Re: Bug#919507: Reboot required patch for Debian policy
On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 at 20:27:04 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> "Karl O. Pinc" <kop@meme.com> writes:
> > diff --git a/policy/ch-opersys.rst b/policy/ch-opersys.rst
> > index 59c92ec..8276bfe 100644
> > --- a/policy/ch-opersys.rst
> > +++ b/policy/ch-opersys.rst
> > @@ -1040,3 +1040,33 @@ Debian, so this section has been removed.
> > activate the trigger. In that case, it can be done by calling
> > ``dpkg-trigger --no-await /usr/lib/mime/packages`` from the
> > maintainer script after creating, modifying, or removing the file.
> > +
> > +.. index::
> > + pair: signaling; reboot
> > +
> > +.. _s-signalingreboot
> > +
> > +Signaling that a reboot is required
> > +-----------------------------------
> > +
> > +.. index::
> > + single: reboot-required
> > + single: reboot-required.pkgs
> > +
> > +Programs can signal that a reboot is required by ``touch``\ing
> > +``/run/reboot-required``. It is conventional to add the name of the
> > +package(s) requiring the reboot to
> > +``/run/reboot-required.pkgs``. Programs should not add a package name
> > +to ``/run/reboot-required.pkgs`` if it is already present there.
> > +
> > +.. index:
> > + single: postinst
> > +
> > +The ``/run/reboot-required`` mechanism is used when a reboot is
> > +needed to fully apply the changes introduced by package
> > +installation or upgrade. Typically it is the ``postinst``
> > +maintainer script that touches ``/run/reboot-required``, at the end
> > +of a successful configuration of the package.
> > +
> > +There are no guarantees provided by the ``/var/reboot-required``
> > +convention as to when or whether the requested reboot will occur.
>
> This looks good to me as well. Seconded.
Normative changes seconded (and at some point I'll add
reboot-required.pkgs handling to dbus, which is one of the packages that
requires a reboot).
One non-normative fix:
> There are no guarantees provided by the ``/var/reboot-required``
should say /run/reboot-required.
Thanks,
smcv
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