X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fsystemd.swap.xml;h=1155758e28d86aeed6b095278edaab8a80412917;hp=a932143d43546583d027aa55a0a4d0bed49b3ab7;hb=85a8eeee36b57c1ab382b0225fa9a87525bbeee9;hpb=16dad32e437fdf2ffca03cc60a083d84bd31886f diff --git a/man/systemd.swap.xml b/man/systemd.swap.xml index a932143d4..1155758e2 100644 --- a/man/systemd.swap.xml +++ b/man/systemd.swap.xml @@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ - systemd.swap + swap.swap Description A unit configuration file whose name ends in - .swap encodes information about a + .swap encodes information about a swap device or file for memory paging controlled and supervised by systemd. @@ -73,16 +73,19 @@ which define the execution environment the swapon8 binary is executed in, and in - systemd.kill5 + systemd.kill5, which define the way the processes are - terminated. + terminated, and in + systemd.resource-control5, + which configure resource control settings for the + processes of the service. Swap units must be named after the devices or files they control. Example: the swap device - /dev/sda5 must be configured in a + /dev/sda5 must be configured in a unit file dev-sda5.swap. For details about the escaping logic used to convert a - file system path to a unit name see + file system path to a unit name, see systemd.unit5. All swap units automatically get the appropriate @@ -111,15 +114,43 @@ for details about the conversion. If a swap device or file is configured in both - /etc/fstab and a unit file the + /etc/fstab and a unit file, the configuration in the latter takes precedence. - Unless the option is set - for them all swap units configured in - /etc/fstab are also added as - requirements to swap.target, so - that they are waited for and activated during - boot. + When reading /etc/fstab a + few special options are understood by systemd which + influence how dependencies are created for swap + units. + + + + + + + With the + swap unit will not be added as a dependency for + swap.target. This means that + it will not be activated automatically during + boot, unless it is pulled in by some other + unit. Option has the + opposite meaning and is the default. + + + + + + + + With the + swap unit will be only wanted, not required by + swap.target. This means that + the boot will continue even if this swap device is + not activated successfully. Option + has the opposite meaning and + is the default. + + + @@ -136,7 +167,7 @@ options specific to the [Swap] section of swap units are the following: - + What= @@ -167,24 +198,40 @@ setting is optional. + + Options= + + May contain an option + string for the swap device. This may + be used for controlling discard + options among other functionality, if + the swap backing device supports the + discard or trim operation. (See + swapon8 + for more information.) + + + TimeoutSec= Configures the time to wait for the swapon command to finish. If a command does not exit - within the configured time the swap + within the configured time, the swap 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 + SIGTERM, and after another delay of + this time with SIGKILL. (See in systemd.kill5.) 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 - 90s. + 20s". Pass 0 to disable the timeout + logic. Defaults to DefaultTimeoutStartSec= from the + manager configuration file + (see systemd-system.conf5). + @@ -199,14 +246,16 @@ See Also systemd1, - systemctl8, + systemctl1, systemd.unit5, systemd.exec5, systemd.kill5, + systemd.resource-control5, systemd.device5, systemd.mount5, swapon8, - systemd-fstab-generator8 + systemd-fstab-generator8, + systemd.directives7