Re: F16 - random shutdown delays - systemd related ?

2011-11-04 Thread JB
Michal Schmidt redhat.com> writes: > > On Thu, 3 Nov 2011 17:21:08 +0000 (UTC) JB wrote: > > http://pastebin.com/QsD9LDxb > > This log shows no excessive delay during shutdown. > ... > Are you sure the long delay occured in the test this log is from? > >

Re: F16 - random shutdown delays - systemd related ?

2011-11-04 Thread JB
JB gmail.com> writes: > > JB gmail.com> writes: > > > > > Michal Schmidt redhat.com> writes: > > > > > ... > > > Show us the shutdown-log.txt. > > ... > > > > Here you go: > > > > http://pastebin.com/EH

Re: F16 - random shutdown delays - systemd related ?

2011-11-04 Thread JB
JB gmail.com> writes: > > Michal Schmidt redhat.com> writes: > > > ... > > Show us the shutdown-log.txt. > ... > > Here you go: > > http://pastebin.com/EHTiuiR8 > > JB > This is related to selinux: ... [ 17.701301] sandbox[868]

Re: F16 - random shutdown delays - systemd related ?

2011-11-03 Thread JB
JB gmail.com> writes: > > Michal Schmidt redhat.com> writes: > > > ... > > Show us the shutdown-log.txt. > ... > > Here you go: > > http://pastebin.com/EHTiuiR8 > > JB > I see these NetworkManager activities that are repeated and seem

Re: F16 - random shutdown delays - systemd related ?

2011-11-03 Thread JB
Michal Schmidt redhat.com> writes: > > On 11/03/2011 04:47 PM, JB wrote: > > Here you go: > > > > http://pastebin.com/EHTiuiR8 > > The parameters "log_buf_len=1M systemd.log_level=debug > systemd.log_target=kmsg" were not on the command

Re: F16 - random shutdown delays - systemd related ?

2011-11-03 Thread JB
Michal Schmidt redhat.com> writes: > ... > Show us the shutdown-log.txt. ... Here you go: http://pastebin.com/EHTiuiR8 JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

F16 - random shutdown delays - systemd related ?

2011-11-03 Thread JB
ssible case of "too quick to shutdown after bootup or after using firefox and terminal" scenario. I am wondering if there is something similar to 'systemd-analyze blame' that would apply to shutdown/reboot (instead of boot-up) time ? Also with 'systemd-analyze plot' capability ? JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: Fedora 16 beta vice Knoppix

2011-10-23 Thread JB
port this? Bugs against grub2 or something > else? Is there a specific forum for initrdless working? > > -Cam > ... With regard to initrdless boots: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=734274 JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

PackageKit vice shell

2011-10-16 Thread JB
line, etc). JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: Fedora 16 beta vice Knoppix

2011-10-05 Thread JB
dev settle use to be a long boot > up blocker in previous Knoppix releases. I wouldn't be surprised at > all if Knoppix init had been changed in the newest release that JB > tried to no longer call the settle function (or call it with a very > short timeout) But I'm not going to be

Re: Fedora 16 beta vice Knoppix

2011-10-05 Thread JB
JB gmail.com> writes: > ... The only difference to previous run is that ethernet cable (with good ISP service) was plugged in during boot time. You can see userspace time, and thus total time reduced by more than 300%. # less -i /var/log/messages ... Oct 5 05:33:51 localhost sys

Re: Fedora 16 beta vice Knoppix

2011-10-04 Thread JB
Jef Spaleta gmail.com> writes: > > On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 3:32 PM, JB gmail.com> wrote: > > Let me append "The Blame Game". > > # systemd-analyze blame > >  32983ms livesys.service > >  22828ms NetworkManager.service > > That timing for

Re: Fedora 16 beta vice Knoppix

2011-10-04 Thread JB
JB gmail.com> writes: > ... > Notebook 1: > --- > Lenovo TP R61i, Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHZ, Intel Mobile 965GM, > 2 GB RAM, HD, CD-RW, sound, internal ethernet and wireless. > > F16 beta > average t1=3m8s > average t2=10s > ... Let me append

Fedora 16 beta vice Knoppix

2011-10-04 Thread JB
n SysV/LSB scripts) and DE with low resources usage and tailored for desktops - Fedora having systemd parallel boot and DE tailored for small and simple devices JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: Default services enabled

2011-08-24 Thread JB
JB gmail.com> writes: > ... > There is a video on Youtube (I can not find the link right now, it is on > www.osnews.com article in comments section) from a German Linux sysadmin > presentation in Munich, in 2009 I believe - with Lennart present in > the audience and constantl

Re: Default services enabled

2011-08-24 Thread JB
Richard Hughes gmail.com> writes: > > On 24 August 2011 01:35, JB gmail.com> wrote: > > ...do not expect them to accept your sick "world domination" drive > > ...and this is why some upstream developers have unsubscribed from > fedora-devel list. Ever

Re: Default services enabled

2011-08-23 Thread JB
good people who are on this list dealing with you and your project. You really do not expect them to accept your sick "world domination" drive and its product as a viable UNIX/Linux standard to be included in this Fedora, later Red Hat, and other distros, as you stated you expect it t

Re: Default services enabled

2011-08-23 Thread JB
Björn Persson xn--rombobjrn-67a.se> writes: > > JB wrote: > > This does not help in this case. The attack's effect can happen at any time > > and catch systemd with its pants down at any time in the scenarios you > > described. > > The attack is on soc

Re: Default services enabled

2011-08-23 Thread JB
Lennart Poettering 0pointer.de> writes: > > On Tue, 23.08.11 17:48, JB (jb.1234abcd gmail.com) wrote: > > > Systemd and security - an example # 2 of an attack venue. > > - > > The above is dangero

Re: Default services enabled

2011-08-23 Thread JB
ed (e.g. restarted, initialized, > configured, fixed, etc). > We want it to be minimal in its size, minimal in its functions, simple, > stable, secure (no attack venues, direct or indirect) - yes, > "beyond approach". > ... > JB - do you mean "beyond reproach

Re: Default services enabled

2011-08-23 Thread JB
f'' stuff, IIRC. I would say this is not a good idea with how "stop" works. I usually stop a service for a reason. Perhaps I follow it up with a reconfiguration or do other related work. I would not want it be started during that time by systemd's "magic". JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: Default services enabled

2011-08-23 Thread JB
JB gmail.com> writes: > ... Here are some more detailed thoughts. Sys init. - Sys init as a process #1 should be "beyond approach" by design, and delegate all work to other process(es), whether in a permanent or an ad-hoc manner, that can be operated by sysadmi

Re: Default services enabled

2011-08-22 Thread JB
but also think for a few minutes about each principle. It helps clear up one's mind. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy Eric Steven Raymond The Art of Unix Programming http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/ http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/html/ The Unix Philosophy http:

Re: systemd vice SysV/LSB init systems - what next ?

2011-07-19 Thread JB
ry be for us to take the time to invest in better > technologies so we can realize the full potential of those > technologies. That's what I have just said above too. So you are already "FOR", but you did not know about it up to now :-) Welcome to the club ! > > -jef JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: systemd vice SysV/LSB init systems - what next ?

2011-07-19 Thread JB
Adam Jackson redhat.com> writes: > > On Tue, 2011-07-19 at 11:11 +, JB wrote: > > > My suggestion is that you keep both init systems, SysV/LSB and systemd, > > as separate offerings out of many, and forever so. > > We'll take that under advisement. &

systemd vice SysV/LSB init systems - what next ?

2011-07-19 Thread JB
to tailor it for cooperation with other environments (GNOME, etc) JB ZZTop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-y33Uq6HGs -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: BTRFS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2011-07-14 Thread JB
Adam Jackson redhat.com> writes: > > On Thu, 2011-07-14 at 17:49 +, JB wrote: > > > I am just suggesting how the devs can reach their audience and communicate > > with them for a mutual benefit. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaching_grandmother_to_suck_e

Re: BTRFS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2011-07-14 Thread JB
uggesting things. I have emphasized that explicitly already. Good night everybody :-) JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: BTRFS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2011-07-14 Thread JB
ey are expecting e.g. this week. Try it and see the results. Perhaps it will work :-) JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: BTRFS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2011-07-14 Thread JB
there on the lists :-) I am just suggesting how the devs can reach their audience and communicate with them for a mutual benefit. JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: BTRFS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2011-07-14 Thread JB
Bryn M. Reeves redhat.com> writes: > > On 07/14/2011 05:48 PM, JB wrote: > > Good. Perhaps a weekly snapshot CD, with the latest BTRFS and related utils, > > so that the testing would be more up-to-date and meaningful. > > JB > > http://alt.fedorapro

Re: BTRFS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2011-07-14 Thread JB
Bryn M. Reeves redhat.com> writes: > > On 07/14/2011 05:26 PM, JB wrote: > > Now just a loud thinking ... > > Have you thought about first preparing a CD (even a live CD) with BTRFS and > > some extra preinstalled software like VirtualBox etc just for testing ? >

Re: BTRFS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2011-07-14 Thread JB
ed" masses who are not aware of all technical details but are confronted with the prospect of being testers/users of still risky technology (and their assets at risk ...). Anyway, we wish you well and hope that you make BTRFS avaiable to us when ready. JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedorapro

Re: BTRFS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2011-07-14 Thread JB
, to present some test suite results (a la Phoronix, etc) that would assure yourselves and Fedora testers/users of BTRFS fitness ? If it came from you it would have a special weight and a sign that you do no want to sell cats in a bag :-) I hope, that the community at large will parallel it w

Re: BTRFS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2011-07-14 Thread JB
atedly, at every stage of development, iteratively. Your BTRFS fs's integrity relies on that ! So, no wobbling, strictly as the doctor prescribed :-) JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: BTRFS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2011-07-14 Thread JB
Matej Cepl redhat.com> writes: > > Dne 14.7.2011 09:28, JB napsal(a): > > The original b-tree algorithm was a result of an academic study, > > formulation, > > and empirical testing, and was subjected to scientific scrutiny. > > Ehm, I don't claim to have

Re: BTRFS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2011-07-14 Thread JB
Martin Langhoff gmail.com> writes: > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 4:50 AM, JB gmail.com> wrote: > > I have difficulty swallowing the fact that there are so many Red Hat, > > Oracle, > > and other famous technology names involved (officially or dev's private &

Re: BTRFS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2011-07-14 Thread JB
in" fs ! The stakes are high because the features are advanced, attractive, and compelling. JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: BTRFS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2011-07-14 Thread JB
ords, it is a product of hillbillies, wielding a compiler and a language a la ax men. Btw, we have seen similar software dev's "activism" in Fedora that does exactly that, and does not not stand up to scrutiny :-) So, what is the true state of BTRFS ? Do *you

Re: systemd: Is it wrong?

2011-07-12 Thread JB
ng the matter worse by suggesting some as preferable more than others, but still offering them all) is a recipe for "mass copulation" and quite probably a sign of bad concept and design. JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: systemd: Is it wrong?

2011-07-12 Thread JB
Alexander Boström root.snowtree.se> writes: > > tis 2011-07-12 klockan 06:29 +0000 skrev JB: > > > Regarding your statement on Parallelism. > > Let's consider these two ExecStartPre with 'exec': > > Is that still considered sequential execution, or

Re: systemd: Is it wrong?

2011-07-11 Thread JB
JB gmail.com> writes: > > Michal Schmidt redhat.com> writes: > > > ... > > > 2. > > > main-service-2.service: > > > [Unit] > > > Description=Main service 2 > > > After= ... > > > ... > > > [Service] > >

Re: systemd: Is it wrong?

2011-07-11 Thread JB
. > > > > But this is what Steve, I believe, wants to do with nfs (to have a bunch of > > services started from the main one, as under current SysV init system, so > > his users are not confused by the startup of all these individual service > > files). > > I

Re: systemd: Is it wrong?

2011-07-11 Thread JB
ze plot' where you can clearly see > services starting in parallel. Well, I wish I could (I am on F15) ... $ systemd-analyze plot http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"; xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"; width="1793pt" height="2290pt" viewBox="0 0 1793 2290" version="1.1"> $ $ systemd-analyze plot |less Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/systemd-analyze", line 221, in surface.finish() IOError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe $ > This Lennart's blog post has an example: > http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/blame-game.html > > Michal Thanks. JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: systemd: Is it wrong?

2011-07-11 Thread JB
mised parallelism in there, in the way the main and sub services are executed ? Can you give us a working example of a services setup (or something else) in systemd where execution-parallelism would be present or at least theoretically exploitable ? JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedora

Re: systemd: Is it wrong?

2011-07-10 Thread JB
ambush-like tactics - do you remember the reception systemd and GNOME joint attempt to roll over the rest of UNIX/Linux community received ? Easy, my fellow Linuxers :-) Do it for your own interest ! JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: systemd: Is it wrong?

2011-07-10 Thread JB
iple services of any type (daemons, master/slave, or multithreaded) easily in its own environment it creates and controlls fully ... JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: systemd: Is it wrong?

2011-07-08 Thread JB
a need to pre-edit/pre-validate input and systemd execution environment with regard to what could be passed for execution as a called app. This stuff is run with root rights, so just passing to it WMD indiscriminately, without any preconditions, would be dangerous. JB -- devel mailing list

Re: systemd: Is it wrong?

2011-07-08 Thread JB
Jóhann B. Guðmundsson gmail.com> writes: > > On 07/08/2011 12:41 PM, JB wrote: > > Johann, > > I think you are "fixing" it to work according to your world view > > > > Nope > > > $ man sysctl > > ... > > SYNO

Re: systemd: Is it wrong?

2011-07-08 Thread JB
Jóhann B. Guðmundsson gmail.com> writes: > > On 07/08/2011 11:42 AM, JB wrote: > > Hi, > > > > you are right about the synchronization problem within a service file exec > > environment, at least as you showed it in that particular Bugzilla case. > > >

Re: systemd: Is it wrong?

2011-07-08 Thread JB
re, but it appears to duplicate options from systemd.unit(5) and systemd.service(5). Well, systemd was supposed to simplify those silly and primitive bash-based SysV and LSB system init environments, cure the lack of parallelism, etc ... Sorry, just having a bad hair day :-) JB Ma

Re: Trusted Boot in Fedora

2011-06-28 Thread JB
JB gmail.com> writes: > ... > Btw, TPM, or TXT exactly, can be hacked too (that has been done already). > ... ... and she is cute too :-) http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/search/label/trusted%20execution%20technology and some more ... http://siblog.mcafee.com/data-pr

Re: Trusted Boot in Fedora

2011-06-25 Thread JB
t to them, but watch and participate. Finally. Btw, TPM, or TXT exactly, can be hacked too (that has been done already). JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: Trusted Boot in Fedora

2011-06-25 Thread JB
. Colorado Cops Arrest Man Who Hid Inside Toilet Tank At Yoga Festival http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/toilet/colorado-toilet-tank-arrest-649031 JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: Trusted Boot in Fedora

2011-06-24 Thread JB
JB gmail.com> writes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_computing TC is controversial because it is technically possible not just to secure the hardware for its owner, but also to secure against its owner. Such controversy has led opponents of trusted computing, such as Richard Stallman,

Re: Trusted Boot in Fedora

2011-06-23 Thread JB
Miloslav Trmač volny.cz> writes: > > On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 4:21 PM, JB gmail.com> wrote: > ... > > Will the TPM allow a third party remote access to the machine ? > Absolutely not. You are wrong here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Platform_Module "...

Re: Trusted Boot in Fedora

2011-06-23 Thread JB
Are these drivers open-source ? Is TPM device driver open-source ? JB -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel