[systemd-devel] Head ups - upstream first no longer applies to the kernel.

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 12:25:47PM +0000, Jóhann B. Guðmundsson wrote:
> 
> 
> On 08/16/2016 11:28 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 11:15:03AM +0000, Jóhann B. Guðmundsson wrote:
> > > 
> > > On 08/16/2016 10:44 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 10:11:27AM +0000, Jóhann B. Guðmundsson wrote:
> > > > > Recent case in point is the that the wireguard maintainer was/is interested
> > > > > seeing it property integrated into systemd. Anywork related to that could not
> > > > > be started *until* he had his stuff merged in the upstream kernel however now
> > > > > anyone can have anything not upstreamed implemented in systemd.
> > > > Wait, what needs to be added to systemd to get wireguard "working"
> > > > properly?  It's just like any other network VPN service, what makes it
> > > > special (well, becides the very coolness of it of course...)
> > > > 
> > > > Were there patches that were rejected?  Any pointers to them?
> > > The patches have not been written yet because the systemd developer
> > > mentioned he would not accept it until this was merged upstream.
> > Again, what type of patches to systemd are needed for wireguard?
> > 
> 
> For example changes to networkd configuration files.

Such as what specifically?  Do other VPNs require changes to systemd in
some way?

> Why are you so fixated on this since his stance is arguably the correct one
> on refusing this in the first place *until* this has been implemented in the
> upstream kernel which arguably and should have been done in relation with
> cgroup v2 until that got sorted out.

Who is "his"?

> Are you against the policy of upstreaming first?

The world is not black and white :)

thanks,

greg k-h