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71092d70 1Bugfixes:
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2* there is nothing to warn about here :)
3 $ systemctl stop systemd-udevd.service systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd-control.socket
4 Warning: Stopping systemd-udevd.service, but it can still be activated by:
5 systemd-udevd-control.socket
6 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket
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8* kill /etc/timezone handling entirely? What does it provide?
9 - /etc/localtime carries the same information already:
10 $ ls -l /etc/localtime; cat /etc/timezone
11 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Jul 27 09:55 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin
12 Europe/Berlin
13 - systemd enforces /usr to be available at bootup, so we can
14 enforce the use of the symlink
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16* remove MS_SHARED from src/core/execute.c and src/test/test-ns.c. They are always combined
17 with MS_REMOUNT, which currently does nothing in the kernel, but might which fail in the
80037e4d 18 future; https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=813563
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20* check systemd-tmpfiles for selinux context hookup for mknod(), symlink() and similar
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22* swap units that are activated by one name but shown in the kernel under another are semi-broken
23
05677bb7 24* make anaconda write timeout=0 for encrypted devices
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26* Dangling symlinks of .automount unit files in .wants/ directories, set up
27 automount points even when the original .automount file did not exist
28 anymore. Only the .mount unit was still around.
29
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30* make polkit checks async
31
a40593a0 32* 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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34* we pull src/core/manager.h into src/shared/src/shared/path-lookup.c which is the wrong direction
35 rename enum "ManagerRunningAs" to "SystemdRunningAs" and move it to shared/
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37* crash happens when running a service as forking and then changing it to simple and reloading.
38
39 Jul 09 18:20:57 mop systemd[1]: usbmuxd.service operation timed out. Terminating.
40 Jul 09 18:20:57 mop systemd[1]: Unit usbmuxd.service entered failed state.
41 Jul 09 18:22:24 mop systemd[1]: PID 21814 read from file /var/run/usbmuxd.pid does not exist.
42 Jul 09 18:22:24 mop systemd[1]: Unit usbmuxd.service entered failed state.
43 Jul 09 18:22:33 mop systemd[1]: Reloading.
44 Jul 09 18:22:37 mop systemd[1]: Assertion 's->type == SERVICE_FORKING' failed at src/core/service.c:3007, function service_sigchld_eve...Aborting.
45 Jul 09 18:22:37 mop systemd[1]: Caught <ABRT>, dumped core as pid 21865.
46 Jul 09 18:22:37 mop systemd[1]: Freezing execution.
47 Jul 09 18:22:37 mop [21866]: Process 21865 (systemd) dumped core.
48
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49* support *static* (/run) hibernate inhibitors. All rpm -i actions should completely prevent any
50 sort of hibernate action until the next reboot. If the kernel or any other base tool is replaced
51 by rpm, the resume path might fail, the for resume needed kernel might even be uninstalled, and
52 the whole situation leads directly to data loss.
53
71092d70 54Features:
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56* properly handle loop back mounts via fstab, especially regards to fsck/passno
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58* allow services with no ExecStart= but with an ExecStop=
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60* add proper journal support to "systemctl --user status ..."
61
62* add _SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT= field to journal entries
63
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64* remove Fedora /dev/null logic from localed.c, now that system-config-keyboard is gone
65 delete /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-system-setup-keyboard.conf from spec file
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67* journal: expose current disk usage
68
69* logind: return EBUSY when a session is created on a seat+VT that already has one.
70
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71* dracut-shutdown needs to be ordered before unmounting /boot
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73* wiki: document new logind LockSessions() call
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75* initialize the hostname from the fs label of /, if /etc/hostname does not exist?
76
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77* logind: different policy actions for idle, suspend, shutdown blockers: allow idle blockers by default, don't allow suspend blockers by default
78
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79* install README to /etc/rc.d/init.d (if support for that is enabled) helping people who use "ls" there to figure out which services exist.
80
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81* logind: ignore inactive login screens when checking whether power key should be handled
82
88a6c589 83* rename "userspace" to "core-os"
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85* systemctl: "Journal has been rotated since unit was started." message is misleading
86
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87* syscall filter: add knowledge about compat syscalls
88
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89* syscall filter: don't enforce no new privs?
90
91* syscall filter: option to return EPERM rather than SIGSYS?
92
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93* logind: wakelock/opportunistic suspend support
94
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95* switch-root: sockets need relabelling
96
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97* segfault in journalctl during /var migration
98
99* systemd-analyze post-boot is broken for initrd
100
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101* man: clarify that time-sync.target is not only sysv compat but also useful otherwise. Same for similar targets
102
49f43d5f 103* journalctl should complain if run with uid != 0 and no persistent logs exist
d246fbb0 104
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105* .device aliases need to be implemented with the "following" logic, probably.
106
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107* refuse taking lower-case variable names in sd_journal_send() and friends.
108
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109* load-fragment: when loading a unit file via a chain of symlinks
110 verify that it isn't masked via any of the names traversed.
111
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112* journald: we currently rotate only after MaxUse+MaxFilesize has been reached.
113
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114* Document:
115 - PID 1 D-Bus API
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117* introduce Type=pid-file
118
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119* systemctl list-unit-files appears to be broken for symlinked units in /usr/lib
120
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121* maybe allow services with ExecStop= set, but no ExecStart=?
122
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123* efi: implement /forcefsck as uefi variables thus not requiring file system altering to trigger a file system check
124
125* efi: honour language efi variables for default language selection
126
127* efi: honour timezone efi variables for default timezone selection
128
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129* efi: automatically mount EFI partition to /boot if no such entry exists in /etc/fstab and /boot is empty
130 gummiboot exports the EFI system partion (ESP) device:
131 /sys/firmware/efi/vars/LoaderDeviceIdentifier-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f/data
132 Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1F|2)/?/HD(Part1,Sig1FCBC57F-4BFC-4C2B-91A3-9C84FBCD9AF1)
133 '/' is the separator for the device path list
134 HD(Part1,Sig1FCBC57F-4BFC-4C2B-91A3-9C84FBCD9AF1) contains the GPT UUID of the ESP
135
136* read the bootloader performance data (raw TSC) in systemd-analyze
137 /sys/firmware/efi/vars/LoaderTicksExec-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f/data
138 19066159288
139 /sys/firmware/efi/vars/LoaderTicksInit-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f/data
140 17442940316
141 /sys/firmware/efi/vars/LoaderTicksStartMenu-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f/data
142 (only set if the menu was active)
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59cea26a 144* change Requires=basic.target to RequisiteOverride=basic.target
35eb6b12 145
94734142 146* support rd.luks.allow-discards= kernel cmdline params in cryptsetup generator
f1a8e221 147
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148* systemctl: when stopping a service which has triggres and warning about it actually check the TriggeredBy= deps fields
149
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150* journal: hook up with EFI firmware log, new kmsg logic
151
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152* handle C-A-Del in logind, like the power/suspend buttons?
153
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154* nspawn: make use of device cgroup contrller by default
155
50940700 156* journalctl /dev/sda, journalctl --device=b12:8 (--device=n12, --device=+usb:1-1)
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158* make use of /sys/power/wake_lock in inhibitors
159
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160* drop accountsservice's StandardOutput=syslog and Type=dbus fields
161
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162* when breaking cycles drop sysv services first, then services from /run, then from /etc, then from /usr
163
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164* readahead: when bumping /sys readahead variable save mtime and compare later to detect changes
165
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166* (attempt to) make Debianites happy:
167 - implement .d/ auto includes for unit files
168 - add syntax to reset ExecStart= lists (and similar)
169
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170* manipulate CPU governor during boot, set it to performance
171
172* steal SBF management from the kernel
173
174* delay journal /var writeout to after boot if SBF is clean
175
176* move passno parsing to fstab generator
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178* improve !/proc/*/loginuid situation: make /proc/*/loginuid less dependent on CONFIG_AUDIT,
179 or use the users cgroup information when /proc/*/loginuid is not available.
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181* pam_systemd: try to get old session id from cgroup, if audit sessionid cannot be determined
182
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183* pam: when leaving a session explicitly exclude the ReleaseSession() caller process from the killing spree
184
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185* maybe introduce ~/.config/locale.conf and apply it within PAM
186
187* readahead: make use of EXT4_IOC_MOVE_EXT, as used by http://e4rat.sourceforge.net/
188
189* automount: implement expire
190
eecd1362 191* logind: auto-suspend, auto-shutdown:
d889a206 192 IdleAction=(none|suspend|opportunistic|hibernate|poweroff)
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193 IdleActionDelay=...
194 SessionIdleMode=(explicit|ignore|login)
195 ForceShutdown=(yes|no)
196
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197* services which create their own subcgroups break cgroup-empty notification (needs to be fixed in the kernel)
198
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199* don't delete /tmp/systemd-namespace-* before a process is gone down
200
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201* vconsole: implement setterm -store -foreground xxx --background zzz
202
e01a15b7 203* ExecOnFailure=/usr/bin/foo
a888b352 204
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205* fedora: make sshd and pam_loginuid work in nspawn containers
206
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207* fix utmp for console logins in containers
208
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209* Add pretty name for seats in logind
210
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211* nspawn wants dev_setup() for /dev/fd/ and friends?
212
20ffc4c4 213* selinux: merge systemd selinux access controls (dwalsh)
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215* ConditionSecurity= should learn about IMA
216
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217* Auke: merge Auke's bootchart
218
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219* udev: move to LGPL
220
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221* udev systemd unify:
222 - strpcpy(), strpcpyl(), strscpy(), strscpyl()
223 - utf8 validator code
224 - now() vs. now_usec()
20ffc4c4 225
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226* udev: remove network interface renaming, sleep and retry logic, we do
227 no support renaming of interfaces in the conflicting kernel
228 namespace
229
b45f770f 230* udev: find a way to tell udev to not cancel firmware requests when running in initramfs
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232* udev: scsi_id -> sg3_utils -> kill scsi_id
233
234* udev: add trigger --subsystem-match=usb/usb_device device
b8217b7b 235
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236* allow configuration of console width/height in vconsole.conf
237
18b754d3 238* cleanup syslog 'priority' vs. 'level' wording
068665b6 239
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240* journal: if mmap() fails for mapping window try to unmap a a few older maps
241
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242* dbus upstream still refers to dbus.target and shouldn't
243
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244* 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
245
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246* support container_ttys=
247
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248* introduce mix of BindTo and Requisite
249
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250* journalctl: show multiline log messages sanely, expand tabs, and show all valid utf8 messages
251
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252* add DeleteSocketsOnStop=yes|no option to socket units
253
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254* journal: store euid in journal if it differs from uid
255
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256* There's currently no way to cancel fsck (used to be possible via C-c or c on the console)
257
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258* journal: sanely deal with entries which are larger than the individual file size, but where the componets would fit
259
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260* add command to systemctl to plot dependency graph as tree (see rhbz 795365)
261
144f0fc0 262* make logind reserve tty9 or so for text logins, so that gdm never picks it up
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263
264* add option to sockets to avoid activation. Instead just drop packets/connections, see http://cyberelk.net/tim/2012/02/15/portreserve-systemd-solution/
265
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266* default unix qlen is too small (10). bump sysctl? add sockopt?
267
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268* Possibly, detect whether SysV init scripts can do reloading by looking for "echo Usage:" lines
269
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270* figure out whether we should leave dbus around during shutdown
271
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272* dbus: in fedora, make the machine a symlink to /etc/machine-id
273
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274* journald: reuse XZ context
275
c4aa65e7 276* logind: add equivalent to sd_pid_get_owner_uid() to the D-Bus API
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278* journal: API for looking for retrieving "all values of this field"
279
280* journal: deal nicely with byte-by-byte copied files, especially regards header
281
282* journal: local deserializer of export mode, http server
283
284* journal: message catalog
285
286* journal: forward-secure signatures
287
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288* document the exit codes when services fail before they are exec()ed
289
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290* rework namespace support, don't use pivot_root, and mount things after creating the namespace, not before
291
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292* systemctl journal command
293
294* journalctl: --cursor support, priority filtering
295
296* systemctl status: show coredumps
297
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298* save coredump in Windows/Mozilla minidump format
299
300* support crash reporting operation modes (https://live.gnome.org/GnomeOS/Design/Whiteboards/ProblemReporting)
301
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302* clean up session cgroups that remain after logout (think sshd), but eventually run empty
303
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304* support "systemctl stop foobar@.service" to stop all units matching a certain template
305
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306* logind: allow showing logout dialog from system
307
308* document that %% can be used to write % in a string that is specifier extended
309
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310* when an instanced service exits, remove its parent cgroup too if possible.
311
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312* if we can not get user quota for tmpfs, mount a separate tmpfs instance
313 for every user in /run/user/$USER with a configured maximum size
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315* default to actual 32bit PIDs, via /proc/sys/kernel/pid_max
316
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317* be able to specify a forced restart of service A where service B depends on, in case B
318 needs to be auto-respawned?
319
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320* Something is wrong with symlink handling of "autovt@.service" in "systemctl list-unit-files"
321
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322* when a bus name of a service disappears from the bus make sure to queue further activation requests
323
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324* something like ConditionExec= or ExecStartPre= without failure state
325
de6c78f8 326* tmpfiles: apply "x" on "D" too (see patch from William Douglas)
7d441ddb 327
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328* don't set $HOME in services unless requested
329
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330* hide PAM/TCPWrap options in fragment parser when compile time disabled
331
d3c7d7dd 332* when we automatically restart a service, ensure we restart its rdeps, too.
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334* allow Type=simple with PIDFile=
335 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723942
336
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337* move PAM code into its own binary
338
339* warn if the user stops a service but not its associated socket
0a55b298 340
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341* logind: spawn user@..service on login
342
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343* logind: non-local X11 server handling
344
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345* implement Register= switch in .socket units to enable registration
346 in Avahi, RPC and other socket registration services.
347
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348* make sure systemd-ask-password-wall does not shutdown systemd-ask-password-console too early
349
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350* readahead: use BTRFS_IOC_DEFRAG_RANGE instead of BTRFS_IOC_DEFRAG ioctl, with START_IO
351
352* readahead: check whether a btrfs volume includes ssd by checking mount flag "ssd"
353
7c697168 354* support sd_notify() style notification when reload begins (RELOADING=1), reload is finished (READY=1), and add ReloadSignal= then to use in combination
253ee27a 355
71092d70 356* support sd_notify() style notification when shutting down, to make auto-exit bus services work (STOPPING=1)
8d0e38a2 357
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358* verify that the AF_UNIX sockets of a service in the fs still exist
359 when we start a service in order to avoid confusion when a user
360 assumes starting a service is enough to make it accessible
361
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362* Make it possible to set the keymap independently from the font on
363 the kernel cmdline. Right now setting one resets also the other.
364
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365* move nss-myhostname into systemd
366
71092d70 367* and a dbus call to generate target from current state
916abb21 368
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369* drop /.readahead on bigger upgrades with yum
370
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371* add support for /bin/mount -s
372
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373* GC unreferenced jobs (such as .device jobs)
374
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375* when failing to start a service due to ratelimiting, try again later, if restart=always is set
376
68c7d001 377* write blog stories about:
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378 - enabling dbus services
379 - status update
7a2a0b90 380 - how to make changes to sysctl and sysfs attributes
253ee27a 381 - remote access
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382 - how to pass throw-away units to systemd, or dynamically change properties of existing units
383 - how to integrate cgconfig and suchlike with systemd
acb14d31 384 - resource control in systemd
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385 - inhibiting
386 - testing with Harald's awesome test kit
73090dc8 387
44143309 388* allow port=0 in .socket units
3d57c6ab 389
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390* move readahead files into /var, look for them with .path units
391
ba1a5515 392* teach dbus to activate all services it finds in /etc/systemd/services/org-*.service
9408a2d2 393
71092d70 394* support systemd.mask= on the kernel command line.
3f7a8c4e 395
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396* when key file cannot be found, read it from kbd in cryptsetup
397
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398* reuse mkdtemp namespace dirs in /tmp?
399
260abb78 400* recreate systemd's D-Bus private socket file on SIGUSR2
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402* Support --test based on current system state
403
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404* investigate whether the gnome pty helper should be moved into systemd, to provide cgroup support.
405
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406* maybe introduce ExecRestartPre=
407
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408* configurable jitter for timer events
409
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410* timer events with system resume
411
412* timer events on calendar time
71092d70 413
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414* dot output for --test showing the 'initial transaction'
415
8c6db833 416* calendar time support in timer, iCalendar semantics for the timer stuff (RFC2445)
8bf7fea5 417 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=99ee5315dac6211e972fa3f23bcc9a0343ff58c4
351c7e74 418
129126f3 419* implicitly import "defaults" settings file into all types
773ba909 420
71092d70 421* writable cgroups dbus properties for live changes
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423* read config fragments for all units from /lib/systemd/system/foobar.service.d/ to override/extend specific settings
424
129126f3 425* port over to LISTEN_FDS/LISTEN_PID:
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426 - rpcbind (/var/run/rpcbind.sock!) HAVEPATCH
427 - cups HAVEPATCH
a625ac1a 428 - postfix, saslauthd
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429 - apache/samba
430 - libvirtd (/var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock-ro)
431 - bluetoothd (/var/run/sdp! @/org/bluez/audio!)
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432 - distccd
433
71092d70 434* auditd service files
0ff3dea7 435
71092d70 436* fingerprint.target, wireless.target, gps.target, netdevice.target
246756ca 437
50f2a90d 438* io priority during initialization
8fe914ec 439
71092d70 440* systemctl list-jobs - show dependencies
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442* add systemctl switch to dump transaction without executing it
443
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444* drop cap bounding set in readahead and other services
445
2f8cd170 446External:
74fe1fe3 447
cc9784c6 448* dbus:
cc9784c6 449 - dbus --user
3377af3e 450 - natively watch for dbus-*.service symlinks (PENDING)
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451 - allow specification of socket mode/umask when allocating DBusServer
452 - allow disabling of fd passing when connecting a AF_UNIX connection
3377af3e 453 - allow disabling of UID passing for AUTH EXTERNAL
b69d29ce 454 - always pass cred data along each message
cc9784c6 455
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456* fix alsa mixer restore to not print error when no config is stored
457
7d9e57d2 458* gnome-shell python script/glxinfo/is-accelerated must die
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460* make cryptsetup lower --iter-time
461
44143309 462* patch kernel for xattr support in /dev, /proc/, /sys and /sys/fs/cgroup?
06ae4bfe 463
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464* NTP: the kernel's 11-minutes-mode syncs the system time to the RTC, but only
465 in an ~30 minutes window. It does not adjust larger differences. Find a way
466 to tell the kernel, to always do a full time sync when the RTC is in UTC and
467 we are in 11-minutes-mode. When we trust the system time to NTP we also want
468 the RTC to sync up.
469
71092d70 470* kernel: add device_type = "fb", "fbcon" to class "graphics"
14bd37fe 471
129126f3 472Regularly:
874aa2cc 473
129126f3 474* look for close() vs. close_nointr() vs. close_nointr_nofail()
5021be21 475
129126f3 476* check for strerror(r) instead of strerror(-r)
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478* Use PR_SET_PROCTITLE_AREA if it becomes available in the kernel
8c6db833 479
14212119 480* %m in printf() instead of strerror(errno);
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482* pahole
483
71092d70 484* set_put(), hashmap_put() return values check. i.e. == 0 doesn't free()!
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486Scheduled for removal (or fixing):
487
488* xxxOverridable dependencies
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490* journald.conf: ImportKernel=
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491
492* prefdm.service