[systemd-devel] [PATCH 1/2] tmpfiles.d: split files to cope with split packages.

[Barbieri, Gustavo]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lennart Poettering [mailto:lennart at poettering.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 4:16 AM
> To: Barbieri, Gustavo
> Cc: systemd-devel at lists.freedesktop.org
> Subject: Re: [systemd-devel] [PATCH 1/2] tmpfiles.d: split files to
> cope with split packages.
> 
> On Thu, 25.09.14 18:12, Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri
> (gustavo.barbieri at intel.com) wrote:
> 
> > etc.conf was selectively (using m4) using resolved link, now this
> is
> > moved to systemd-resolved.conf file. The etc.conf can be static
> and
> > does not need to be generated anymore.
> >
> > systemd.conf was doing all the journal setup, now this is moved to
> > systemd-journald.conf file.
> 
> journald is not optional. And it won't be. Sorry.

Got it, but clarity sake having it in a different file wouldn't hurt. But is not a big deal if you are completely against it.

 
> > +z /var/log/journal/remote 2755 root systemd-journal-remote - -
> > +z /run/log/journal/remote 2755 root systemd-journal-remote - -
> 
> I am not convinced this is really worth it. This line has no effect
> anyway if the dir is missing...

You mean the dir in systemd.conf?


> > diff --git a/tmpfiles.d/systemd-networkd.conf
> b/tmpfiles.d/systemd-networkd.conf
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..2419755
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/tmpfiles.d/systemd-networkd.conf
> > @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
> > +#  This file is part of systemd.
> > +#
> > +#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> modify it
> > +#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
> published by
> > +#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the
> License, or
> > +#  (at your option) any later version.
> > +
> > +# See tmpfiles.d(5) for details
> > +
> > +d /run/systemd/netif 0755 systemd-network systemd-network -
> > +d /run/systemd/netif/links 0755 systemd-network systemd-network -
> > +d /run/systemd/netif/leases 0755 systemd-network systemd-network
> -
> 
> I am very much against this. Even if networkd is not used the dirs
> should really exist so that libsystemd-network can create an inotify
> watch on it without problem. It won't ever see any interfaces in it,
> but it will at least not fail. It's really just three dirs in /run,
> this costs barely anything.
> 
> I am totally not convinced splitting this up is really a good
> idea...

Well, I have to agree with you. It's just weird to have unused stuff in there. OTOH right now base-files will also add some of those, like spool/mail in an embedded device... so indeed no big deal.

BR,
-- Gustavo
(again sorry about the formatting, outlook again -- I'm on vacations and just have this laptop with the company mail)