[systemd-devel] [PATCH] udev hwdb: Store binary database in libdir, not in /etc

[Kay Sievers]

On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Tom Gundersen <teg at jklm.no> wrote:
> How about Colin's suggestion of putting hwdb.bin (and similar files
> that cannot always be in /var/cache) in /etc/cache?

Well, it's not a "cache", it will not be re-created automatically like
a cache, and it will not work with the file missing, it will just fail
completely if the database is not there.

> Or if anyone have
> the stomach for a huge fight, try to convince everyone of the
> usefulness of /cache?

I don't think the name is convincing. The rootfs is not really a place
for "cache" files, it should be seen as read-only.

Maybe "etcetera" is a nice name. :)

Kay