[systemd-devel] [PATCH] detect-virt: detect User-Mode Linux

[Thomas Bächler]

Am 16.07.2013 14:58, schrieb Ramkumar Ramachandra:
> Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:
>>  It seems that UM does not have a proper tty system; I force
>>  systemd to use the /dev/console by doing:
>>
>>  $ mv /etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/{getty at tty1.service,getty at console.service}
> 
> Where should the exception for um linux go?  When does the code in
> getty-generator get executed exactly (installation?).

The getty at tty1.service is symlinked during package installation only.
Since UM doesn't have a working tty1, that service remains unused and
could be disabled on UM.

This is not generated from getty-generator.

> The same rootfs
> can be used in a chroot, or with a vm, so I think the override should
> be done at runtime.  There's already an exception for containers: when
> detect_container(), install console-getty.service.  Should we add one
> for detect_virtualization() when id = "uml"?

IMO that's a good idea since UML behaves more like a container than a VM
in this context. This would probably make UML work out of the box.


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