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<refnamediv>
<refname>systemd.swap</refname>
- <refpurpose>systemd swap configuration files</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>Swap unit configuration</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
- <para><filename>systemd.swap</filename></para>
+ <para><filename><replaceable>swap</replaceable>.swap</filename></para>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
specific configuration options are configured in the
[Swap] section.</para>
+ <para>Additional options are listed in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ which define the execution environment the
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>swapon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ binary is executed in, and in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.kill</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ which define the way the processes are
+ terminated.</para>
+
<para>Swap units must be named after the devices
- (resp. files) they control. Example: the swap device
- <filename>/dev/sda5</filename> must be configured in a
+ or files they control. Example: the swap device
+ <filename noindex='true'>/dev/sda5</filename> must be configured in a
unit file <filename>dev-sda5.swap</filename>. For
details about the escaping logic used to convert a
file system path to a unit name see
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
<para>All swap units automatically get the appropriate
- dependencies on the devices (resp. on the mount points
- of the files) they are actived from.</para>
+ dependencies on the devices or on the mount points
+ of the files they are activated from.</para>
<para>Swap units with
<varname>DefaultDependencies=</varname> enabled
<para>Swap units may either be configured via unit
files, or via <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> (see
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>fstab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- for details).</para>
+ for details). Swaps listed in
+ <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> will be converted into
+ native units dynamically at boot and when the
+ configuration of the system manager is
+ reloaded. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for details about the conversion.</para>
<para>If a swap device or file is configured in both
<filename>/etc/fstab</filename> and a unit file the
supervises. A number of options that may be used in
this section are shared with other unit types. These
options are documented in
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. The
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ and
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.kill</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. The
options specific to the [Swap] section of swap units
are the following:</para>
- <variablelist>
+ <variablelist class='unit-directives'>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>What=</varname></term>
will be considered failed and be shut
down again. All commands still running
will be terminated forcibly via
- SIGTERM, and after another delay of
- this time with SIGKILL. (See
- <option>KillMode=</option> below.)
+ <constant>SIGTERM</constant>, and after another delay of
+ this time with <constant>SIGKILL</constant>. (See
+ <option>KillMode=</option> in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.kill</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.)
Takes a unit-less value in seconds, or
a time span value such as "5min
20s". Pass 0 to disable the timeout
logic. Defaults to
- 3min.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><varname>KillMode=</varname></term>
- <listitem><para>Specifies how
- processes of this swap shall be
- killed. One of
- <option>control-group</option>,
- <option>process</option>,
- <option>none</option>.</para>
-
- <para>This option is mostly equivalent
- to the <option>KillMode=</option>
- option of service files. See
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- for details.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><varname>KillSignal=</varname></term>
- <listitem><para>Specifies which signal
- to use when killing a process of this
- swap. Defaults to SIGTERM.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><varname>SendSIGKILL=</varname></term>
- <listitem><para>Specifies whether to
- send SIGKILL to remaining processes
- after a timeout, if the normal
- shutdown procedure left processes of
- the swap around. Takes a boolean
- value. Defaults to "yes".
- </para></listitem>
+ 90s.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
+
+ <para>Check
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ and
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.kill</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for more settings.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.kill</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.device</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>swapon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>swapon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.directives</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
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