assert_not_reached("Job type unknown");
}
- /* If this state change happened without being
- * requested by a job, then let's retroactively start
- * or stop dependencies */
-
} else
unexpected = true;
- if (unexpected) {
+ /* If this state change happened without being requested by a
+ * job, then let's retroactively start or stop
+ * dependencies. We skip that step when deserializing, since
+ * we don't want to create any additional jobs just because
+ * something is already activated. */
+
+ if (unexpected && u->meta.manager->n_deserializing <= 0) {
if (UNIT_IS_INACTIVE_OR_DEACTIVATING(os) && UNIT_IS_ACTIVE_OR_ACTIVATING(ns))
retroactively_start_dependencies(u);
else if (UNIT_IS_ACTIVE_OR_ACTIVATING(os) && UNIT_IS_INACTIVE_OR_DEACTIVATING(ns))