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71092d70 1Bugfixes:
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3* swap units that are activated by one name but shown in the kernel under another are semi-broken
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05677bb7 5* make anaconda write timeout=0 for encrypted devices
73090dc8 6
71092d70 7* service: pid file reading after reload doesn't work, since we don't reset the pid variable
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71092d70 9* make sure timeouts are applied to Type=oneshot services.
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11* Dangling symlinks of .automount unit files in .wants/ directories, set up
12 automount points even when the original .automount file did not exist
13 anymore. Only the .mount unit was still around.
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15* make polkit checks async
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17* properly handle .mount unit state tracking when two mount points are stacked one on top of another on the exact same mount point.
18
71092d70 19Features:
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21* Make -f in systemctl enable both --follow and --force
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23* ensure that logind sets the syslog facility to AUTH when logging
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25* 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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27* add man page documenting all kernel cmdline options, including stuff like fsck.mode=
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29* show getty in container mode, not sulogin
30
31* support container_ttys=
32
71100051 33* journald: make configurable "store-on-var", "store-on-run", "dont-store", "auto"
d3c7d7dd 34 (store-persistent, store-volatile?)
71100051 35
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36* Add ConditionReadWriteFileSystem= so that systemd-sysctl doesn't get executed when /proc/sys is read-only
37
38* unset container= and container_uuid= for child processes
39
40* when bind mounting /etc/machine-id, do so from /run/machine-id
41
42* introduce mix of BindTo and Requisite
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44* journalctl: show multiline log messages sanely, expand tabs, and show all valid utf8 messages
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46* introduce NeedsMounts= or so to create .mount dependencies automatically for a specific path
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48* add DeleteSocketsOnStop=yes|no option to socket units
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50* add shutdown inhibit API for usage by libvirt and friends
51
52* journal: store euid in journal if it differs from uid
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54* support chrony in addition to ntpd in timedated
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56* journal: extend sd-journal.h logging calls to implicitly log function names/line numbers/...
57
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58* document crypttab(5)
59
60* There's currently no way to cancel fsck (used to be possible via C-c or c on the console)
61
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62* hook up /dev/watchdog with main event loop for embedded, server uses
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64* when dumping cgroup contents, include main/control PID of a service, explicitly
65
66* keep an eye on https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=670100
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68* D-Bus: always pass cred data along each message
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70* journal: work on https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/systemd-journal
71
72* journal: allow turning off logging entirely
73
74* journal: sanely deal with entries which are larger than the individual file size, but where the componets would fit
75
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76* add command to systemctl to plot dependency graph as tree (see rhbz 795365)
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78* make logind reserve tty10 or so for text logins, so that gdm never picks it up
79
80* add option to sockets to avoid activation. Instead just drop packets/connections, see http://cyberelk.net/tim/2012/02/15/portreserve-systemd-solution/
81
82* isolate for getty is still broken, due to logind
83
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84* default unix qlen is too small (10). bump sysctl? add sockopt?
85
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86* support units generated by a generator and placed in /run/systemd/system/; the directory is
87 currently ignored because it is empty before the generatores are executed
88
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89* Possibly, detect whether SysV init scripts can do reloading by looking for "echo Usage:" lines
90
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91* figure out whether we should leave dbus around during shutdown
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93* add interface to allow immediate rotation of the journal, and even flushing.
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95* dbus: in fedora, make the machine a symlink to /etc/machine-id
96
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97* journald: reuse XZ context
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c4aa65e7 99* logind: add equivalent to sd_pid_get_owner_uid() to the D-Bus API
7e64c73a 100
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101* write RPM spec macros for presets
102
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103* journal: write man pages for API
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105* journal: OR matches are borked
106
107* journal: extend hash tables as we go
108
109* journal: API for looking for retrieving "all values of this field"
110
111* journal: deal nicely with byte-by-byte copied files, especially regards header
112
113* journal: local deserializer of export mode, http server
114
115* journal: message catalog
116
117* journal: forward-secure signatures
118
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119* document the exit codes when services fail before they are exec()ed
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121* rework namespace support, don't use pivot_root, and mount things after creating the namespace, not before
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123* systemctl journal command
124
125* journalctl: --cursor support, priority filtering
126
127* systemctl status: show coredumps
128
129* systemctl status: show whether journal was rotated since service started
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131* save coredump in Windows/Mozilla minidump format
132
133* support crash reporting operation modes (https://live.gnome.org/GnomeOS/Design/Whiteboards/ProblemReporting)
134
0716c60e 135* journal: allow per-entry control on /var vs. /run (think incognito browser mode)
87a8baa3 136
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137* clean up session cgroups that remain after logout (think sshd), but eventually run empty
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139* support "systemctl stop foobar@.service" to stop all units matching a certain template
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141* move to LGPL2+
142
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143* logind: allow showing logout dialog from system
144
145* document that %% can be used to write % in a string that is specifier extended
146
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147* when an instanced service exits, remove its parent cgroup too if possible.
148
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149* Make libselinux, libattr, libcap, libdl dependencies only of the tools which actually need them.
150
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151* as Tom Gundersen pointed out there's a always a dep loop if people use crypto file systems with random keys
152
0d157581 153* unset container=, container_uuid= in PID1?
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155* 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.
156
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157* if we can not get user quota for tmpfs, mount a separate tmpfs instance
158 for every user in /run/user/$USER with a configured maximum size
7d441ddb 159
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160* default to actual 32bit PIDs, via /proc/sys/kernel/pid_max
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162* add an option to make mounts private/shareable and so on, enable this for root by default
163
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164* be able to specify a forced restart of service A where service B depends on, in case B
165 needs to be auto-respawned?
166
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167* Something is wrong with symlink handling of "autovt@.service" in "systemctl list-unit-files"
168
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169* when a bus name of a service disappears from the bus make sure to queue further activation requests
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171* something like ConditionExec= or ExecStartPre= without failure state
172
de6c78f8 173* tmpfiles: apply "x" on "D" too (see patch from William Douglas)
7d441ddb 174
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175* don't set $HOME in services unless requested
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177* hide PAM/TCPWrap options in fragment parser when compile time disabled
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d3c7d7dd 179* when we automatically restart a service, ensure we restart its rdeps, too.
72b9ed82 180
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181* allow Type=simple with PIDFile=
182 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723942
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184* move PAM code into its own binary
185
186* warn if the user stops a service but not its associated socket
0a55b298 187
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188* logind: spawn user@..service on login
189
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190* logind: non-local X11 server handling
191
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192* implement Register= switch in .socket units to enable registration
193 in Avahi, RPC and other socket registration services.
194
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195* make sure systemd-ask-password-wall does not shutdown systemd-ask-password-console too early
196
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197* readahead: use BTRFS_IOC_DEFRAG_RANGE instead of BTRFS_IOC_DEFRAG ioctl, with START_IO
198
199* readahead: check whether a btrfs volume includes ssd by checking mount flag "ssd"
200
7c697168 201* support sd_notify() style notification when reload begins (RELOADING=1), reload is finished (READY=1), and add ReloadSignal= then to use in combination
253ee27a 202
71092d70 203* support sd_notify() style notification when shutting down, to make auto-exit bus services work (STOPPING=1)
8d0e38a2 204
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205* verify that the AF_UNIX sockets of a service in the fs still exist
206 when we start a service in order to avoid confusion when a user
207 assumes starting a service is enough to make it accessible
208
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209* Make it possible to set the keymap independently from the font on
210 the kernel cmdline. Right now setting one resets also the other.
211
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212* move nss-myhostname into systemd
213
71092d70 214* and a dbus call to generate target from current state
916abb21 215
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216* drop /.readahead on bigger upgrades with yum
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71092d70 218* add inode nr check to readahead to suppress preloading changed files
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220* add support for /bin/mount -s
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222* GC unreferenced jobs (such as .device jobs)
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224* when failing to start a service due to ratelimiting, try again later, if restart=always is set
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68c7d001 226* write blog stories about:
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227 - enabling dbus services
228 - status update
7a2a0b90 229 - how to make changes to sysctl and sysfs attributes
253ee27a 230 - remote access
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231 - how to pass throw-away units to systemd, or dynamically change properties of existing units
232 - how to integrate cgconfig and suchlike with systemd
acb14d31 233 - resource control in systemd
73090dc8 234
44143309 235* allow port=0 in .socket units
3d57c6ab 236
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237* move readahead files into /var, look for them with .path units
238
ba1a5515 239* teach dbus to activate all services it finds in /etc/systemd/services/org-*.service
9408a2d2 240
71092d70 241* support systemd.mask= on the kernel command line.
3f7a8c4e 242
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243* when key file cannot be found, read it from kbd in cryptsetup
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245* reuse mkdtemp namespace dirs in /tmp?
246
260abb78 247* recreate systemd's D-Bus private socket file on SIGUSR2
2791a8f8 248
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249* Support --test based on current system state
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251* investigate whether the gnome pty helper should be moved into systemd, to provide cgroup support.
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253* maybe introduce ExecRestartPre=
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255* configurable jitter for timer events
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257* timer events with system resume
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259* timer events on calendar time
71092d70 260
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261* dot output for --test showing the 'initial transaction'
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8c6db833 263* calendar time support in timer, iCalendar semantics for the timer stuff (RFC2445)
8bf7fea5 264 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=99ee5315dac6211e972fa3f23bcc9a0343ff58c4
351c7e74 265
129126f3 266* implicitly import "defaults" settings file into all types
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267* exec settings override
268* writable cgroups dbus properties for live changes
75787bb7 269
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270* read config fragments for all units from /lib/systemd/system/foobar.service.d/ to override/extend specific settings
271
129126f3 272* port over to LISTEN_FDS/LISTEN_PID:
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273 - rpcbind (/var/run/rpcbind.sock!) HAVEPATCH
274 - cups HAVEPATCH
a625ac1a 275 - postfix, saslauthd
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276 - apache/samba
277 - libvirtd (/var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock-ro)
278 - bluetoothd (/var/run/sdp! @/org/bluez/audio!)
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279 - distccd
280
71092d70 281* auditd service files
0ff3dea7 282
71092d70 283* fingerprint.target, wireless.target, gps.target, netdevice.target
246756ca 284
50f2a90d 285* io priority during initialization
8fe914ec 286
71092d70 287* systemctl list-jobs - show dependencies
20604ebc 288
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289* add systemctl switch to dump transaction without executing it
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7d9e57d2 291* suspend, resume support?
da726a4d 292
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293* drop cap bounding set in readahead and other services
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2f8cd170 295External:
74fe1fe3 296
cc9784c6 297* dbus:
3377af3e 298 - get process transport into dbus for systemctl -P/-H (PENDING)
cc9784c6 299 - dbus --user
3377af3e 300 - natively watch for dbus-*.service symlinks (PENDING)
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301 - allow specification of socket mode/umask when allocating DBusServer
302 - allow disabling of fd passing when connecting a AF_UNIX connection
3377af3e 303 - allow disabling of UID passing for AUTH EXTERNAL
cc9784c6 304
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305* systemd --user
306 PR_SET_CHILD_REAPER patch: https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/7/28/426
d3c7d7dd 307 (patch in linux-next, on the way to the next kernel)
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309* fix alsa mixer restore to not print error when no config is stored
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7d9e57d2 311* gnome-shell python script/glxinfo/is-accelerated must die
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313* make cryptsetup lower --iter-time
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44143309 315* patch kernel for xattr support in /dev, /proc/, /sys and /sys/fs/cgroup?
06ae4bfe 316
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317* NTP: the kernel's 11-minutes-mode syncs the system time to the RTC, but only
318 in an ~30 minutes window. It does not adjust larger differences. Find a way
319 to tell the kernel, to always do a full time sync when the RTC is in UTC and
320 we are in 11-minutes-mode. When we trust the system time to NTP we also want
321 the RTC to sync up.
322
6f3f9deb 323* patch kernel for cpu feature modalias for autoloading aes/kvm/...
69b1c674 324 (patches in linux-next, on the way to the next kernel)
6f3f9deb 325
71092d70 326* kernel: add device_type = "fb", "fbcon" to class "graphics"
14bd37fe 327
129126f3 328Regularly:
874aa2cc 329
129126f3 330* look for close() vs. close_nointr() vs. close_nointr_nofail()
5021be21 331
129126f3 332* check for strerror(r) instead of strerror(-r)
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334* Use PR_SET_PROCTITLE_AREA if it becomes available in the kernel
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335
336* %m in printf() instead of strerror();
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338* pahole
339
71092d70 340* set_put(), hashmap_put() return values check. i.e. == 0 doesn't free()!