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Diffstat (limited to 'TODO')
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1 files changed, 38 insertions, 59 deletions
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ Features: * sd-resolve: drop res_query wrapping, people should call via the bus to resolved instead -* kdbus: peeking is subject to a race when we look at a message while the message is being migrated to the implementor's connection. Needs kernel fix, and then we need to invoke the FREE ioctl in busname_peek_message() - -* kdbus: for some reason "busctl monitor" only shows metadata for signal msgs, never method call or method reply msgs - * add "systemctl start -v foobar.service" that shows logs of a service while the start command runs. This is non-trivial to do without races though, since we should flush out all journal messages before @@ -52,28 +48,14 @@ Features: * networkd-wait-online really should have a timeout by default -* expose orientation sensors through logind - * add infrastructure to allocate dynamic/transient users and UID ranges, for use in user-namespaced containers, per-seat gdm login screens and gdm guest sessions -* resolved: maybe randomize DNS UDP source ports - -* resolved: maybe compare query section of DNS replies - * machined: add an API so that libvirt-lxc can inform us about network interfaces being removed or added to an existing machine * maybe add support for specifier expansion in user.conf, specifically DefaultEnvironment= -* kdbus: busnames.target should get pulled in by basic.target - * code cleanup: retire FOREACH_WORD_QUOTED, port to unquote_first_word() loops instead -* logind: when the power button is pressed short, just popup a logout dialog. If it is pressed for 1s, do the usual shutdown. Inspiration are Macs here. - -* optionally support running journald from the command line for testing purposes in external projects - -* journald: allow per-priority and per-service retention times when rotating/vacuuming - * introduce systemd-timesync-wait.service or so to sync on an NTP fix? * systemd --user should issue sd_notify() upon reaching basic.target, not on becoming idle @@ -91,26 +73,15 @@ Features: * maybe provide an API to allow migration of foreign PIDs into existing scopes. -* PID 1 doesn't apply nspawns devices cgroup policy - * maybe support a new very "soft" reboot mode, that simply kills all processes, disassembles everything, flushes /run and sysvipc, and then reexecs systemd again * man: document that corrupted journal files is nothing to act on -* bus-proxy: when passing messages from kdbus, make sure we properly - handle the case where a large number of fds is appended that we - cannot pass into sendmsg() of the AF_UNIX sokcet (which only accepts - 253 messages) - * man: maybe use the word "inspect" rather than "introspect"? -* introduce machines.target to order after all nspawn instances - -* systemd-nspawn@.service should fail if some nspawn arg is invalid, with Type=notify - * "machinectl list" should probably show columns for OS version and IP addresses -* systemctl: if it fails, show log output? +* systemctl: if some operation fails, show log output? * maybe add "systemctl edit" that copies unit files from /usr/lib/systemd/system to /etc/systemd/system and invokes vim on them @@ -118,24 +89,14 @@ Features: * exponential backoff in timesyncd and resolved when we cannot reach a server -* journald: make use of uid-range.h to managed uid ranges to split - journals in. - * tmpfiles: port to unquote_many_words(), similar to sysusers * unquote_many_words() should probably be used by a lot of code that currently uses FOREACH_WORD and friends. For example, most conf parsing callbacks should use it. -* logind: make the Suspend()/Hibernate() bus calls wait for the for - the job to be completed. before returning, so that clients can wait - for "systemctl suspend" to finish to know when the suspending is - complete. - * merge ~/.local/share and ~/.local/lib into one similar /usr/lib and /usr/share.... -* journald: allows specification of UID range for splitting up journal files - * systemd.show_status= should probably have a mode where only failed units are shown. @@ -174,17 +135,13 @@ Features: - edns0 - dname - cname on PTR (?) - -* Ignore .busname units on classic D-Bus boots, systemd-resolved cannot be started on kdbus - without the active policy and should get a Wants=org.freedesktop.resolve1.busname to - pull-in the policy. + - maybe randomize DNS UDP source ports + - maybe compare query section of DNS replies * Allow multiple ExecStart= for all Type= settings, so that we can cover rescue.service nicely * Add a new verb "systemctl top" -* logind: allow users to kill or lock their own sessions - * add new gpt type for btrfs volumes * support empty /etc boots nicely: @@ -199,8 +156,6 @@ Features: * figure out a nice way how we can let the admin know what child/sibling unit causes cgroup membership for a specific unit -* journalctl: add the ability to look for the most recent process of a binary. journalctl /usr/bin/X11 --pid=-1 or so... - * mount_cgroup_controllers(): symlinks need to get the label applied * For timer units: add some mechanisms so that timer units that trigger immediately on boot do not have the services @@ -210,8 +165,6 @@ Features: * sd-event: generate a failure of a default event loop is executed out-of-thread -* expose "Locked" property on logind sesison objects - * add bus api to query unit file's X fields. * consider adding RuntimeDirectoryUser= + RuntimeDirectoryGroup= @@ -223,11 +176,6 @@ Features: - Define new partition type for encrypted swap? Support probed LUKS for encrypted swap? - Make /home automount rather than mount? -* improve journalctl performance by loading journal files - lazily. Encode just enough information in the file name, so that we - do not have to open it to know that it is not interesting for us, for - the most common operations. - * add generator that pulls in systemd-network from containers when CAP_NET_ADMIN is set, more than the loopback device is defined, even when it is otherwise off @@ -295,10 +243,6 @@ Features: * refuse boot if /etc/os-release is missing or /etc/machine-id cannot be set up -* given that logind now lets PID 1 do all nasty work, we can - probably reduce the capability set it retains substantially. - (we need CAP_SYS_ADMIN for drmSetMaster(), so maybe not worth it) - * btrfs raid assembly: some .device jobs stay stuck in the queue * make sure gdm does not use multi-user-x but the new default X configuration file, and then remove multi-user-x from systemd @@ -329,6 +273,16 @@ Features: - path escaping - update systemd.special(7) to mention that dbus.socket is only about the compatibility socket now - test bloom filter generation indexes + - kdbus: peeking is subject to a race when we look at a message while the message is being migrated to the implementor's connection. Needs kernel fix, and then we need to invoke the FREE ioctl in busname_peek_message() + - kdbus: for some reason "busctl monitor" only shows metadata for signal msgs, never method call or method reply msgs + - kdbus: busnames.target should get pulled in by basic.target + - Ignore .busname units on classic D-Bus boots, systemd-resolved cannot be started on kdbus + without the active policy and should get a Wants=org.freedesktop.resolve1.busname to + pull-in the policy. + - bus-proxy: when passing messages from kdbus, make sure we properly + handle the case where a large number of fds is appended that we + cannot pass into sendmsg() of the AF_UNIX sokcet (which only accepts + 253 messages) * sd-event - allow multiple signal handlers per signal? @@ -423,6 +377,19 @@ Features: any session we should probably just become a NOP, since that's usually not a real user session but just some system code that just needs setuid(). + - logind: make the Suspend()/Hibernate() bus calls wait for the for + the job to be completed. before returning, so that clients can wait + for "systemctl suspend" to finish to know when the suspending is + complete. + - logind: when the power button is pressed short, just popup a + logout dialog. If it is pressed for 1s, do the usual + shutdown. Inspiration are Macs here. + - logind: allow users to kill or lock their own sessions + - expose "Locked" property on logind sesison objects + - given that logind now lets PID 1 do all nasty work, we can + probably reduce the capability set it retains substantially. + (we need CAP_SYS_ADMIN for drmSetMaster(), so maybe not worth it) + - expose orientation sensors through logind * exec: when deinitializating a tty device fix the perms and group, too, not only when initializing. Set access mode/gid to 0620/tty. @@ -469,6 +436,15 @@ Features: boot, and causes the journal to be moved back to /run on shutdown, so that we do not keep /var busy. This needs to happen synchronously, hence doing this via signals is not going to work. + - optionally support running journald from the command line for testing purposes in external projects + - journald: allow per-priority and per-service retention times when rotating/vacuuming + - journald: make use of uid-range.h to managed uid ranges to split + journals in. + - journalctl: add the ability to look for the most recent process of a binary. journalctl /usr/bin/X11 --pid=-1 or so... + - improve journalctl performance by loading journal files + lazily. Encode just enough information in the file name, so that we + do not have to open it to know that it is not interesting for us, for + the most common operations. * document: - document that deps in [Unit] sections ignore Alias= fields in @@ -538,6 +514,9 @@ Features: - bind mount read-only the cgroup tree higher than nspawn - refuses to boot containers without /etc/machine-id (OK?), and with empty /etc/machine-id (not OK). - support taking a btrfs snapshot at startup and dropping it afterwards + - introduce machines.target to order after all nspawn instances + - systemd-nspawn@.service should fail if some nspawn arg is invalid, with Type=notify + - PID 1 doesn't apply nspawns devices cgroup policy * cryptsetup: - cryptsetup-generator: allow specification of passwords in crypttab itself |