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authorZbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl>2013-07-10 01:33:13 -0400
committerZbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl>2013-07-10 02:16:20 -0400
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<filename>system-update.target</filename>,
<filename>time-sync.target</filename>,
<filename>timers.target</filename>,
- <filename>umount.target</filename></para>
+ <filename>umount.target</filename>,
+ <filename>-.slice</filename>,
+ <filename>system.slice</filename>,
+ <filename>user.slice</filename>,
+ <filename>machine.slice</filename></para>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
@@ -1023,6 +1027,59 @@
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
+ <title>Special Slice Units</title>
+
+ <para>There are four <literal>.slice</literal> units
+ which form the basis of the hierarchy for assignment
+ of resources for services, users, and virtual machines
+ or containers.</para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>-.slice</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The root slice is the
+ root of the hierarchy. It does
+ not contain services directly,
+ but is used to set defaults
+ for the whole tree.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>system.slice</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This slice contains
+ services started by
+ <command>systemd</command>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>user.slice</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This slice contains user
+ processes and services started
+ on behalf of the user,
+ including the per-user systemd
+ instance.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>machine.slice</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This slice contains
+ virtual machines and
+ containers registered with
+ <command>systemd-machined</command>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
@@ -1030,6 +1087,7 @@
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.socket</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.target</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.slice</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>