[systemd-devel] Implicit unit dependency on slice might be too weak ?

[David Herrmann]

Hi

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Francis Moreau <francis.moro at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If a unit depends on a slice, a Wants=machine.slice is automatically
> added to the unit constraints.
>
> Why is "Requires=machine.slice" not prefered instead ?

Usually "Wants=" is preferred as it makes the units more fail-safe.
Especially for slices, I cannot see why "Requires=" would be
beneficial. If a specific unit needs this, a simple
"Requires=foobar.slice" gets you what you want.

Thanks
David