From: Yu Watanabe <watanabe.yu+github@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2026 19:18:48 +0000 (+0900)
Subject: NEWS: mention the removeal of legacy udev control socket
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NEWS: mention the removeal of legacy udev control socket
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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8da1426b801..963acfdf628 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ CHANGES WITH 262:
           older systemd versions, however systemd continues to accept TPM-sealed
           credentials that were created before this change.
 
+        * The legacy socket for controlling systemd-udevd has been removed, and
+          udevadm now unconditionally uses Varlink IPC. The legacy UNIX socket
+          /run/udev/control, which is sometimes used to check whether udevd is
+          running, has been replaced with a symlink to the Varlink socket. This
+          change does not mean the legacy protocol is supported on this path;
+          rather, the symlink is maintained to ensure the socket is bound under
+          the same conditions as before.
+
         Changes in the system and service manager:
 
         * The manager now embeds a basic set of unit files (basic.target,