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71092d70 1Bugfixes:
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2* remove MS_SHARED from src/core/execute.c and src/test/test-ns.c. They are always combined
3 with MS_REMOUNT, which currently does nothing in the kernel, but might which fail in the
80037e4d 4 future; https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=813563
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6* check systemd-tmpfiles for selinux context hookup for mknod(), symlink() and similar
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8* swap units that are activated by one name but shown in the kernel under another are semi-broken
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05677bb7 10* make anaconda write timeout=0 for encrypted devices
73090dc8 11
71092d70 12* make sure timeouts are applied to Type=oneshot services.
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14* Dangling symlinks of .automount unit files in .wants/ directories, set up
15 automount points even when the original .automount file did not exist
16 anymore. Only the .mount unit was still around.
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18* make polkit checks async
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a40593a0 20* properly handle .mount unit state tracking when two mount points are stacked one on top of another on the exact same mount point.
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71092d70 22Features:
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23* nspawn wants dev_setup() for /dev/fd/ and friends?
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20ffc4c4 25* selinux: merge systemd selinux access controls (dwalsh)
f25626ed 26
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27* cg_shorten_controllers() misuses alloca()
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29* suspend/hibernate/hybrid support, auto-suspend logic with idle hint
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31* udev systemd unify:
32 - strpcpy(), strpcpyl(), strscpy(), strscpyl()
33 - utf8 validator code
34 - now() vs. now_usec()
20ffc4c4 35
b45f770f 36* udev: find a way to tell udev to not cancel firmware requests when running in initramfs
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38* udev: scsi_id -> sg3_utils -> kill scsi_id
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40* udev: add trigger --subsystem-match=usb/usb_device device
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42* udev: libudev.so.1
43 - use symbol versioning
512dabcd 44 - always return object with *_unref()
b45f770f 45 - remove deprecated symbols
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46 - udev_monitor_from_socket()
47 - udev_queue_get_failed_list_entry()
48 - udev_get_{dev,sys,run}_path()
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50* allow configuration of console width/height in vconsole.conf
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52* PrivateTmp should apply to both /tmp and /var/tmp
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54* fstab should take priority over units in /usr
55
18b754d3 56* cleanup syslog 'priority' vs. 'level' wording
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58* journal: if mmap() fails for mapping window try to unmap a a few older maps
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60* dbus upstream still refers to dbus.target and shouldn't
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62* when a service has the same env var set twice we actually store it twice and return that in systemctl show -p... We should only show the last setting
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64* add man page documenting all kernel cmdline options, including stuff like fsck.mode=
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66* show getty in container mode, not sulogin
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68* support container_ttys=
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71100051 70* journald: make configurable "store-on-var", "store-on-run", "dont-store", "auto"
d3c7d7dd 71 (store-persistent, store-volatile?)
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73* introduce mix of BindTo and Requisite
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75* journalctl: show multiline log messages sanely, expand tabs, and show all valid utf8 messages
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77* introduce NeedsMounts= or so to create .mount dependencies automatically for a specific path
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79* add DeleteSocketsOnStop=yes|no option to socket units
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81* journal: store euid in journal if it differs from uid
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83* support chrony in addition to ntpd in timedated
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85* document crypttab(5)
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87* There's currently no way to cancel fsck (used to be possible via C-c or c on the console)
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89* keep an eye on https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=670100
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91* journal: sanely deal with entries which are larger than the individual file size, but where the componets would fit
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93* add command to systemctl to plot dependency graph as tree (see rhbz 795365)
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95* make logind reserve tty10 or so for text logins, so that gdm never picks it up
96
97* add option to sockets to avoid activation. Instead just drop packets/connections, see http://cyberelk.net/tim/2012/02/15/portreserve-systemd-solution/
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99* default unix qlen is too small (10). bump sysctl? add sockopt?
100
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101* support units generated by a generator and placed in /run/systemd/system/; the directory is
102 currently ignored because it is empty before the generatores are executed
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104* Possibly, detect whether SysV init scripts can do reloading by looking for "echo Usage:" lines
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106* figure out whether we should leave dbus around during shutdown
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108* add interface to allow immediate rotation of the journal, and even flushing.
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110* dbus: in fedora, make the machine a symlink to /etc/machine-id
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112* journald: reuse XZ context
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c4aa65e7 114* logind: add equivalent to sd_pid_get_owner_uid() to the D-Bus API
7e64c73a 115
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116* write RPM spec macros for presets
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118* journal: write man pages for API
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120* journal: OR matches are borked
121
122* journal: extend hash tables as we go
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124* journal: API for looking for retrieving "all values of this field"
125
126* journal: deal nicely with byte-by-byte copied files, especially regards header
127
128* journal: local deserializer of export mode, http server
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130* journal: message catalog
131
132* journal: forward-secure signatures
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134* document the exit codes when services fail before they are exec()ed
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136* rework namespace support, don't use pivot_root, and mount things after creating the namespace, not before
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138* systemctl journal command
139
140* journalctl: --cursor support, priority filtering
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142* systemctl status: show coredumps
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144* systemctl status: show whether journal was rotated since service started
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146* save coredump in Windows/Mozilla minidump format
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148* support crash reporting operation modes (https://live.gnome.org/GnomeOS/Design/Whiteboards/ProblemReporting)
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0716c60e 150* journal: allow per-entry control on /var vs. /run (think incognito browser mode)
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152* clean up session cgroups that remain after logout (think sshd), but eventually run empty
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154* support "systemctl stop foobar@.service" to stop all units matching a certain template
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156* move to LGPL2+
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158* logind: allow showing logout dialog from system
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160* document that %% can be used to write % in a string that is specifier extended
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162* when an instanced service exits, remove its parent cgroup too if possible.
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164* as Tom Gundersen pointed out there's a always a dep loop if people use crypto file systems with random keys
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166* automatically escape unit names passed on the service (i.e. think "systemctl start serial-getty.service@serial/by-path/jshdfjsdfhkjh" being automatically escaped as necessary.
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168* if we can not get user quota for tmpfs, mount a separate tmpfs instance
169 for every user in /run/user/$USER with a configured maximum size
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171* default to actual 32bit PIDs, via /proc/sys/kernel/pid_max
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173* add an option to make mounts private/shareable and so on, enable this for root by default
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175* be able to specify a forced restart of service A where service B depends on, in case B
176 needs to be auto-respawned?
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178* Something is wrong with symlink handling of "autovt@.service" in "systemctl list-unit-files"
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180* when a bus name of a service disappears from the bus make sure to queue further activation requests
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182* something like ConditionExec= or ExecStartPre= without failure state
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de6c78f8 184* tmpfiles: apply "x" on "D" too (see patch from William Douglas)
7d441ddb 185
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186* don't set $HOME in services unless requested
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188* hide PAM/TCPWrap options in fragment parser when compile time disabled
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d3c7d7dd 190* when we automatically restart a service, ensure we restart its rdeps, too.
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192* allow Type=simple with PIDFile=
193 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723942
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195* move PAM code into its own binary
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197* warn if the user stops a service but not its associated socket
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199* logind: spawn user@..service on login
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201* logind: non-local X11 server handling
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203* implement Register= switch in .socket units to enable registration
204 in Avahi, RPC and other socket registration services.
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206* make sure systemd-ask-password-wall does not shutdown systemd-ask-password-console too early
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208* readahead: use BTRFS_IOC_DEFRAG_RANGE instead of BTRFS_IOC_DEFRAG ioctl, with START_IO
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210* readahead: check whether a btrfs volume includes ssd by checking mount flag "ssd"
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7c697168 212* support sd_notify() style notification when reload begins (RELOADING=1), reload is finished (READY=1), and add ReloadSignal= then to use in combination
253ee27a 213
71092d70 214* support sd_notify() style notification when shutting down, to make auto-exit bus services work (STOPPING=1)
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216* verify that the AF_UNIX sockets of a service in the fs still exist
217 when we start a service in order to avoid confusion when a user
218 assumes starting a service is enough to make it accessible
219
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220* Make it possible to set the keymap independently from the font on
221 the kernel cmdline. Right now setting one resets also the other.
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223* move nss-myhostname into systemd
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71092d70 225* and a dbus call to generate target from current state
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227* drop /.readahead on bigger upgrades with yum
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71092d70 229* add inode nr check to readahead to suppress preloading changed files
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231* add support for /bin/mount -s
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233* GC unreferenced jobs (such as .device jobs)
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235* when failing to start a service due to ratelimiting, try again later, if restart=always is set
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68c7d001 237* write blog stories about:
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238 - enabling dbus services
239 - status update
7a2a0b90 240 - how to make changes to sysctl and sysfs attributes
253ee27a 241 - remote access
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242 - how to pass throw-away units to systemd, or dynamically change properties of existing units
243 - how to integrate cgconfig and suchlike with systemd
acb14d31 244 - resource control in systemd
73090dc8 245
44143309 246* allow port=0 in .socket units
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248* move readahead files into /var, look for them with .path units
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ba1a5515 250* teach dbus to activate all services it finds in /etc/systemd/services/org-*.service
9408a2d2 251
71092d70 252* support systemd.mask= on the kernel command line.
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254* when key file cannot be found, read it from kbd in cryptsetup
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256* reuse mkdtemp namespace dirs in /tmp?
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260abb78 258* recreate systemd's D-Bus private socket file on SIGUSR2
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260* Support --test based on current system state
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262* investigate whether the gnome pty helper should be moved into systemd, to provide cgroup support.
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264* maybe introduce ExecRestartPre=
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266* configurable jitter for timer events
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268* timer events with system resume
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270* timer events on calendar time
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272* dot output for --test showing the 'initial transaction'
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8c6db833 274* calendar time support in timer, iCalendar semantics for the timer stuff (RFC2445)
8bf7fea5 275 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=99ee5315dac6211e972fa3f23bcc9a0343ff58c4
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129126f3 277* implicitly import "defaults" settings file into all types
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278* exec settings override
279* writable cgroups dbus properties for live changes
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281* read config fragments for all units from /lib/systemd/system/foobar.service.d/ to override/extend specific settings
282
129126f3 283* port over to LISTEN_FDS/LISTEN_PID:
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284 - rpcbind (/var/run/rpcbind.sock!) HAVEPATCH
285 - cups HAVEPATCH
a625ac1a 286 - postfix, saslauthd
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287 - apache/samba
288 - libvirtd (/var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock-ro)
289 - bluetoothd (/var/run/sdp! @/org/bluez/audio!)
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290 - distccd
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71092d70 292* auditd service files
0ff3dea7 293
71092d70 294* fingerprint.target, wireless.target, gps.target, netdevice.target
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50f2a90d 296* io priority during initialization
8fe914ec 297
71092d70 298* systemctl list-jobs - show dependencies
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300* add systemctl switch to dump transaction without executing it
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302* drop cap bounding set in readahead and other services
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2f8cd170 304External:
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cc9784c6 306* dbus:
cc9784c6 307 - dbus --user
3377af3e 308 - natively watch for dbus-*.service symlinks (PENDING)
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309 - allow specification of socket mode/umask when allocating DBusServer
310 - allow disabling of fd passing when connecting a AF_UNIX connection
3377af3e 311 - allow disabling of UID passing for AUTH EXTERNAL
b69d29ce 312 - always pass cred data along each message
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314* systemd --user
315 PR_SET_CHILD_REAPER patch: https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/7/28/426
d3c7d7dd 316 (patch in linux-next, on the way to the next kernel)
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318* fix alsa mixer restore to not print error when no config is stored
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7d9e57d2 320* gnome-shell python script/glxinfo/is-accelerated must die
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322* make cryptsetup lower --iter-time
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44143309 324* patch kernel for xattr support in /dev, /proc/, /sys and /sys/fs/cgroup?
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326* NTP: the kernel's 11-minutes-mode syncs the system time to the RTC, but only
327 in an ~30 minutes window. It does not adjust larger differences. Find a way
328 to tell the kernel, to always do a full time sync when the RTC is in UTC and
329 we are in 11-minutes-mode. When we trust the system time to NTP we also want
330 the RTC to sync up.
331
6f3f9deb 332* patch kernel for cpu feature modalias for autoloading aes/kvm/...
69b1c674 333 (patches in linux-next, on the way to the next kernel)
6f3f9deb 334
71092d70 335* kernel: add device_type = "fb", "fbcon" to class "graphics"
14bd37fe 336
129126f3 337Regularly:
874aa2cc 338
129126f3 339* look for close() vs. close_nointr() vs. close_nointr_nofail()
5021be21 340
129126f3 341* check for strerror(r) instead of strerror(-r)
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343* Use PR_SET_PROCTITLE_AREA if it becomes available in the kernel
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345* %m in printf() instead of strerror();
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347* pahole
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71092d70 349* set_put(), hashmap_put() return values check. i.e. == 0 doesn't free()!