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71092d70 1Bugfixes:
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2* fix emergency mode breakage after the Type=idle change
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4* remove MS_SHARED from src/core/execute.c and src/test/test-ns.c. They are always combined
5 with MS_REMOUNT, which currently does nothing in the kernel, but might which fail in the
80037e4d 6 future; https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=813563
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8* check systemd-tmpfiles for selinux context hookup for mknod(), symlink() and similar
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10* swap units that are activated by one name but shown in the kernel under another are semi-broken
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05677bb7 12* make anaconda write timeout=0 for encrypted devices
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71092d70 14* make sure timeouts are applied to Type=oneshot services.
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16* Dangling symlinks of .automount unit files in .wants/ directories, set up
17 automount points even when the original .automount file did not exist
18 anymore. Only the .mount unit was still around.
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20* make polkit checks async
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a40593a0 22* 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 24Features:
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26* also reset /proc/sys/kernel/usermodehelper/bset /proc/sys/kernel/usermodehelper/inheritable in system.conf's CapabilityBoundingSet=
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28* make use of /sys/power/wake_lock in inhibitors
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30* introduce "systemctl help" which invokes man for the man pages listed in Documentation=
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32* drop accountsservice's StandardOutput=syslog and Type=dbus fields
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34* make sure show-logs checks for utf8 validity, not ascii validity
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36* add CapbilityBoundingSet to system.conf to set system-wide caps bounds, and same for TimerSlackNS
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38* when breaking cycles drop sysv services first, then services from /run, then from /etc, then from /usr
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40* readahead: when bumping /sys readahead variable save mtime and compare later to detect changes
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42* Document boot options such as forcefsck
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44* (attempt to) make Debianites happy:
45 - implement .d/ auto includes for unit files
46 - add syntax to reset ExecStart= lists (and similar)
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48* properly detect mimo devices, the current VID/PID check is too broad
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50* manipulate CPU governor during boot, set it to performance
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52* steal SBF management from the kernel
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54* delay journal /var writeout to after boot if SBF is clean
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56* move passno parsing to fstab generator
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58* improve !/proc/*/loginuid situation: make /proc/*/loginuid less dependent on CONFIG_AUDIT,
59 or use the users cgroup information when /proc/*/loginuid is not available.
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61* pam_systemd: try to get old session id from cgroup, if audit sessionid cannot be determined
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63* pam: when leaving a session explicitly exclude the ReleaseSession() caller process from the killing spree
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65* maybe introduce ~/.config/locale.conf and apply it within PAM
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67* readahead: make use of EXT4_IOC_MOVE_EXT, as used by http://e4rat.sourceforge.net/
68
69* automount: implement expire
70
eecd1362 71* logind: auto-suspend, auto-shutdown:
d889a206 72 IdleAction=(none|suspend|opportunistic|hibernate|poweroff)
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73 IdleActionDelay=...
74 SessionIdleMode=(explicit|ignore|login)
75 ForceShutdown=(yes|no)
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77* services which create their own subcgroups break cgroup-empty notification (needs to be fixed in the kernel)
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79* don't delete /tmp/systemd-namespace-* before a process is gone down
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81* don't delete /run/users/lennart if lennart is still logged in even if aging is used
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83* vconsole: implement setterm -store -foreground xxx --background zzz
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e01a15b7 85* ExecOnFailure=/usr/bin/foo
a888b352 86
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87* fedora: make sshd and pam_loginuid work in nspawn containers
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89* fix utmp for console logins in containers
90
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91* Add pretty name for seats in logind
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93* nspawn wants dev_setup() for /dev/fd/ and friends?
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20ffc4c4 95* selinux: merge systemd selinux access controls (dwalsh)
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97* ConditionSecurity= should learn about IMA
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99* Auke: merge Auke's bootchart
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1c334d99 101* journald: allow forwarding of log data to specific TTY instead of console
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103* udev: move to LGPL
104
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105* udev systemd unify:
106 - strpcpy(), strpcpyl(), strscpy(), strscpyl()
107 - utf8 validator code
108 - now() vs. now_usec()
20ffc4c4 109
b45f770f 110* udev: find a way to tell udev to not cancel firmware requests when running in initramfs
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112* udev: scsi_id -> sg3_utils -> kill scsi_id
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114* udev: add trigger --subsystem-match=usb/usb_device device
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116* allow configuration of console width/height in vconsole.conf
117
18b754d3 118* cleanup syslog 'priority' vs. 'level' wording
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120* journal: if mmap() fails for mapping window try to unmap a a few older maps
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122* dbus upstream still refers to dbus.target and shouldn't
123
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124* 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
125
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126* add man page documenting all kernel cmdline options, including stuff like fsck.mode=
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128* support container_ttys=
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71100051 130* journald: make configurable "store-on-var", "store-on-run", "dont-store", "auto"
d3c7d7dd 131 (store-persistent, store-volatile?)
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133* introduce mix of BindTo and Requisite
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135* journalctl: show multiline log messages sanely, expand tabs, and show all valid utf8 messages
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137* add DeleteSocketsOnStop=yes|no option to socket units
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139* journal: store euid in journal if it differs from uid
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141* support chrony in addition to ntpd in timedated
142
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143* document crypttab(5)
144
145* There's currently no way to cancel fsck (used to be possible via C-c or c on the console)
146
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147* journal: sanely deal with entries which are larger than the individual file size, but where the componets would fit
148
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149* add command to systemctl to plot dependency graph as tree (see rhbz 795365)
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144f0fc0 151* make logind reserve tty9 or so for text logins, so that gdm never picks it up
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153* 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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155* default unix qlen is too small (10). bump sysctl? add sockopt?
156
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157* Possibly, detect whether SysV init scripts can do reloading by looking for "echo Usage:" lines
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159* figure out whether we should leave dbus around during shutdown
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161* add interface to allow immediate rotation of the journal, and even flushing.
162
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163* dbus: in fedora, make the machine a symlink to /etc/machine-id
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165* journald: reuse XZ context
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c4aa65e7 167* logind: add equivalent to sd_pid_get_owner_uid() to the D-Bus API
7e64c73a 168
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169* write RPM spec macros for presets
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171* journal: write man pages for API
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173* journal: OR matches are borked
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175* journal: extend hash tables as we go
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177* journal: API for looking for retrieving "all values of this field"
178
179* journal: deal nicely with byte-by-byte copied files, especially regards header
180
181* journal: local deserializer of export mode, http server
182
183* journal: message catalog
184
185* journal: forward-secure signatures
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187* document the exit codes when services fail before they are exec()ed
188
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189* rework namespace support, don't use pivot_root, and mount things after creating the namespace, not before
190
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191* systemctl journal command
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193* journalctl: --cursor support, priority filtering
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195* systemctl status: show coredumps
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197* systemctl status: show whether journal was rotated since service started
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199* save coredump in Windows/Mozilla minidump format
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201* support crash reporting operation modes (https://live.gnome.org/GnomeOS/Design/Whiteboards/ProblemReporting)
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0716c60e 203* journal: allow per-entry control on /var vs. /run (think incognito browser mode)
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205* clean up session cgroups that remain after logout (think sshd), but eventually run empty
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207* support "systemctl stop foobar@.service" to stop all units matching a certain template
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209* logind: allow showing logout dialog from system
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211* document that %% can be used to write % in a string that is specifier extended
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213* when an instanced service exits, remove its parent cgroup too if possible.
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215* 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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217* if we can not get user quota for tmpfs, mount a separate tmpfs instance
218 for every user in /run/user/$USER with a configured maximum size
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220* default to actual 32bit PIDs, via /proc/sys/kernel/pid_max
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222* add an option to make mounts private/shareable and so on, enable this for root by default
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224* be able to specify a forced restart of service A where service B depends on, in case B
225 needs to be auto-respawned?
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227* Something is wrong with symlink handling of "autovt@.service" in "systemctl list-unit-files"
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229* when a bus name of a service disappears from the bus make sure to queue further activation requests
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231* something like ConditionExec= or ExecStartPre= without failure state
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de6c78f8 233* tmpfiles: apply "x" on "D" too (see patch from William Douglas)
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235* don't set $HOME in services unless requested
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237* hide PAM/TCPWrap options in fragment parser when compile time disabled
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d3c7d7dd 239* when we automatically restart a service, ensure we restart its rdeps, too.
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241* allow Type=simple with PIDFile=
242 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723942
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244* move PAM code into its own binary
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246* warn if the user stops a service but not its associated socket
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248* logind: spawn user@..service on login
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250* logind: non-local X11 server handling
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252* implement Register= switch in .socket units to enable registration
253 in Avahi, RPC and other socket registration services.
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255* make sure systemd-ask-password-wall does not shutdown systemd-ask-password-console too early
256
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257* readahead: use BTRFS_IOC_DEFRAG_RANGE instead of BTRFS_IOC_DEFRAG ioctl, with START_IO
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259* readahead: check whether a btrfs volume includes ssd by checking mount flag "ssd"
260
7c697168 261* support sd_notify() style notification when reload begins (RELOADING=1), reload is finished (READY=1), and add ReloadSignal= then to use in combination
253ee27a 262
71092d70 263* support sd_notify() style notification when shutting down, to make auto-exit bus services work (STOPPING=1)
8d0e38a2 264
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265* verify that the AF_UNIX sockets of a service in the fs still exist
266 when we start a service in order to avoid confusion when a user
267 assumes starting a service is enough to make it accessible
268
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269* Make it possible to set the keymap independently from the font on
270 the kernel cmdline. Right now setting one resets also the other.
271
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272* move nss-myhostname into systemd
273
71092d70 274* and a dbus call to generate target from current state
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276* drop /.readahead on bigger upgrades with yum
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278* add support for /bin/mount -s
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280* GC unreferenced jobs (such as .device jobs)
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282* when failing to start a service due to ratelimiting, try again later, if restart=always is set
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68c7d001 284* write blog stories about:
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285 - enabling dbus services
286 - status update
7a2a0b90 287 - how to make changes to sysctl and sysfs attributes
253ee27a 288 - remote access
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289 - how to pass throw-away units to systemd, or dynamically change properties of existing units
290 - how to integrate cgconfig and suchlike with systemd
acb14d31 291 - resource control in systemd
73090dc8 292
44143309 293* allow port=0 in .socket units
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295* move readahead files into /var, look for them with .path units
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ba1a5515 297* teach dbus to activate all services it finds in /etc/systemd/services/org-*.service
9408a2d2 298
71092d70 299* support systemd.mask= on the kernel command line.
3f7a8c4e 300
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301* when key file cannot be found, read it from kbd in cryptsetup
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303* reuse mkdtemp namespace dirs in /tmp?
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260abb78 305* recreate systemd's D-Bus private socket file on SIGUSR2
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307* Support --test based on current system state
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309* investigate whether the gnome pty helper should be moved into systemd, to provide cgroup support.
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311* maybe introduce ExecRestartPre=
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313* configurable jitter for timer events
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315* timer events with system resume
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317* timer events on calendar time
71092d70 318
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319* dot output for --test showing the 'initial transaction'
320
8c6db833 321* calendar time support in timer, iCalendar semantics for the timer stuff (RFC2445)
8bf7fea5 322 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=99ee5315dac6211e972fa3f23bcc9a0343ff58c4
351c7e74 323
129126f3 324* implicitly import "defaults" settings file into all types
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325* exec settings override
326* writable cgroups dbus properties for live changes
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328* read config fragments for all units from /lib/systemd/system/foobar.service.d/ to override/extend specific settings
329
129126f3 330* port over to LISTEN_FDS/LISTEN_PID:
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331 - rpcbind (/var/run/rpcbind.sock!) HAVEPATCH
332 - cups HAVEPATCH
a625ac1a 333 - postfix, saslauthd
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334 - apache/samba
335 - libvirtd (/var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock-ro)
336 - bluetoothd (/var/run/sdp! @/org/bluez/audio!)
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337 - distccd
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71092d70 339* auditd service files
0ff3dea7 340
71092d70 341* fingerprint.target, wireless.target, gps.target, netdevice.target
246756ca 342
50f2a90d 343* io priority during initialization
8fe914ec 344
71092d70 345* systemctl list-jobs - show dependencies
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347* add systemctl switch to dump transaction without executing it
348
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349* drop cap bounding set in readahead and other services
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2f8cd170 351External:
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cc9784c6 353* dbus:
cc9784c6 354 - dbus --user
3377af3e 355 - natively watch for dbus-*.service symlinks (PENDING)
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356 - allow specification of socket mode/umask when allocating DBusServer
357 - allow disabling of fd passing when connecting a AF_UNIX connection
3377af3e 358 - allow disabling of UID passing for AUTH EXTERNAL
b69d29ce 359 - always pass cred data along each message
cc9784c6 360
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361* fix alsa mixer restore to not print error when no config is stored
362
7d9e57d2 363* gnome-shell python script/glxinfo/is-accelerated must die
f959c5e6 364
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365* make cryptsetup lower --iter-time
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44143309 367* patch kernel for xattr support in /dev, /proc/, /sys and /sys/fs/cgroup?
06ae4bfe 368
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369* NTP: the kernel's 11-minutes-mode syncs the system time to the RTC, but only
370 in an ~30 minutes window. It does not adjust larger differences. Find a way
371 to tell the kernel, to always do a full time sync when the RTC is in UTC and
372 we are in 11-minutes-mode. When we trust the system time to NTP we also want
373 the RTC to sync up.
374
71092d70 375* kernel: add device_type = "fb", "fbcon" to class "graphics"
14bd37fe 376
129126f3 377Regularly:
874aa2cc 378
129126f3 379* look for close() vs. close_nointr() vs. close_nointr_nofail()
5021be21 380
129126f3 381* check for strerror(r) instead of strerror(-r)
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383* Use PR_SET_PROCTITLE_AREA if it becomes available in the kernel
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385* %m in printf() instead of strerror();
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387* pahole
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71092d70 389* set_put(), hashmap_put() return values check. i.e. == 0 doesn't free()!