- <listitem><para>Tells the init system
- that daemon startup is finished. This
- is only used by systemd if the service
- definition file has Type=notify
- set. The passed argument is a boolean
- "1" or "0". Since there is little
- value in signalling non-readiness, the
- only value daemons should send is
- "READY=1".</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Tells the service
+ manager that service startup is
+ finished. This is only used by systemd
+ if the service definition file has
+ Type=notify set. Since there is little
+ value in signaling non-readiness, the
+ only value services should send is
+ <literal>READY=1</literal>
+ (i.e. <literal>READY=0</literal> is
+ not defined).</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>RELOADING=1</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Tells the service manager
+ that the service is reloading its
+ configuration. This is useful to allow
+ the service manager to track the service's
+ internal state, and present it to the
+ user. Note that a service that sends
+ this notification must also send a
+ <literal>READY=1</literal>
+ notification when it completed
+ reloading its
+ configuration.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>STOPPING=1</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Tells the service manager
+ that the service is beginning its
+ shutdown. This is useful to allow the
+ service manager to track the service's
+ internal state, and present it to the
+ user.</para></listitem>