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From: Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o>
To: Gentoo Dev <gentoo-dev@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] sys-fs/udev-249.6-r1: warning that split-usr mode will be removed?
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2021 18:27:51
Message-Id: CAJ0EP40NbnBEP-tSrjHxj+narftCr76-=Q+zN9RyfkwT69bs8g@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] sys-fs/udev-249.6-r1: warning that split-usr mode will be removed? by Joshua Kinard
1 On Mon, Dec 6, 2021 at 1:04 PM Joshua Kinard <kumba@g.o> wrote:
2 >
3 >
4 > Noticed this warning from sys-fs/udev-249.6-r1 while watching it build on
5 > one of my MIPS systems:
6 >
7 > ../systemd-stable-249.6/meson.build:64: WARNING:
8 > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9 >
10 >
11 > split-usr mode is going to be removed
12 >
13 >
14 > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
15 >
16 >
17 > Is this a warning of an upcoming change added by us, or something added by
18 > upstream? Is it specific to the udev functionality in systemd, or all of
19 > systemd? Do we know when this removal will happen? Are we going to
20 > maintain split-usr mode after its removal or just follow along with whatever
21 > upstream wants to do?
22 >
23 > Lot of questions, but that's a pretty big and blatant warning, so it seems
24 > like something may happen sooner rather than later. Having not seen any
25 > recent discussion regarding shed colors on the topic, I figured I'd inquire.
26
27 The warning was added by systemd upstream.
28
29 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/18450
30
31 It's unclear what the removal of split-usr will look like upstream.
32 When it actually happens, we can assess the change and come up with a
33 plan.