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-rw-r--r--man/sd_bus_get_fd.xml101
-rw-r--r--man/sd_bus_message_read_basic.xml113
-rw-r--r--man/sd_bus_process.xml111
-rw-r--r--man/sd_notify.xml9
-rw-r--r--man/systemd-nspawn.xml155
-rw-r--r--man/systemd.exec.xml13
-rw-r--r--man/systemd.nspawn.xml18
-rw-r--r--man/systemd.unit.xml2
9 files changed, 566 insertions, 75 deletions
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_add_match.xml b/man/sd_bus_add_match.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bcf7164a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/sd_bus_add_match.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*- Mode: nxml; nxml-child-indent: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+
+<!--
+ This file is part of systemd.
+
+ Copyright 2016 Julian Orth
+
+ 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.
+
+ systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+-->
+
+<refentry id="sd_bus_add_match">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>sd_bus_add_match</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Julian</firstname>
+ <surname>Orth</surname>
+ <email>ju.orth@gmail.com</email>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>sd_bus_add_match</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>sd_bus_add_match</refname>
+
+ <refpurpose>Add a match rule for message dispatching</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <funcsynopsis>
+ <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;systemd/sd-bus.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
+
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_add_match</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_slot **<parameter>slot</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>const char *<parameter>match</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_message_handler_t <parameter>callback</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>void *<parameter>userdata</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>typedef int (*<function>sd_bus_message_handler_t</function>)</funcdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_message *<parameter>m</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>void *<parameter>userdata</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_error *<parameter>ret_error</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ </funcsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <function>sd_bus_add_match()</function> adds a match rule used to dispatch
+ incoming messages. The syntax of the rule passed in
+ <parameter>match</parameter> is described in the
+ <ulink url="https://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html">D-Bus Specification</ulink>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The message <parameter>m</parameter> passed to the callback is only
+ borrowed, that is, the callback should not call
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_unref</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ on it. If the callback wants to hold on to the message beyond the lifetime
+ of the callback, it needs to call
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_ref</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ to create a new reference.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If an error occurs during the callback invocation, the callback should
+ return a negative error number. If it wants other callbacks that match the
+ same rule to be called, it should return 0. Otherwise it should return a
+ positive integer.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Return Value</title>
+
+ <para>
+ On success, <function>sd_bus_add_match()</function> returns 0 or a
+ positive integer. On failure, it returns a negative errno-style error
+ code.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-bus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_get_fd.xml b/man/sd_bus_get_fd.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49162a6e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/sd_bus_get_fd.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*- Mode: nxml; nxml-child-indent: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+
+<!--
+ This file is part of systemd.
+
+ Copyright 2016 Julian Orth
+
+ 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.
+
+ systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+-->
+
+<refentry id="sd_bus_get_fd">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>sd_bus_get_fd</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Julian</firstname>
+ <surname>Orth</surname>
+ <email>ju.orth@gmail.com</email>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>sd_bus_get_fd</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>sd_bus_get_fd</refname>
+
+ <refpurpose>Get the file descriptor connected to the message bus</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <funcsynopsis>
+ <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;systemd/sd-bus.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
+
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_get_fd</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ </funcsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <function>sd_bus_get_fd()</function> returns the file descriptor used to
+ communicate with the message bus. This descriptor can be used with
+ <citerefentry
+ project='die-net'><refentrytitle>select</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry
+ project='die-net'><refentrytitle>poll</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ or similar functions to wait for incmming messages.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If the bus was created with the
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_set_fd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ function, then the <parameter>input_fd</parameter> used in that call is
+ returned.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Return Value</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Returns the file descriptor used for incoming messages from the message
+ bus.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-bus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_set_fd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_message_read_basic.xml b/man/sd_bus_message_read_basic.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a46403159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/sd_bus_message_read_basic.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*- Mode: nxml; nxml-child-indent: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+
+<!--
+ This file is part of systemd.
+
+ Copyright 2016 Julian Orth
+
+ 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.
+
+ systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+-->
+
+<refentry id="sd_bus_message_read_basic">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>sd_bus_message_read_basic</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Julian</firstname>
+ <surname>Orth</surname>
+ <email>ju.orth@gmail.com</email>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_read_basic</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>sd_bus_message_read_basic</refname>
+
+ <refpurpose>Read a basic type from a message</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <funcsynopsis>
+ <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;systemd/sd-bus.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
+
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_message_read_basic</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_message *<parameter>m</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>char <parameter>type</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>void *<parameter>p</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ </funcsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <function>sd_bus_message_read_basic()</function> reads a basic type from a
+ message and advances the read position in the message. The set of basic
+ types and their ascii codes passed in <parameter>type</parameter> are
+ described in the <ulink
+ url="https://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html">D-Bus
+ Specification</ulink>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If <parameter>p</parameter> is not NULL, it should contain a pointer to an
+ appropriate object. For example, if <parameter>type</parameter> is
+ <constant>'y'</constant>, the object passed in <parameter>p</parameter>
+ should have type <code>uint8_t *</code>. If <parameter>type</parameter>
+ is <constant>'s'</constant>, the object passed in <parameter>p</parameter>
+ should have type <code>const char **</code>. Note that, if the basic type
+ is a pointer (e.g., <code>const char *</code> in the case of a string),
+ the pointer is only borrowed and the contents must be copied if they are
+ to be used after the end of the messages lifetime. Similarly, during the
+ lifetime of such a pointer, the message must not be modified.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If there is no object of the specified type at the current position in the
+ message, an error is returned.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Return Value</title>
+
+ <para>
+ On success, <function>sd_bus_message_read_basic()</function> returns 0 or
+ a positive integer. On failure, it returns a negative errno-style error
+ code.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-bus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_process.xml b/man/sd_bus_process.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b9f52e52f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/sd_bus_process.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*- Mode: nxml; nxml-child-indent: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+
+<!--
+ This file is part of systemd.
+
+ Copyright 2016 Julian Orth
+
+ 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.
+
+ systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+-->
+
+<refentry id="sd_bus_process">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>sd_bus_process</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Julian</firstname>
+ <surname>Orth</surname>
+ <email>ju.orth@gmail.com</email>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>sd_bus_process</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>sd_bus_process</refname>
+
+ <refpurpose>Drive the connection</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <funcsynopsis>
+ <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;systemd/sd-bus.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
+
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_process</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_message **<parameter>r</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ </funcsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <function>sd_bus_process()</function> drives the connection between the
+ message bus and the client. That is, it handles connecting,
+ authentication, and message processing. It should be called in a loop
+ until no further progress can be made or an error occurs.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Once no further progress can be made,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_wait</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ should be called. Alternatively the user can wait for incoming data on
+ the file descriptor returned by
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_get_fd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <function>sd_bus_process</function> processes at most one incoming
+ message per call. If the parameter <parameter>r</parameter> is not NULL
+ and the call processed a message, <code>*r</code> is set to this message.
+ The caller owns a reference to this message and should call
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_unref</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ when the message is no longer needed. If <parameter>r</parameter> is not
+ NULL, progress was made, but no message was processed, <code>*r</code> is
+ set to NULL.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Return Value</title>
+
+ <para>
+ If progress was made, a positive integer is returned. If no progress was
+ made, 0 is returned. If an error occurs, a negative errno-style error code
+ is returned.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-bus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>
diff --git a/man/sd_notify.xml b/man/sd_notify.xml
index bd6cfdcd29..025fbec6c1 100644
--- a/man/sd_notify.xml
+++ b/man/sd_notify.xml
@@ -250,6 +250,15 @@
restrictions, it is ignored.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>WATCHDOG_USEC=...</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Reset <varname>watchdog_usec</varname> value during runtime.
+ Notice that this is not available when using <function>sd_event_set_watchdog()</function>
+ or <function>sd_watchdog_enabled()</function>.
+ Example : <literal>WATCHDOG_USEC=20000000</literal></para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
</variablelist>
<para>It is recommended to prefix variable names that are not
diff --git a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
index 08122795f4..c436f42948 100644
--- a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
@@ -67,69 +67,82 @@
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
- <para><command>systemd-nspawn</command> may be used to run a
- command or OS in a light-weight namespace container. In many ways
- it is similar to
- <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>chroot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- but more powerful since it fully virtualizes the file system
- hierarchy, as well as the process tree, the various IPC subsystems
- and the host and domain name.</para>
-
- <para><command>systemd-nspawn</command> limits access to various
- kernel interfaces in the container to read-only, such as
- <filename>/sys</filename>, <filename>/proc/sys</filename> or
- <filename>/sys/fs/selinux</filename>. Network interfaces and the
- system clock may not be changed from within the container. Device
- nodes may not be created. The host system cannot be rebooted and
- kernel modules may not be loaded from within the container.</para>
-
- <para>Note that even though these security precautions are taken
- <command>systemd-nspawn</command> is not suitable for fully secure
- container setups. Many of the security features may be
- circumvented and are hence primarily useful to avoid accidental
- changes to the host system from the container.</para>
-
- <para>In contrast to
- <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>chroot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> <command>systemd-nspawn</command>
- may be used to boot full Linux-based operating systems in a
+ <para><command>systemd-nspawn</command> may be used to run a command or OS in a light-weight namespace
+ container. In many ways it is similar to <citerefentry
+ project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>chroot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, but more powerful
+ since it fully virtualizes the file system hierarchy, as well as the process tree, the various IPC subsystems and
+ the host and domain name.</para>
+
+ <para>Like <citerefentry
+ project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>chroot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> the
+ <command>systemd-nspawn</command> command may be invoked on any directory tree containing an operating system tree,
+ using the <option>--directory=</option> command line option. By using the <option>--machine=</option> option an OS
+ tree is automatically searched in a couple of locations, most importantly in
+ <filename>/var/lib/machines</filename>, the suggested directory to place container images installed on the
+ system.</para>
+
+ <para>In contrast to <citerefentry
+ project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>chroot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> <command>systemd-nspawn</command>
+ may be used to boot full Linux-based operating systems in a container.</para>
+
+ <para><command>systemd-nspawn</command> limits access to various kernel interfaces in the container to read-only,
+ such as <filename>/sys</filename>, <filename>/proc/sys</filename> or <filename>/sys/fs/selinux</filename>. The
+ host's network interfaces and the system clock may not be changed from within the container. Device nodes may not
+ be created. The host system cannot be rebooted and kernel modules may not be loaded from within the
container.</para>
- <para>Use a tool like
- <citerefentry project='mankier'><refentrytitle>dnf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>debootstrap</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- or
- <citerefentry project='archlinux'><refentrytitle>pacman</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- to set up an OS directory tree suitable as file system hierarchy
- for <command>systemd-nspawn</command> containers.</para>
-
- <para>Note that <command>systemd-nspawn</command> will mount file
- systems private to the container to <filename>/dev</filename>,
- <filename>/run</filename> and similar. These will not be visible
- outside of the container, and their contents will be lost when the
- container exits.</para>
-
- <para>Note that running two <command>systemd-nspawn</command>
- containers from the same directory tree will not make processes in
- them see each other. The PID namespace separation of the two
- containers is complete and the containers will share very few
- runtime objects except for the underlying file system. Use
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machinectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
- <command>login</command> command to request an additional login
- prompt in a running container.</para>
-
- <para><command>systemd-nspawn</command> implements the
- <ulink
- url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ContainerInterface">Container
- Interface</ulink> specification.</para>
-
- <para>As a safety check <command>systemd-nspawn</command> will
- verify the existence of <filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename>
- or <filename>/etc/os-release</filename> in the container tree
- before starting the container (see
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>os-release</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>).
- It might be necessary to add this file to the container tree
- manually if the OS of the container is too old to contain this
+ <para>Use a tool like <citerefentry
+ project='mankier'><refentrytitle>dnf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry
+ project='die-net'><refentrytitle>debootstrap</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, or
+ <citerefentry project='archlinux'><refentrytitle>pacman</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> to
+ set up an OS directory tree suitable as file system hierarchy for <command>systemd-nspawn</command> containers. See
+ the Examples section below for details on suitable invocation of these commands.</para>
+
+ <para>As a safety check <command>systemd-nspawn</command> will verify the existence of
+ <filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename> or <filename>/etc/os-release</filename> in the container tree before
+ starting the container (see
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>os-release</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>). It might be
+ necessary to add this file to the container tree manually if the OS of the container is too old to contain this
file out-of-the-box.</para>
+
+ <para><command>systemd-nspawn</command> may be invoked directly from the interactive command line or run as system
+ service in the background. In this mode each container instance runs as its own service instance; a default
+ template unit file <filename>systemd-nspawn@.service</filename> is provided to make this easy, taking the container
+ name as instance identifier. Note that different default options apply when <command>systemd-nspawn</command> is
+ invoked by the template unit file than interactively on the commnd line. Most importanly the template unit file
+ makes use of the <option>--boot</option> which is not the default in case <command>systemd-nspawn</command> is
+ invoked from the interactive command line. Further differences with the defaults are documented dalong with the
+ various supported options below.</para>
+
+ <para>The <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machinectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> tool may
+ be used to execute a number of operations on containers. In particular it provides easy-to-use commands to run
+ containers as system services using the <filename>systemd-nspawn@.service</filename> template unit
+ file.</para>
+
+ <para>Along with each container a settings file with the <filename>.nspawn</filename> suffix may exist, containing
+ additional settings to apply when running the container. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.nspawn</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
+ details. Settings files override the default options used by the <filename>systemd-nspawn@.service</filename>
+ template unit file, making it usually unnecessary to alter this template file directly.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that <command>systemd-nspawn</command> will mount file systems private to the container to
+ <filename>/dev</filename>, <filename>/run</filename> and similar. These will not be visible outside of the
+ container, and their contents will be lost when the container exits.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that running two <command>systemd-nspawn</command> containers from the same directory tree will not make
+ processes in them see each other. The PID namespace separation of the two containers is complete and the containers
+ will share very few runtime objects except for the underlying file system. Use
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machinectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
+ <command>login</command> or <command>shell</command> commands to request an additional login session in a running
+ container.</para>
+
+ <para><command>systemd-nspawn</command> implements the <ulink
+ url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ContainerInterface">Container Interface</ulink>
+ specification.</para>
+
+ <para>While running, containers invoked with <command>systemd-nspawn</command> are registered with the
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-machined</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> service that
+ keeps track of running containers, and provides programming interfaces to interact with them.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -139,7 +152,7 @@
are used as arguments for the init binary. Otherwise,
<replaceable>COMMAND</replaceable> specifies the program to launch
in the container, and the remaining arguments are used as
- arguments for this program. If <option>-b</option> is not used and
+ arguments for this program. If <option>--boot</option> is not used and
no arguments are specified, a shell is launched in the
container.</para>
@@ -310,6 +323,9 @@
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
+
+ <para>Note that <option>--boot</option> is the default mode of operation if the
+ <filename>systemd-nspawn@.service</filename> template unit file is used.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -446,7 +462,10 @@
<listitem><para>If the kernel supports the user namespaces feature, equivalent to
<option>--private-users=pick</option>, otherwise equivalent to
- <option>--private-users=no</option>.</para></listitem>
+ <option>--private-users=no</option>.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that <option>-U</option> is the default if the <filename>systemd-nspawn@.service</filename> template unit
+ file is used.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -540,6 +559,9 @@
assignment via DHCP. In case <filename>systemd-networkd</filename> is running on both the host and inside the
container, automatic IP communication from the container to the host is thus available, with further
connectivity to the external network.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that <option>--network-veth</option> is the default if the
+ <filename>systemd-nspawn@.service</filename> template unit file is used.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -705,7 +727,10 @@
Effectively, booting a container once with
<literal>guest</literal> or <literal>host</literal> will link
the journal persistently if further on the default of
- <literal>auto</literal> is used.</para></listitem>
+ <literal>auto</literal> is used.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that <option>--link-journal=try-guest</option> is the default if the
+ <filename>systemd-nspawn@.service</filename> template unit file is used.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -981,10 +1006,10 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><varname>--notify-ready=</varname></term>
+ <term><option>--notify-ready=</option></term>
<listitem><para>Configures support for notifications from the container's init process.
- <varname>--notify-ready=</varname> takes a boolean (<option>no</option> and <option>yes</option>).
+ <option>--notify-ready=</option> takes a boolean (<option>no</option> and <option>yes</option>).
With option <option>no</option> systemd-nspawn notifies systemd
with a <literal>READY=1</literal> message when the init process is created.
With option <option>yes</option> systemd-nspawn waits for the
diff --git a/man/systemd.exec.xml b/man/systemd.exec.xml
index dbfc7692f7..ed02666daf 100644
--- a/man/systemd.exec.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.exec.xml
@@ -1413,6 +1413,19 @@
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>RestrictRealtime=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. If set, any attempts to enable realtime scheduling in a process of
+ the unit are refused. This restricts access to realtime task scheduling policies such as
+ <constant>SCHED_FIFO</constant>, <constant>SCHED_RR</constant> or <constant>SCHED_DEADLINE</constant>. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sched</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details about
+ these scheduling policies. Realtime scheduling policies may be used to monopolize CPU time for longer periods
+ of time, and may hence be used to lock up or otherwise trigger Denial-of-Service situations on the system. It
+ is hence recommended to restrict access to realtime scheduling to the few programs that actually require
+ them. Defaults to off.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/man/systemd.nspawn.xml b/man/systemd.nspawn.xml
index 6df4aeb2a9..b1344d6c10 100644
--- a/man/systemd.nspawn.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.nspawn.xml
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@
specified parameters using <varname>Parameters=</varname> are passed as additional arguments to the
<filename>init</filename> process. This setting corresponds to the <option>--boot</option> switch on the
<command>systemd-nspawn</command> command line. This option may not be combined with
- <varname>ProcessTwo=yes</varname>.</para></listitem>
+ <varname>ProcessTwo=yes</varname>. This option is the default if the
+ <filename>systemd-nspawn@.service</filename> template unit file is used.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -257,7 +258,8 @@
<listitem><para>Configures support for usernamespacing. This is equivalent to the
<option>--private-users=</option> command line switch, and takes the same options. This option is privileged
- (see above). </para></listitem>
+ (see above). This option is the default if the <filename>systemd-nspawn@.service</filename> template unit file
+ is used.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -367,13 +369,11 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>VirtualEthernet=</varname></term>
- <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. Configures whether
- to create a virtual Ethernet connection
- (<literal>veth</literal>) between host and the container. This
- setting implies <varname>Private=yes</varname>. This setting
- corresponds to the <option>--network-veth</option> command
- line switch. This option is privileged (see
- above).</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. Configures whether to create a virtual Ethernet connection
+ (<literal>veth</literal>) between host and the container. This setting implies
+ <varname>Private=yes</varname>. This setting corresponds to the <option>--network-veth</option> command line
+ switch. This option is privileged (see above). This option is the default if the
+ <filename>systemd-nspawn@.service</filename> template unit file is used.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml
index 341789cd47..85a7b12d76 100644
--- a/man/systemd.unit.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@
<row>
<entry><literal>%f</literal></entry>
<entry>Unescaped filename</entry>
- <entry>This is either the unescaped instance name (if applicable) with <filename>/</filename> prepended (if applicable), or the prefix name prepended with <filename>/</filename>.</entry>
+ <entry>This is either the unescaped instance name (if applicable) with <filename>/</filename> prepended (if applicable), or the unescaped prefix name prepended with <filename>/</filename>.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><literal>%c</literal></entry>