X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=b869c076bcd71a9760bd36940336836f9cacdd0a;hb=7e505069d2eac61406cb0e7a9e5ef54a3c1ec38d;hp=7b7f3c04abb985d3849a8c5e1ec19346a38fd796;hpb=b6a867398de9f75fb623a84db7c6181d26b0a8d5;p=elogind.git diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 7b7f3c04a..b869c076b 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,5 +1,77 @@ systemd System and Service Manager +CHANGES WITH 194: + + * If /etc/vconsole.conf is non-existent or empty we will no + longer load any console font or key map at boot by + default. Instead the kernel defaults will be left + intact. This is definitely the right thing to do, as no + configuration should mean no configuration, and hard-coding + font names that are different on all archs is probably a bad + idea. Also, the kernel default key map and font should be + good enough for most cases anyway, and mostly identical to + the userspace fonts/key maps we previously overloaded them + with. If distributions want to continue to default to a + non-kernel font or key map they should ship a default + /etc/vconsole.conf with the appropriate contents. + + Contributions from: Colin Walters, Daniel J Walsh, Dave + Reisner, Kay Sievers, Lennart Poettering, Lukas Nykryn, Tollef + Fog Heen, Tom Gundersen, Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek + +CHANGES WITH 193: + + * journalctl gained a new --cursor= switch to show entries + starting from the specified location in the journal. + + * We now enforce a size limit on journal entry fields exported + with "-o json" in journalctl. Fields larger than 4K will be + assigned null. This can be turned off with --all. + + * An (optional) journal gateway daemon is now available as + "systemd-journal-gatewayd.service". This service provides + access to the journal via HTTP and JSON. This functionality + will be used to implement live log synchronization in both + pull and push modes, but has various other users too, such + as easy log access for debugging of embedded devices. Right + now it is already useful to retrieve the journal via HTTP: + + # systemctl start systemd-journal-gatewayd.service + # wget http://localhost:19531/entries + + This will download the journal contents in a + /var/log/messages compatible format. The same as JSON: + + # curl -H"Accept: application/json" http://localhost:19531/entries + + This service is also accessible via a web browser where a + single static HTML5 app is served that uses the JSON logic + to enable the user to do some basic browsing of the + journal. This will be extended later on. Here's an example + screenshot of this app in its current state: + + http://0pointer.de/public/journal-gatewayd + + Contributions from: Kay Sievers, Lennart Poettering, Robert + Milasan, Tom Gundersen + +CHANGES WITH 192: + + * The bash completion logic is now available for journalctl + too. + + * We don't mount the "cpuset" controller anymore together with + "cpu" and "cpuacct", as "cpuset" groups generally cannot be + started if no parameters are assigned to it. "cpuset" hence + broke code that assumed it it could create "cpu" groups and + just start them. + + * journalctl -f will now subscribe to terminal size changes, + and line break accordingly. + + Contributions from: Dave Reisner, Kay Sievers, Lennart + Poettering, Lukas Nykrynm, Mirco Tischler, Václav Pavlín + CHANGES WITH 191: * nspawn will now create a symlink /etc/localtime in the @@ -15,7 +87,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 191: take up on disk. This is particularly useful if the default built-in logic of determining this parameter from the file system size is used. Use "systemctl status - systemd-journald.service" to see this information + systemd-journald.service" to see this information. * The multi-seat X wrapper tool has been stripped down. As X is now capable of enumerating graphics devices via udev in a @@ -23,17 +95,17 @@ CHANGES WITH 191: anymore. A stripped down temporary stop-gap is still shipped until the upstream display managers have been updated to fully support the new X logic. Expect this wrapper to be - removed entirely in one the next releases. + removed entirely in one of the next releases. * HandleSleepKey= in logind.conf has been split up into HandleSuspendKey= and HandleHibernateKey=. The old setting - is not available anymore. The kernel and X11 is + is not available anymore. X11 and the kernel are distuingishing between these keys and we should too. This also means the inhibition lock for these keys has been split into two. - Changes from: Dave Airlie, Eelco Dolstra, Lennart Poettering, - Lukas Nykryn, Václav Pavlín + Contributions from: Dave Airlie, Eelco Dolstra, Lennart + Poettering, Lukas Nykryn, Václav Pavlín CHANGES WITH 190: