v2.22 wish list

v2.22 wish list

[Karel Zak]

This is my v2.22 wish list. The list contains large/invasive tasks only. 
Comments, volunteers, .... ? ;-)

 * release in May/Jun 2012

 * add PARTUUID= and PARTLABEL= support to mount/fsck by partition UUID/LABEL
   - add to libblkid blkid_evaluate_* API
   - support in libmount 
   - add regression tests

 * make uuidd (uuid daemon) compatible with systemd
   - add --no-fork
   - add --no-pid (pid file)
   - add systemd unit file
   - add #ifdef LIBUUID_EXEC_UUIDD to disable uuidd exec from library

 * fdisk
   - move mbr (dos) stuff to fdiskmbrlabel.c
   - add GPT support

 * clean up DBG() macro in libblkid
   - see libmount version

 * add dasd support to libblkid

 * non-recursive build-system (now many files from lib/ are compileted 
   more than once), see:
   http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.utilities.util-linux-ng/3297

 * merge reject
   Michal L. is working on this task
   https://github.com/mluscon/util-linux/tree/eject

 * ???


-- 
 Karel Zak  <kzak@redhat.com>
 http://karelzak.blogspot.com

Re: v2.22 wish list

[Keshav P R]

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 21:14, Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> This is my v2.22 wish list. The list contains large/invasive tasks only.
> Comments, volunteers, .... ? ;-)
>
> =C2=A0* release in May/Jun 2012
>
> =C2=A0* add PARTUUID=3D and PARTLABEL=3D support to mount/fsck by partiti=
on UUID/LABEL
> =C2=A0 - add to libblkid blkid_evaluate_* API
> =C2=A0 - support in libmount
> =C2=A0 - add regression tests
>

Waiting for a long time for this.

> =C2=A0* make uuidd (uuid daemon) compatible with systemd
> =C2=A0 - add --no-fork
> =C2=A0 - add --no-pid (pid file)
> =C2=A0 - add systemd unit file
> =C2=A0 - add #ifdef LIBUUID_EXEC_UUIDD to disable uuidd exec from library
>
> =C2=A0* fdisk
> =C2=A0 - move mbr (dos) stuff to fdiskmbrlabel.c
> =C2=A0 - add GPT support
>

You can maybe merge gptfdisk with fdisk
http://gptfdisk.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=3Dgptfdisk/gptfdisk;a=
=3Dsummary
.

> =C2=A0* clean up DBG() macro in libblkid
> =C2=A0 - see libmount version
>
> =C2=A0* add dasd support to libblkid
>
> =C2=A0* non-recursive build-system (now many files from lib/ are compilet=
ed
> =C2=A0 more than once), see:
> =C2=A0 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.utilities.util-linux-ng/3297
>
> =C2=A0* merge reject

reject or eject - typo?

> =C2=A0 Michal L. is working on this task
> =C2=A0 https://github.com/mluscon/util-linux/tree/eject
>
> =C2=A0* ???
>
>
> --
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> =C2=A0http://karelzak.blogspot.com
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Re: v2.22 wish list

[Karel Zak]

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 09:32:23PM +0530, Keshav P R wrote:
> > >  * merge reject
> 
> reject or eject - typo?

 ah, yes eject :-)

    Karel

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 Karel Zak  <kzak@redhat.com>
 http://karelzak.blogspot.com

Re: v2.22 wish list

[Sami Kerola]

CC: mail list.

<sigh> why gmail does not alarm before sending, something like with
attachments, 'it seems you are replying only to person who send the
mail, did you mean replying to all?'

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 22:47, Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 16:44, Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> wrote:
>> This is my v2.22 wish list. The list contains large/invasive tasks only.
>> Comments, volunteers, .... ? ;-)
> [snip]
>>  * non-recursive build-system (now many files from lib/ are compileted
>>   more than once), see:
>>   http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.utilities.util-linux-ng/3297
>
> Hi Karel,
>
> I gave a try to non-recursive build, and getting it to work took a bit
> work meaning changes here and there. I think the preview version below
> does what was asked, but in all honesty it is not ready be merged. The
> change needs to be split to reasonable chunks (now single big commit).
> Consider this as preview version. Please let me know if this looks
> good, and comments from also other than Karel are welcome. Assuming
> I'm on right track I'll finalize the patches before May.
>
>
> The following changes since commit 04f087eced451ba00ac0cf1d9b101e3c6c7a322d:
>
>  mountpoint: fix a minor bug with 0:0 devno (2012-02-29 14:53:31 +0100)
>
> are available in the git repository at:
>
>  git://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit.git non-rec-build
>
> for you to fetch changes up to c016b9e1bd300d6346c31e524de7b73455289aa4:
>
>  build-sys: make build non-recursive (2012-03-01 22:36:40 +0100)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Sami Kerola (1):
>      build-sys: make build non-recursive
>
>  Makefile.am                  |    5 +-
>  config/include-Makefile.am   |    8 ---
>  configure.ac                 |    2 +-
>  disk-utils/Makefile.am       |   82 ++++++++++-------------
>  fdisk/Makefile.am            |   29 ++++----
>  fsck/Makefile.am             |    5 +-
>  hwclock/Makefile.am          |    5 +-
>  lib/.gitignore               |   14 +++-
>  lib/Makefile.am              |   81 +++++++++++++++--------
>  lib/at.c                     |   43 ------------
>  lib/blkdev.c                 |   38 -----------
>  lib/canonicalize.c           |   16 -----
>  lib/cpuset.c                 |   77 ----------------------
>  lib/ismounted.c              |   25 -------
>  lib/loopdev.c                |  149 ------------------------------------------
>  lib/mangle.c                 |   34 ----------
>  lib/procutils.c              |   28 --------
>  lib/strutils.c               |   28 --------
>  lib/sysfs.c                  |   58 ----------------
>  lib/test_at.c                |   43 ++++++++++++
>  lib/test_blkdev.c            |   39 +++++++++++
>  lib/test_canonicalize.c      |   15 +++++
>  lib/test_cpuset.c            |   78 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/test_ismounted.c         |   25 +++++++
>  lib/test_loopdev.c           |  145 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/test_mangle.c            |   33 ++++++++++
>  lib/test_procutils.c         |   27 ++++++++
>  lib/test_strutils.c          |   26 ++++++++
>  lib/test_sysfs.c             |   56 ++++++++++++++++
>  lib/test_tt.c                |   92 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/test_wholedisk.c         |   13 ++++
>  lib/tt.c                     |   90 -------------------------
>  lib/wholedisk.c              |   14 ----
>  libblkid/docs/Makefile.am    |    2 +-
>  libblkid/samples/Makefile.am |    2 +-
>  libblkid/src/Makefile.am     |   24 +++----
>  libmount/docs/Makefile.am    |    2 +-
>  libmount/src/Makefile.am     |   22 +++----
>  login-utils/Makefile.am      |   12 ++--
>  misc-utils/Makefile.am       |   72 +++++++-------------
>  mount/Makefile.am            |   24 ++-----
>  partx/Makefile.am            |   14 +---
>  schedutils/Makefile.am       |   14 ++--
>  sys-utils/Makefile.am        |   77 +++++++---------------
>  term-utils/Makefile.am       |    4 +-
>  tests/helpers/Makefile.am    |    3 +-
>  text-utils/Makefile.am       |   16 +++--
>  47 files changed, 820 insertions(+), 891 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 lib/test_at.c
>  create mode 100644 lib/test_blkdev.c
>  create mode 100644 lib/test_canonicalize.c
>  create mode 100644 lib/test_cpuset.c
>  create mode 100644 lib/test_ismounted.c
>  create mode 100644 lib/test_loopdev.c
>  create mode 100644 lib/test_mangle.c
>  create mode 100644 lib/test_procutils.c
>  create mode 100644 lib/test_strutils.c
>  create mode 100644 lib/test_sysfs.c
>  create mode 100644 lib/test_tt.c
>  create mode 100644 lib/test_wholedisk.c

-- 
   Sami Kerola
   http://www.iki.fi/kerolasa/

Re: v2.22 wish list

[Karel Zak]

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 04:44:20PM +0100, Karel Zak wrote:
> 
> This is my v2.22 wish list. The list contains large/invasive tasks only. 
> Comments, volunteers, .... ? ;-)

 I forgot one important item:

   * add device-mapper support to partx to make it compatible with
     kpartx (then we can remove kpartx from distros...)

    Karel

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 Karel Zak  <kzak@redhat.com>
 http://karelzak.blogspot.com

Re: v2.22 wish list

[Petr Uzel]

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On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 04:44:20PM +0100, Karel Zak wrote:
>  * make uuidd (uuid daemon) compatible with systemd
>    - add --no-fork
>    - add --no-pid (pid file)
>    - add systemd unit file
>    - add #ifdef LIBUUID_EXEC_UUIDD to disable uuidd exec from library

Hi, JFYI (and to avoid duplicate work), I started on this:

https://github.com/knot/util-linux/tree/uuidd

Regards,

Petr

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IRC: ptr_uzl @ freenode

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Re: v2.22 wish list

[Mike Frysinger]

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On Wednesday 29 February 2012 10:44:20 Karel Zak wrote:
> This is my v2.22 wish list. The list contains large/invasive tasks only.
> Comments, volunteers, .... ? ;-)

how about merging killall5/pidof from sysvinit ?
-mike

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Re: v2.22 wish list

[Karel Zak]

On Thu, Mar 01, 2012 at 10:51:05PM +0100, Sami Kerola wrote:
> CC: mail list.
> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 22:47, Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi> wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 16:44, Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> wrote:
> >> This is my v2.22 wish list. The list contains large/invasive tasks only.
> >> Comments, volunteers, .... ? ;-)
> > [snip]
> >>  * non-recursive build-system (now many files from lib/ are compileted
> >>   more than once), see:
> >>   http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.utilities.util-linux-ng/3297
> >
> > I gave a try to non-recursive build, and getting it to work took a bit

 In your implementation you're successfully resolved the problem with
 lib/*.c, but it's not non-recursive build.

 The non-recursive build means that there is only one Makefile.am, so
 make(1) is able to optimize compilation and SMP machines. See the old
 discussion with Flameeyel for more details.

 Your attempt could be a first step to make the build system more
 effective and maintainable. The second step (real non-recursive
 build) is more invasive.

 Notes:

  - we have SUID_{LDFLAGS,CFLAGS} so it would be better to have
    separate libcommon.la for suid utils

  - please define on $top_builddir based $($ul_libcommon_la) rather than use
    everywhere ../lib/libcommon.la

> > work meaning changes here and there. I think the preview version below
> > does what was asked, but in all honesty it is not ready be merged. The
> > change needs to be split to reasonable chunks (now single big commit).

 Yes :-)

    Karel

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 Karel Zak  <kzak@redhat.com>
 http://karelzak.blogspot.com