Re: [OE-core][PATCH] systemd: add osc-context PACKAGECONFIG

[Paul Barker <paul@pbarker.dev>]

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On Thu, 2026-04-16 at 03:41 +0000, Chen, Qi wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> 
> The purpose of this patch is to give vendors/distributions an easy way to disable installing the file.
> Distributions can put something like PACKAGECONFIG:remove:pn-systemd = "osc-context" in their distro conf file.
> 
> We have looked into this problem so we know what's going on and how to handle it. But how do we convey this information properly to users.
> Users get this messy output from console and they have negative impression about your product before they go to any doc.
> 
> I like systemd pioneering things, but for the current status, I guess most embedded systems will not benefit from this PS0 setting.
> The net effect will be relatively negative. Users get messy output from console in some case. They get it every time they type a command or just the "Enter" key. And they get annoyed.
> I got this feedback from two very experienced BSP developers, separately.
> 
> So could you please give this patch a second thought? I also think disabling this PACKAGECONFIG for oe-core is a more reasonable default. What do you think?

Hi Qi,

Thanks for the additional info.

I don't really like this approach, I'd prefer a "proper" fix in systemd
and/or inittab, but that isn't likely to happen quickly. So as a
compromise, yes, we should take this patch for now.

Best regards,

-- 
Paul Barker


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