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Re: /run support for wheezy?



On Fri, Apr 01, 2011 at 02:33:44PM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:20:45PM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:32:51PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> > > Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen@err.no> writes:
> > > 
> > > > ]] Julien Cristau 
> > > >
> > > > | On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 16:20:10 +0100, Roger Leigh wrote:
> > > > | 
> > > > | > Given that Fedora are adopting /run, and it has been something
> > > > | > we have wanted in the past, is anyone working on implementing
> > > > | > /run in Debian?
> > > > | > 
> > > > | > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.devel/146976
> > > >
> > > > Incidentially, I just sent a mail proposing this as a release goal.
> > > >
> > > > | That seems to say "on Debian /lib/init/rw was introduced for the same
> > > > | thing, but I'm using a different name just because I can".  What am I
> > > > | missing?
> > > >
> > > > It's a bit of an abuse of the /lib namespace.  It also outlines a plan
> > > > for how to get rid of /var/run and /var/lock long-term, something I
> > > > don't believe /lib/init/rw ever tried to.  It was just somewhere to
> > > > stuff random early data.
> > > 
> > > What subdirs will we have then?
> > > 
> > > /run/run  (formerly /var/run)
> > > /run/init (formerly /lib/init/rw)
> > > /run/lock (formerly /var/lock)
> > > 
> > > or will one of the formerlies become the /run and the other subdirs. or
> > > will /var/run and /lib/init/rw be merged into just /run and /run/lock
> > > for locks?
> > 
> > I've filed a bug (#620191) against initscripts containing a proposed
> > patch for this.
> > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=620191
> > 
> > /var/run (→ /run)
> > /var/lock (→ /run/lock)
> > /lib/init/rw (→ /run/init)
> 
> OK, an update on progress implementing /run:
> 
> Patches filed against base-files and initscripts in #620157 and #620191.
> Test packages here: http://people.debian.org/~rleigh/run/
>   (tested in an amd64 kvm VM; it shouldn't toast your system by
>   making it unbootable, but YMMV; test with caution.)
> 
> There's a couple of outstanding issues which I could use some help
> with:

These last issues have been resolved now, so the packages at the
above URL should be safe for general testing and use.

> I would also appreciate any testing, especially if you're using a
> nonstandard setup e.g. tmpfs on /var/run and/or /var/lock.  This should
> be catered for.  Testing on kfreebsd would also be welcome, since the
> mtab changes were done to make bind mounting work for it.

Testing is still very much needed.


Thanks,
Roger

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