 for ReusePort=
1813
f38afcd0 1814* cgroups:
f38afcd0 1815 - implement per-slice CPUFairScheduling=1 switch
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1816 - introduce high-level settings for RT budget, swappiness
1817 - how to reset dynamically changed unit cgroup attributes sanely?
1818 - when reloading configuration, apply new cgroup configuration
1819 - when recursively showing the cgroup hierarchy, optionally also show
1820 the hierarchies of child processes
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1821 - add settings for cgroup.max.descendants and cgroup.max.depth,
1822 maybe use them for user@.service
0bee65f0 1823
f38afcd0 1824* transient units:
f38afcd0 1825 - add field to transient units that indicate whether systemd or somebody else saves/restores its settings, for integration with libvirt
ebcf1f97 1826
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1827* when we detect low battery and no AC on boot, show pretty splash and refuse boot
1828
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1829* libsystemd-journal, libsystemd-login, libudev: add calls to easily attach these objects to sd-event event loops
1830
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1831* be more careful what we export on the bus as (usec_t) 0 and (usec_t) -1
1832
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1833* rfkill,backlight: we probably should run the load tools inside of the udev rules so that the state is properly initialized by the time other software sees it
1834
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1835* If we try to find a unit via a dangling symlink, generate a clean
1836 error. Currently, we just ignore it and read the unit from the search
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1837 path anyway.
1838
04397464 1839* refuse boot if /usr/lib/os-release is missing or /etc/machine-id cannot be set up
fcba531e 1840
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1841* man: the documentation of Restart= currently is very misleading and suggests the tools from ExecStartPre= might get restarted.
1842
1843* load .d/*.conf dropins for device units
1844
07eabc2b 1845* There's currently no way to cancel fsck (used to be possible via C-c or c on the console)
f38afcd0 1846
07eabc2b 1847* add option to sockets to avoid activation. Instead just drop packets/connections, see http://cyberelk.net/tim/2012/02/15/portreserve-systemd-solution/
eb01ba5d 1848
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1849* make sure systemd-ask-password-wall does not shutdown systemd-ask-password-console too early
1850
1851* verify that the AF_UNIX sockets of a service in the fs still exist
1852 when we start a service in order to avoid confusion when a user
1853 assumes starting a service is enough to make it accessible
1854
1855* Make it possible to set the keymap independently from the font on
1856 the kernel cmdline. Right now setting one resets also the other.
1857
1858* and a dbus call to generate target from current state
1859
1860* investigate whether the gnome pty helper should be moved into systemd, to provide cgroup support.
1861
1862* dot output for --test showing the 'initial transaction'
1863
1864* be able to specify a forced restart of service A where service B depends on, in case B
1865 needs to be auto-respawned?
1866
1867* pid1:
1868 - When logging about multiple units (stopping BoundTo units, conflicts, etc.),
1869 log both units as UNIT=, so that journalctl -u triggers on both.
1870 - generate better errors when people try to set transient properties
1871 that are not supported...
41d6f3bf 1872 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2015-February/028076.html
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1873 - recreate systemd's D-Bus private socket file on SIGUSR2
1874 - move PAM code into its own binary
1875 - when we automatically restart a service, ensure we restart its rdeps, too.
1876 - hide PAM options in fragment parser when compile time disabled
1877 - Support --test based on current system state
1878 - If we show an error about a unit (such as not showing up) and it has no Description string, then show a description string generated form the reverse of unit_name_mangle().
1879 - after deserializing sockets in socket.c we should reapply sockopts and things
1880 - drop PID 1 reloading, only do reexecing (difficult: Reload()
1881 currently is properly synchronous, Reexec() is weird, because we
1882 cannot delay the response properly until we are back, so instead of
1883 being properly synchronous we just keep open the fd and close it
1884 when done. That means clients do not get a successful method reply,
1885 but much rather a disconnect on success.
1886 - when breaking cycles drop sysv services first, then services from /run, then from /etc, then from /usr
1887 - when a bus name of a service disappears from the bus make sure to queue further activation requests
1888 - maybe introduce CoreScheduling=yes/no to optionally set a PR_SCHED_CORE cookie, so that all
1889 processes in a service's cgroup share the same cookie and are guaranteed not to share SMT cores
1890 with other units https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/core-scheduling.rst
1891
1892* unit files:
1893 - allow port=0 in .socket units
1894 - maybe introduce ExecRestartPre=
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1895 - implement Register= switch in .socket units to enable registration
1896 in Avahi, RPC and other socket registration services.
1897 - allow Type=simple with PIDFile=
1898 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723942
1899 - allow writing multiple conditions in unit files on one line
1900 - introduce Type=pid-file
1901 - add a concept of RemainAfterExit= to scope units
1902 - Allow multiple ExecStart= for all Type= settings, so that we can cover rescue.service nicely
1903 - add verification of [Install] section to systemd-analyze verify
1904
1905* timer units:
63a185dc 1906 - timer units should get the ability to trigger when DST changes
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1907 - Modulate timer frequency based on battery state
1908
1909* add libsystemd-password or so to query passwords during boot using the password agent logic
1910
1911* clean up date formatting and parsing so that all absolute/relative timestamps we format can also be parsed
1912
1913* on shutdown: move utmp, wall, audit logic all into PID 1 (or logind?), get rid of systemd-update-utmp-runlevel
1914
1915* make repeated alt-ctrl-del presses printing a dump
1916
07eabc2b 1917* currently x-systemd.timeout is lost in the initrd, since crypttab is copied into dracut, but fstab is not
461bd8e4 1918
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1919* add a pam module that passes the hdd passphrase into the PAM stack and then expires it, for usage by gdm auto-login.
1920
1921* add a pam module that on password changes updates any LUKS slot where the password matches
1922
fff87a35 1923* test/:
20d52ab6 1924 - add unit tests for config_parse_device_allow()
b8b4d3dd 1925
b5c03638 1926* seems that when we follow symlinks to units we prefer the symlink
d28315e4 1927 destination path over /etc and /usr. We should not do that. Instead
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1928 /etc should always override /run+/usr and also any symlink
1929 destination.
1930
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1931* when isolating, try to figure out a way how we implicitly can order
1932 all units we stop before the isolating unit...
1933
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1934* teach ConditionKernelCommandLine= globs or regexes (in order to match foobar={no,0,off})
1935
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1936* Add ConditionDirectoryNotEmpty= handle non-absoute paths as a search path or add
1937 ConditionConfigSearchPathNotEmpty= or different syntax? See the discussion starting at
1938 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/15109#issuecomment-607740136.
1939
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1940* BootLoaderSpec: Define a way how an installer can figure out whether a BLS
1941 compliant boot loader is installed.
795607b2 1942
7227dd81 1943* think about requeuing jobs when daemon-reload is issued? use case:
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1944 the initrd issues a reload after fstab from the host is accessible
1945 and we might want to requeue the mounts local-fs acquired through
1946 that automatically.
1947
e5ec62c5 1948* systemd-inhibit: make taking delay locks useful: support sending SIGINT or SIGTERM on PrepareForSleep()
54c31a79 1949
ccddd104 1950* remove any syslog support from log.c — we probably cannot do this before split-off udev is gone for good
826872b6 1951
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1952* shutdown logging: store to EFI var, and store to USB stick?
1953
356ce991 1954* merge unit_kill_common() and unit_kill_context()
490b7e47 1955
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1956* add a dependency on standard-conf.xml and other included files to man pages
1957
1958* MountFlags=shared acts as MountFlags=slave right now.
1959
1960* properly handle loop back mounts via fstab, especially regards to fsck/passno
1961
1962* initialize the hostname from the fs label of /, if /etc/hostname does not exist?
1963
1964* sd-bus:
1965 - EBADSLT handling
1966 - GetAllProperties() on a non-existing object does not result in a failure currently
1967 - port to sd-resolve for connecting to TCP dbus servers
1968 - see if we can introduce a new sd_bus_get_owner_machine_id() call to retrieve the machine ID of the machine of the bus itself
1969 - see if we can drop more message validation on the sending side
1970 - add API to clone sd_bus_message objects
1971 - longer term: priority inheritance
1972 - dbus spec updates:
1973 - NameLost/NameAcquired obsolete
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1974 - path escaping
1975 - update systemd.special(7) to mention that dbus.socket is only about the compatibility socket now
1976
1977* sd-event
1978 - allow multiple signal handlers per signal?
1979 - document chaining of signal handler for SIGCHLD and child handlers
1980 - define more intervals where we will shift wakeup intervals around in, 1h, 6h, 24h, ...
1981 - maybe support iouring as backend, so that we allow hooking read and write
1982 operations instead of IO ready events into event loops. See considerations
1983 here:
1984 http://blog.vmsplice.net/2020/07/rethinking-event-loop-integration-for.html
1985
1986* dbus: when a unit failed to load (i.e. is in UNIT_ERROR state), we
1987 should be able to safely try another attempt when the bus call LoadUnit() is invoked.
1988
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1989* document org.freedesktop.MemoryAllocation1
1990
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1991* maybe do not install getty@tty1.service symlink in /etc but in /usr?
1992
1993* print a nicer explanation if people use variable/specifier expansion in ExecStart= for the first word
1994
1995* mount: turn dependency information from /proc/self/mountinfo into dependency information between systemd units.
1996
b44be3ec 1997* EFI:
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1998 - honor language efi variables for default language selection (if there are any?)
1999 - honor timezone efi variables for default timezone selection (if there are any?)
466784c8 2000 - change bootctl to be backed by systemd-bootd to control temporary and persistent default boot goal plus efi variables
631427d6 2001* bootctl
631427d6 2002 - recognize the case when not booted on EFI
e4181484 2003
07eabc2b 2004* bootctl,sd-boot: actually honour the "architecture" key
e9fd44b7 2005
07eabc2b 2006* bootctl:
483091b0 2007 - show whether UEFI audit mode is available
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2008 - teach it to prepare an ESP wholesale, i.e. with mkfs.vfat invocation
2009 - teach it to copy in unified kernel images and maybe type #1 boot loader spec entries from host
f620a368 2010
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2011* logind:
2012 - logind: optionally, ignore idle-hint logic for autosuspend, block suspend as long as a session is around
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2013 - logind: wakelock/opportunistic suspend support
2014 - Add pretty name for seats in logind
2015 - logind: allow showing logout dialog from system?
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2016 - add Suspend() bus calls which take timestamps to fix double suspend issues when somebody hits suspend and closes laptop quickly.
2017 - if pam_systemd is invoked by su from a process that is outside of a
2018 any session we should probably just become a NOP, since that's
2019 usually not a real user session but just some system code that just
2020 needs setuid().
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2021 - logind: make the Suspend()/Hibernate() bus calls wait for the for
2022 the job to be completed. before returning, so that clients can wait
2023 for "systemctl suspend" to finish to know when the suspending is
2024 complete.
2025 - logind: when the power button is pressed short, just popup a
2026 logout dialog. If it is pressed for 1s, do the usual
2027 shutdown. Inspiration are Macs here.
28423d9a 2028 - expose "Locked" property on logind session objects
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2029 - maybe allow configuration of the StopTimeout for session scopes
2030 - rename session scope so that it includes the UID. THat way
2031 the session scope can be arranged freely in slices and we don't have
2032 make assumptions about their slice anymore.
2033 - follow PropertiesChanged state more closely, to deal with quick logouts and
2034 relogins
77b19caf 2035 - (optionally?) spawn seat-manager@$SEAT.service whenever a seat shows up that as CanGraphical set
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2036 - expose details of boot entries on the bus. In particular, it should be possible
2037 to query the list of boot entry titles that bootctl / sd-boot would show.
2038 Currently we only expose their identifiers.
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2039
2040* move multiseat vid/pid matches from logind udev rule to hwdb
2041
2042* logind: rework pam_logind to also do a bus call in case of invocation from
2043 user@.service, which returns the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR value, and make this
2044 behaviour selectable via pam module option.
2045
2046* delay activation of logind until somebody logs in, or when /dev/tty0 pulls it
2047 in or lingering is on (so that containers don't bother with it until PAM is used). also exit-on-idle
2048
b44be3ec 2049* journal:
57f2a947 2050 - consider introducing implicit _TTY= + _PPID= + _EUID= + _EGID= + _FSUID= + _FSGID= fields
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2051 - journald: also get thread ID from client, plus thread name
2052 - journal: when waiting for journal additions in the client always sleep at least 1s or so, in order to minimize wakeups
2053 - add API to close/reopen/get fd for journal client fd in libsystemd-journal.
2aed63f4 2054 - fall back to /dev/log based logging in libsystemd-journal, if we cannot log natively?
b44be3ec 2055 - declare the local journal protocol stable in the wiki interface chart
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2056 - sd-journal: speed up sd_journal_get_data() with transparent hash table in bg
2057 - journald: when dropping msgs due to ratelimit make sure to write
2058 "dropped %u messages" not only when we are about to print the next
5238e957 2059 message that works, but already after a short timeout
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2060 - check if we can make journalctl by default use --follow mode inside of less if called without args?
2061 - maybe add API to send pairs of iovecs via sd_journal_send
f47ec8eb 2062 - journal: add a setgid "systemd-journal" utility to invoke from libsystemd-journal, which passes fds via STDOUT and does PK access
02c914ef 2063 - journalctl: support negative filtering, i.e. FOOBAR!="waldo",
b44be3ec 2064 and !FOOBAR for events without FOOBAR.
06847d0f 2065 - journal: store timestamp of journal_file_set_offline() in the header,
038cf334 2066 so it is possible to display when the file was last synced.
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2067 - journal-send.c, log.c: when the log socket is clogged, and we drop, count this and write a message about this when it gets unclogged again.
2068 - journal: find a way to allow dropping history early, based on priority, other rules
2069 - journal: When used on NFS, check payload hashes
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2070 - journald: add kernel cmdline option to disable ratelimiting for debug purposes
2071 - refuse taking lower-case variable names in sd_journal_send() and friends.
2072 - journald: we currently rotate only after MaxUse+MaxFilesize has been reached.
2073 - journal: deal nicely with byte-by-byte copied files, especially regards header
b44be3ec 2074 - journal: sanely deal with entries which are larger than the individual file size, but where the components would fit
601d9d6f 2075 - Replace utmp, wtmp, btmp, and lastlog completely with journal
f38afcd0 2076 - journalctl: instead --after-cursor= maybe have a --cursor=XYZ+1 syntax?
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2077 - when a kernel driver logs in a tight loop, we should ratelimit that too.
2078 - journald: optionally, log debug messages to /run but everything else to /var
2079 - journald: when we drop syslog messages because the syslog socket is
2080 full, make sure to write how many messages are lost as first thing
2081 to syslog when it works again.
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2082 - journald: allow per-priority and per-service retention times when rotating/vacuuming
2083 - journald: make use of uid-range.h to managed uid ranges to split
2084 journals in.
2085 - journalctl: add the ability to look for the most recent process of a binary. journalctl /usr/bin/X11 --pid=-1 or so...
2086 - improve journalctl performance by loading journal files
2087 lazily. Encode just enough information in the file name, so that we
2088 do not have to open it to know that it is not interesting for us, for
2089 the most common operations.
e25b5a8d 2090 - man: document that corrupted journal files is nothing to act on
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2091 - rework journald sigbus stuff to use mutex
2092 - Set RLIMIT_NPROC for systemd-journal-xyz, and all other of our
2093 services that run under their own user ids, and use User= (but only
2094 in a world where userns is ubiquitous since otherwise we cannot
2095 invoke those daemons on the host AND in a container anymore). Also,
2096 if LimitNPROC= is used without User= we should warn and refuse
2097 operation.
2098 - journalctl --verify: don't show files that are currently being
b3e199ce 2099 written to as FAIL, but instead show that they are being written to.
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2100 - add journalctl -H that talks via ssh to a remote peer and passes through
2101 binary logs data
e25b5a8d 2102 - add a version of --merge which also merges /var/log/journal/remote
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2103 - journalctl: -m should access container journals directly by enumerating
2104 them via machined, and also watch containers coming and going.
2105 Benefit: nspawn --ephemeral would start working nicely with the journal.
2106 - assign MESSAGE_ID to log messages about failed services
06847d0f 2107 - check if loop in decompress_blob_xz() is necessary
b44be3ec 2108
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2109* journald: support RFC3164 fully for the incoming syslog transport, see
2110 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/19251#issuecomment-816601955
2111
2112* Hook up journald's FSS logic with TPM2: seal the verification disk by
2113 time-based policy, so that the verification key can remain on host and ve
2114 validated via TPM.
2115
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2117 fd of the relevant journal dirs in the container with uidmapping applied to
2118 allow the host to read it, while making everything read-only.
2119
2120* journald: add varlink service that allows subscribing to certain log events,
2121 for example matching by message ID, or log level returns a list of journal
2122 cursors as they happen.
2123
2124* journald: also collect CLOCK_BOOTTIME timestamps per log entry. Then, derive
2125 "corrected" CLOCK_REALTIME information on display from that and the timestamp
2126 info of the newest entry of the specific boot (as identified by the boot
2127 ID). This way, if a system comes up without a valid clock but acquires a
2128 better clock later, we can "fix" older entry timestamps on display, by
2129 calculating backwards. We cannot use CLOCK_MONOTONIC for this, since it does
2130 not account for suspend phases. This would then also enable us to correct the
2131 kmsg timestamping we consume (where we erroneously assume the clock was in
2132 CLOCK_MONOTONIC, but it actually is CLOCK_BOOTTIME as per kernel).
2133
2134* in journald, write out a recognizable log record whenever the system clock is
2135 changed ("stepped"), and in timesyncd whenever we acquire an NTP fix
2136 ("slewing"). Then, in journalctl for each boot time we come across, find
2137 these records, and use the structured info they include to display
cbcf76b1 2138 "corrected" wallclock time, as calculated from the monotonic timestamp in the
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2140
2141* in journald: whenever we start a new journal file because the boot ID
2142 changed, let's generate a recognizable log record containing info about old
2143 and new ID. Then, when displaying log stream in journalctl look for these
2144 records, to be able to order them.
2145
2146* journald: generate recognizable log events whenever we shutdown journald
2147 cleanly, and when we migrate run → var. This way tools can verify that a
2148 previous boot terminated cleanly, because either of these two messages must
2149 be safely written to disk, then.
2150
2151* hook up journald with TPMs? measure new journal records to the TPM in regular
2152 intervals, validate the journal against current TPM state with that. (taking
2153 inspiration from IMA log)
2154
2155* sd-journal puts a limit on parallel journal files to view at once. journald
2156 should probably honour that same limit (JOURNAL_FILES_MAX) when vacuuming to
2157 ensure we never generate more files than we can actually view.
2158
2159* maybe add a tool that displays most recent journal logs as QR code to scan
2160 off screen and run it automatically on boot failures, emergency logs and
2161 such. Use DRM APIs directly, see
2162 https://github.com/dvdhrm/docs/blob/master/drm-howto/modeset.c for an example
2163 for doing that.
2164
2165* maybe implicitly attach monotonic+realtime timestamps to outgoing messages in
2166 log.c and sd-journal-send
2167
2168* journalctl/timesyncd: whenever timesyncd acquires a synchronization from NTP,
2169 create a structured log entry that contains boot ID, monotonic clock and
2170 realtime clock (I mean, this requires no special work, as these three fields
2171 are implicit). Then in journalctl when attempting to display the realtime
2172 timestamp of a log entry, first search for the closest later log entry
2173 of this kinda that has a matching boot id, and convert the monotonic clock
2174 timestamp of the entry to the realtime clock using this info. This way we can
2175 retroactively correct the wallclock timestamps, in particular for systems
2176 without RTC, i.e. where initially wallclock timestamps carry rubbish, until
2177 an NTP sync is acquired.
2178
2179* introduce per-unit (i.e. per-slice, per-service) journal log size limits.
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2180
2181* journald: do journal file writing out-of-process, with one writer process per
2182 client UID, so that synthetic hash table collisions can slow down a specific
2183 user's journal stream down but not the others.
2184
2185* tweak journald context caching. In addition to caching per-process attributes
2186 keyed by PID, cache per-cgroup attributes (i.e. the various xattrs we read)
2187 keyed by cgroup path, and guarded by ctime changes. This should provide us
2188 with a nice speed-up on services that have many processes running in the same
2189 cgroup.
2190
2191* maybe add call sd_journal_set_block_timeout() or so to set SO_SNDTIMEO for
2192 the sd-journal logging socket, and, if the timeout is set to 0, sets
2193 O_NONBLOCK on it. That way people can control if and when to block for
2194 logging.
2195
2196* journalctl: make sure -f ends when the container indicated by -M terminates
2197
2198* journald: sigbus API via a signal-handler safe function that people may call
2199 from the SIGBUS handler
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2202 (Adding dashes in a catalog entry currently results in the catalog entry
2203 being silently skipped. journalctl --update-catalog must warn about this,
2204 and we should also have a unit test to check that all our message are OK.)
2205
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2206* build short web pages out of each catalog entry, build them along with man
2207 pages, and include hyperlinks to them in the journal output
2208
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2209* homed:
2210 - when user tries to log into record signed by unrecognized key, automatically add key to our chain after polkit auth
2211 - rollback when resize fails mid-operation
2212 - GNOME's side for forget key on suspend (requires rework so that lock screen runs outside of uid)
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2213 - update LUKS password on login if we find there's a password that unlocks the JSON record but not the LUKS device.
2214 - create on activate?
2215 - properties: icon url?, preferred session type?, administrator bool (which translates to 'wheel' membership)?, address?, telephone?, vcard?, samba stuff?, parental controls?
2216 - communicate clearly when usb stick is safe to remove. probably involves
2217 beefing up logind to make pam session close hook synchronous and wait until
2218 systemd --user is shut down.
2219 - logind: maybe keep a "busy fd" as long as there's a non-released session around or the user@.service
2220 - maybe make automatic, read-only, time-based reflink-copies of LUKS disk
2221 images (and btrfs snapshots of subvolumes) (think: time machine)
2222 - distinguish destroy / remove (i.e. currently we can unregister a user, unregister+remove their home directory, but not just remove their home directory)
2223 - in systemd's PAMName= logic: query passwords with ssh-askpassword, so that we can make "loginctl set-linger" mode work
2224 - fingerprint authentication, pattern authentication, …
2225 - make sure "classic" user records can also be managed by homed
2226 - make size of $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR configurable in user record
2227 - query password from kernel keyring first
2228 - update even if record is "absent"
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2229 - move acct mgmt stuff from pam_systemd_home to pam_systemd?
2230 - when "homectl --pkcs11-token-uri=" is used, synthesize ssh-authorized-keys records for all keys we have private keys on the stick for
2231 - make slice for users configurable (requires logind rework)
2232 - logind: populate auto-login list bus property from PKCS#11 token
2233 - when determining state of a LUKS home directory, check DM suspended sysfs file
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2234 - when homed is in use, maybe start the user session manager in a mount namespace with MS_SLAVE,
2235 so that mounts propagate down but not up - eg, user A setting up a backup volume
2236 doesn't mean user B sees it
9c53de8b 2237 - use credentials logic/TPM2 logic to store homed signing key
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2238 - permit multiple user record signing keys to be used locally, and pick
2239 the right one for signing records automatically depending on a pre-existing
2240 signature
2241 - add a way to "adopt" a home directory, i.e. strip foreign signatures
2242 and insert a local signature instead.
2243 - as an extension to the directory+subvolume backend: if located on
2244 especially marked fs, then sync down password into LUKS header of that fs,
2245 and always verify passwords against it too. Bootstrapping is a problem
2246 though: if no one is logged in (or no other user even exists yet), how do you
2247 unlock the volume in order to create the first user and add the first pw.
2248 - support new FS_IOC_ADD_ENCRYPTION_KEY ioctl for setting up fscrypt
2249 - maybe pre-create ~/.cache as subvol so that it can have separate quota
2250 easily?
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2251 - add a switch to homectl (maybe called --first-boot) where it will check if
2252 any non-system users exist, and if not prompts interactively for basic user
2253 info, mimicking systemd-firstboot. Then, place this in a service that runs
2254 after systemd-homed, but before gdm and friends, as a simple, barebones
2255 fallback logic to get a regular user created on uninitialized systems.
2256 - store PKCS#11 + FIDO2 token info in LUKS2 header, compatible with
2257 systemd-cryptsetup, so that it can unlock homed volumes
6d975fe7
LP
2258 - maybe make all *.home files owned by `systemd-home` user or so, so that we
2259 can easily set overall quota for all users
2260 - on login, if we can't fallocate initially, but rebalance is on, then allow
2261 login in discard mode, then immediately rebalance, then turn off discard
f1a147f2 2262 - extend user records with optional "bulk" data. Specifically, a user
288bd406 2263 avatar/photo or so. This data should be stored along with the user record,
f1a147f2
LP
2264 but probably shouldn't be part of the record itself, since it might be
2265 large.
cff559ec
LP
2266 - add "homectl unbind" command to remove local user record of an inactive
2267 home dir
07eabc2b 2268
07eabc2b
LB
2269* add a new switch --auto-definitions=yes/no or so to systemd-repart. If
2270 specified, synthesize a definition automatically if we can: enlarge last
2271 partition on disk, but only if it is marked for growing and not read-only.
2272
2df2bb1f 2273* systemd-repart: read LUKS encryption key from $CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY
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LB
2274
2275* systemd-repart: add a switch to factory reset the partition table without
2276 immediately applying the new configuration again. i.e. --factory-reset=leave
2277 or so. (this is useful to factory reset an image, then putting it into
2278 another machine, ensuring that luks key is generated on new machine, not old)
2279
2280* systemd-repart: support setting up dm-integrity with HMAC
2281
2282* systemd-repart: maybe remove half-initialized image on failure. It fails
2283 if the output file exists, so a repeated invocation will usually fail if
2284 something goes wrong on the way.
2285
07eabc2b
LB
2286* systemd-repart: by default generate minimized partition tables (i.e. tables
2287 that only cover the space actually used, excluding any free space at the
2288 end), in order to maximize dd'ability. Requires libfdisk work, see
2289 https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues/907
2290
2291* systemd-repart: MBR partition table support. Care needs to be taken regarding
2292 Type=, so that partition definitions can sanely apply to both the GPT and the
2293 MBR case. Idea: accept syntax "Type=gpt:home mbr:0x83" for setting the types
2294 for the two partition types explicitly. And provide an internal mapping so
2295 that "Type=linux-generic" maps to the right types for both partition tables
2296 automatically.
2297
2298* systemd-repart: allow sizing partitions as factor of available RAM, so that
2299 we can reasonably size swap partitions for hibernation.
2300
2301* systemd-repart: allow boolean option that ensures that if existing partition
2302 doesn't exist within the configured size bounds the whole command fails. This
2303 is useful to implement ESP vs. XBOOTLDR schemes in installers: have one set
2304 of repart files for the case where ESP is large enough and one where it isn't
2305 and XBOOTLDR is added in instead. Then apply the former first, and if it
2306 fails to apply use the latter.
2307
2308* systemd-repart: add per-partition option to never reuse existing partition
2309 and always create anew even if matching partition already exists.
2310
2311* systemd-repart: add per-partition option to fail if partition already exist,
2312 i.e. is not added new. Similar, add option to fail if partition does not exist yet.
2313
2314* systemd-repart: allow disabling growing of specific partitions, or making
2315 them (think ESP: we don't ever want to grow it, since we cannot resize vfat)
d01d9197 2316 Also add option to disable operation via kernel command line.
07eabc2b
LB
2317
2318* systemd-repart: make it a static checker during early boot for existence and
2319 absence of other partitions for trusted boot environments
2320
92e72028 2321* systemd-repart: add support for SD_GPT_FLAG_GROWFS also on real systems, i.e.
d01d9197
ZJS
2322 generate some unit to actually enlarge the fs after growing the partition
2323 during boot.
2324
2325* systemd-repart: do not print "Successfully resized …" when no change was done.
2326
b44be3ec 2327* document:
8b8f2591 2328 - document that deps in [Unit] sections ignore Alias= fields in
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LP
2329 [Install] units of other units, unless those units are disabled
2330 - man: clarify that time-sync.target is not only sysv compat but also useful otherwise. Same for similar targets
b44be3ec 2331 - document that service reload may be implemented as service reexec
f38afcd0
LP
2332 - add a man page containing packaging guidelines and recommending usage of things like Documentation=, PrivateTmp=, PrivateNetwork= and ReadOnlyDirectories=/etc /usr.
2333 - document systemd-journal-flush.service properly
f38afcd0
LP
2334 - documentation: recommend to connect the timer units of a service to the service via Also= in [Install]
2335 - man: document the very specific env the shutdown drop-in tools live in
5cf821ac
ZJS
2336 - man: add more examples to man pages,
2337 - in particular an example how to do the equivalent of switching runlevels
f38afcd0 2338 - man: maybe sort directives in man pages, and take sections from --help and apply them to man too
17ec531f 2339 - document root=gpt-auto properly
b44be3ec
LP
2340
2341* systemctl:
b44be3ec
LP
2342 - add systemctl switch to dump transaction without executing it
2343 - Add a verbose mode to "systemctl start" and friends that explains what is being done or not done
2344 - "systemctl disable" on a static unit prints no message and does
2345 nothing. "systemctl enable" does nothing, and gives a bad message
2346 about it. Should fix both to print nice actionable messages.
2347 - print nice message from systemctl --failed if there are no entries shown, and hook that into ExecStartPre of rescue.service/emergency.service
2348 - add new command to systemctl: "systemctl system-reexec" which reexecs as many daemons as virtually possible
d28315e4 2349 - systemctl enable: fail if target to alias into does not exist? maybe show how many units are enabled afterwards?
b44be3ec 2350 - systemctl: "Journal has been rotated since unit was started." message is misleading
61233823 2351 - systemctl status output should include list of triggering units and their status
f38afcd0 2352
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LB
2353* introduce an option (or replacement) for "systemctl show" that outputs all
2354 properties as JSON, similar to busctl's new JSON output. In contrast to that
2355 it should skip the variant type string though.
8b04b925 2356
07eabc2b
LB
2357* Add a "systemctl list-units --by-slice" mode or so, which rearranges the
2358 output of "systemctl list-units" slightly by showing the tree structure of
2359 the slices, and the units attached to them.
a19554ed 2360
07eabc2b
LB
2361* add "systemctl wait" or so, which does what "systemd-run --wait" does, but
2362 for all units. It should be both a way to pin units into memory as well as a
2363 wait to retrieve their exit data.
a7a3f28b 2364
07eabc2b
LB
2365* show whether a service has out-of-date configuration in "systemctl status" by
2366 using mtime data of ConfigurationDirectory=.
08f95888 2367
07eabc2b
LB
2368* "systemctl preset-all" should probably order the unit files it
2369 operates on lexicographically before starting to work, in order to
2370 ensure deterministic behaviour if two unit files conflict (like DMs
2371 do, for example)
dcfc4b2e 2372
07eabc2b
LB
2373* add "systemctl start -v foobar.service" that shows logs of a service
2374 while the start command runs. This is non-trivial to do without
2375 races though, since we should flush out all journal messages before
2376 returning from the "systemctl stop".
71ef24d0 2377
07eabc2b
LB
2378* systemctl: if some operation fails, show log output?
2379
2380* Add a new verb "systemctl top"
2381
2382* unit install:
2383 - "systemctl mask" should find all names by which a unit is accessible
2384 (i.e. by scanning for symlinks to it) and link them all to /dev/null
1b89884b 2385
b44be3ec 2386* nspawn:
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DH
2387 - emulate /dev/kmsg using CUSE and turn off the syslog syscall
2388 with seccomp. That should provide us with a useful log buffer that
2389 systemd can log to during early boot, and disconnect container logs
2390 from the kernel's logs.
2391 - as soon as networkd has a bus interface, hook up --network-interface=,
2392 --network-bridge= with networkd, to trigger netdev creation should an
2393 interface be missing
e25b5a8d
DH
2394 - a nice way to boot up without machine id set, so that it is set at boot
2395 automatically for supporting --ephemeral. Maybe hash the host machine id
2396 together with the machine name to generate the machine id for the container
2397 - fix logic always print a final newline on output.
2398 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/272#issuecomment-113153176
2399 - should optionally support receiving WATCHDOG=1 messages from its payload
2400 PID 1...
e25b5a8d
DH
2401 - optionally automatically add FORWARD rules to iptables whenever nspawn is
2402 running, remove them when shut down.
71b77f06
CB
2403 - add support for sysext extensions, too. i.e. a new --extension= switch that
2404 takes one or more arguments, and applies the extensions already during
2405 startup.
2406 - when main nspawn supervisor process gets suspended due to SIGSTOP/SIGTTOU
2407 or so, freeze the payload too.
2408 - support time namespaces
2409 - on cgroupsv1 issue cgroup empty handler process based on host events, so
2410 that we make cgroup agent logic safe
2411 - add API to invoke binary in container, then use that as fallback in
2412 "machinectl shell"
2413 - make nspawn suitable for shell pipelines: instead of triggering a hangup
2414 when input is finished, send ^D, which synthesizes an EOF. Then wait for
2415 hangup or ^D before passing on the EOF.
2416 - greater control over selinux label?
2417 - support that /proc, /sys/, /dev are pre-mounted
2418 - maybe allow TPM passthrough, backed by swtpm, and measure --image= hash
2419 into its PCR 11, so that nspawn instances can be TPM enabled, and partake
2420 in measurements/remote attestation and such. swtpm would run outside of
2421 control of container, and ideally would itself bind its encryption keys to
2422 host TPM.
2423 - make boot assessment do something sensible in a container. i.e send an
2424 sd_notify() from payload to container manager once boot-up is completed
2425 successfully, and use that in nspawn for dealing with boot counting,
2426 implemented in the partition table labels and directory names.
2427 - optionally set up nftables/iptables routes that forward UDP/TCP traffic on
2428 port 53 to resolved stub 127.0.0.54
2429 - maybe optionally insert .nspawn file as GPT partition into images, so that
2430 such container images are entirely stand-alone and can be updated as one.
fdeabf57
CB
2431 - The subreaper logic we currently have seems overly complex. We should
2432 investigate whether creating the inner child with CLONE_PARENT isn't better.
3922f982
CB
2433 - Reduce the number of sockets that are currently in use and just rely on one
2434 or two sockets.
3734fec7 2435 - Support running nspawn as an unprivileged user.
07eabc2b
LB
2436
2437* machined: add API to acquire UID range. add API to mount/dissect loopback
2438 file. Both protected by PK. Then make nspawn use these APIs to run
2439 unprivileged containers. i.e. push the truly privileged bits into machined,
2440 so that the client side can remain entirely unprivileged, with SUID or
2441 anything like that.
2442
e25b5a8d 2443* machined:
e25b5a8d
DH
2444 - add an API so that libvirt-lxc can inform us about network interfaces being
2445 removed or added to an existing machine
2446 - "machinectl migrate" or similar to copy a container from or to a
2447 difference host, via ssh
e25b5a8d
DH
2448 - introduce systemd-nspawn-ephemeral@.service, and hook it into
2449 "machinectl start" with a new --ephemeral switch
2450 - "machinectl status" should also show internal logs of the container in
2451 question
e25b5a8d
DH
2452 - "machinectl history"
2453 - "machinectl diff"
2454 - "machinectl commit" that takes a writable snapshot of a tree, invokes a
2455 shell in it, and marks it read-only after use
2456
abd55b16 2457* udev:
abd55b16 2458 - move to LGPL
abd55b16
KS
2459 - kill scsi_id
2460 - add trigger --subsystem-match=usb/usb_device device
e8d842a0 2461 - reimport udev db after MOVE events for devices without dev_t
75723d31 2462 - re-enable ProtectClock= once only cgroupsv2 is supported.
8cfde28b 2463 See f562abe2963bad241d34e0b308e48cf114672c84.
b8217b7b 2464
e25b5a8d
DH
2465* coredump:
2466 - save coredump in Windows/Mozilla minidump format
73a99163 2467 - when truncating coredumps, also log the full size that the process had, and make a metadata field so we can report truncated coredumps
1a0281a3 2468 - add examples for other distros in ELF_PACKAGE_METADATA
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LP
2469
2470* support crash reporting operation modes (https://live.gnome.org/GnomeOS/Design/Whiteboards/ProblemReporting)
2471
f38afcd0 2472* tmpfiles:
f38afcd0 2473 - apply "x" on "D" too (see patch from William Douglas)
beca6b6e 2474 - allow time-based cleanup in r and R too
614cc34f 2475 - instead of ignoring unknown fields, reject them.
e25b5a8d
DH
2476 - creating new directories/subvolumes/fifos/device nodes
2477 should not follow symlinks. None of the other adjustment or creation
2478 calls follow symlinks.
36f57e02 2479 - add --test mode
ba405b22
ZJS
2480 - teach tmpfiles.d q/Q logic something sensible in the context of XFS/ext4
2481 project quota
a9b0d0a2 2482 - teach tmpfiles.d m/M to move / atomic move + symlink old -> new
beca6b6e
ZJS
2483 - add new line type for setting btrfs subvolume attributes (i.e. rw/ro)
2484 - tmpfiles: add new line type for setting fcaps
1258097c 2485
af6f0d42
TG
2486* udev-link-config:
2487 - Make sure ID_PATH is always exported and complete for
2488 network devices where possible, so we can safely rely
2489 on Path= matching
af6f0d42 2490
88e4d1d7 2491* sd-rtnl:
88e4d1d7 2492 - add support for more attribute types
c589a0e6 2493 - inbuilt piping support (essentially degenerate async)? see loopback-setup.c and other places
88e4d1d7 2494
0a4b9a07 2495* networkd:
c74ecd71
TG
2496 - add more keys to [Route] and [Address] sections
2497 - add support for more DHCPv4 options (and, longer term, other kinds of dynamic config)
e8d842a0 2498 - add reduced [Link] support to .network files
798e174a 2499 - properly handle routerless dhcp leases
a8eaaee7 2500 - work with non-Ethernet devices
e25b5a8d 2501 - dhcp: do we allow configuring dhcp routes on interfaces that are not the one we got the dhcp info from?
e25b5a8d
DH
2502 - the DHCP lease data (such as NTP/DNS) is still made available when
2503 a carrier is lost on a link. It should be removed instantly.
2504 - expose in the API the following bits:
e2da6491 2505 - option 15, domain name
38b38500 2506 - option 12, hostname and/or option 81, fqdn
e25b5a8d
DH
2507 - option 123, 144, geolocation
2508 - option 252, configure http proxy (PAC/wpad)
2509 - provide a way to define a per-network interface default metric value
2510 for all routes to it. possibly a second default for DHCP routes.
2511 - allow Name= to be specified repeatedly in the [Match] section. Maybe also
2512 support Name=foo*|bar*|baz ?
e25b5a8d 2513 - whenever uplink info changes, make DHCP server send out FORCERENEW
155e8b9a 2514
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LB
2515* in networkd, when matching device types, fix up DEVTYPE rubbish the kernel passes to us
2516
d5e172d2
ZJS
2517* Figure out how to do unittests of networkd's state serialization
2518
ac976532 2519* dhcp:
424a8732 2520 - figure out how much we can increase Maximum Message Size
ac976532 2521
37d8b536
PF
2522* dhcp6:
2523 - add functions to set previously stored IPv6 addresses on startup and get
2524 them at shutdown; store them in client->ia_na
2525 - write more test cases
37d8b536 2526 - implement reconfigure support, see 5.3., 15.11. and 22.20.
b3e199ce 2527 - implement support for temporary addresses (IA_TA)
37d8b536
PF
2528 - implement dhcpv6 authentication
2529 - investigate the usefulness of Confirm messages; i.e. are there any
2530 situations where the link changes without any loss in carrier detection
2531 or interface down
2532 - some servers don't do rapid commit without a filled in IA_NA, verify
2533 this behavior
4a77c53d 2534 - RouteTable= ?
7af442cf
MY
2535
2536* shared/wall: Once more programs are taught to prefer sd-login over utmp,
2537 switch the default wall implementation to wall_logind
2538 (https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/29051#issuecomment-1704917074)