+ /* A service that will be restarted must be stopped first to
+ * trigger BindTo and/or OnFailure dependencies. If a user
+ * does not want to wait for the holdoff time to elapse, the
+ * service should be manually restarted, not started. */
+ if (s->state == SERVICE_AUTO_RESTART) {
+ log_warning("%s automatic restart is pending, must be stopped before issuing start request.", UNIT(s)->id);
+ return -ECANCELED;
+ }
+
+ assert(s->state == SERVICE_DEAD || s->state == SERVICE_FAILED);