lock path in barebox-state

lock path in barebox-state

[barebox+mailing]

Hey everyone, 

we use barebox-state in conjunction with systemd on our platform. 
We removed all legacy programs and paths (in systemd terms), so is `/var/lock` removed as well. 

Lennart Poettering decribed it in a github issue why /var/lock is bad (and the reason why it's not pupolated per default): https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/15668#issuecomment-623069821 

So for now our option is to create /var/lock via tmpfiles so barebox-state can use them. 

I would like to see a upstream fix for this, where barebox uses its own directory, e.g. `/run/barebox/lock` or similar. 

I'm not sure if this breaks anything on older systems, maybe you can think about it for a second. 

Please let me know what you think the best approach would be. 

Greetings, 
Marcel

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Re: lock path in barebox-state

[Rouven Czerwinski]

Hi Marcel

On Wed, 2021-02-10 at 09:36 +0100, barebox+mailing@cookiesoft.de wrote:
> Hey everyone, 
> 
> we use barebox-state in conjunction with systemd on our platform. 
> We removed all legacy programs and paths (in systemd terms), so is `/var/lock` removed as well. 
> 
> Lennart Poettering decribed it in a github issue why /var/lock is bad (and the reason why it's not pupolated per default): https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/15668#issuecomment-623069821 
> 
> So for now our option is to create /var/lock via tmpfiles so barebox-state can use them. 
> 
> I would like to see a upstream fix for this, where barebox uses its own directory, e.g. `/run/barebox/lock` or similar. 
> 
> I'm not sure if this breaks anything on older systems, maybe you can think about it for a second. 
> 
> Please let me know what you think the best approach would be. 

Since barebox-state is part of the dt-utils software suite, questions
should be directed to oss-tools@pengutronix.de Feel free to send
patches changing the locking directory to this address as well.

Regards,
Rouven Czerwinski


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Re: lock path in barebox-state

[Ahmad Fatoum]

On 10.02.21 09:51, Rouven Czerwinski wrote:
> Hi Marcel
> 
> On Wed, 2021-02-10 at 09:36 +0100, barebox+mailing@cookiesoft.de wrote:
>> Hey everyone, 
>>
>> we use barebox-state in conjunction with systemd on our platform. 
>> We removed all legacy programs and paths (in systemd terms), so is `/var/lock` removed as well. 
>>
>> Lennart Poettering decribed it in a github issue why /var/lock is bad (and the reason why it's not pupolated per default): https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/15668#issuecomment-623069821 
>>
>> So for now our option is to create /var/lock via tmpfiles so barebox-state can use them. 
>>
>> I would like to see a upstream fix for this, where barebox uses its own directory, e.g. `/run/barebox/lock` or similar. 
>>
>> I'm not sure if this breaks anything on older systems, maybe you can think about it for a second. 
>>
>> Please let me know what you think the best approach would be. 
> 
> Since barebox-state is part of the dt-utils software suite, questions
> should be directed to oss-tools@pengutronix.de Feel free to send
> patches changing the locking directory to this address as well.

There's already a patch for that:
https://www.mail-archive.com/oss-tools@pengutronix.de/msg00063.html

> 
> Regards,
> Rouven Czerwinski
> 
> 
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Re: lock path in barebox-state

[barebox+mailing]

Hey both of you,

> Since barebox-state is part of the dt-utils software suite, questions
should be directed to oss-tools@pengutronix.de  

Sorry for that, but thanks for the hint!


> There's already a patch for that:
> https://www.mail-archive.com/oss-tools@pengutronix.de/msg00063.html

Wow, I haven't found it (maybe because I looked at the wrong mailing list (: )

I will ask both of my questions there again.

Greetings,
Marcel

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