| Message ID | 20241016115443.2751525-2-niko.mauno@vaisala.com |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [PATCHv4,1/2] docs: Replace VOLATILE_LOG_DIR with FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES | expand |
Hi Niko,
Thank you, these patches look good to me!
Reviewed-by: Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com>
Cheers,
Antonin
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Antonin Godard, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com
Hi Niko, On 10/16/24 1:54 PM, Niko Mauno wrote: > The VOLATILE_TMP_DIR variable was removed and it's functionality > replaced with a FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES entry in > https://git.yoctoproject.org/poky/commit/?id=2f46b6f27dfa3a9d5ad177900fcecfe64c3536f1 > ("bitbake.conf: drop VOLATILE_TMP_DIR, use FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES instead") > > Signed-off-by: Niko Mauno <niko.mauno@vaisala.com> > --- > .../migration-guides/migration-5.1.rst | 6 ++++ > .../migration-guides/release-notes-4.2.rst | 2 +- > documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 28 ++++++------------- > 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/documentation/migration-guides/migration-5.1.rst b/documentation/migration-guides/migration-5.1.rst > index f58de3156d..b2e2ccb5c6 100644 > --- a/documentation/migration-guides/migration-5.1.rst > +++ b/documentation/migration-guides/migration-5.1.rst > @@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ The following variables have been removed: > enabled. Users can disable the volatile log by removing the value > ``files/fs-perms-volatile-log.txt`` from ``FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES``. > > +- ``VOLATILE_TMP_DIR``: :term:`FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES` is now used instead. > + By default, ``FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES`` now contains the value > + ``files/fs-perms-volatile-tmp.txt``, which means that volatile tmp is > + enabled. Users can disable the volatile tmp by removing the value > + ``files/fs-perms-volatile-tmp.txt`` from ``FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES``. > + Same remark wrt :term: use as for patch 1/2. > .. _migration-5.1-removed-recipes: > > Removed recipes > diff --git a/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.2.rst b/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.2.rst > index 30049b89f6..ac3bb9cebe 100644 > --- a/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.2.rst > +++ b/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.2.rst > @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ New Features / Enhancements in 4.2 > > - New variables: > > - - :term:`VOLATILE_TMP_DIR` allows to specify > + - VOLATILE_TMP_DIR allows to specify Please use double tick quotes to put emphasis on this not being an English word but "code". With that: Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@cherry.de> Thanks! Quentin
diff --git a/documentation/migration-guides/migration-5.1.rst b/documentation/migration-guides/migration-5.1.rst index f58de3156d..b2e2ccb5c6 100644 --- a/documentation/migration-guides/migration-5.1.rst +++ b/documentation/migration-guides/migration-5.1.rst @@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ The following variables have been removed: enabled. Users can disable the volatile log by removing the value ``files/fs-perms-volatile-log.txt`` from ``FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES``. +- ``VOLATILE_TMP_DIR``: :term:`FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES` is now used instead. + By default, ``FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES`` now contains the value + ``files/fs-perms-volatile-tmp.txt``, which means that volatile tmp is + enabled. Users can disable the volatile tmp by removing the value + ``files/fs-perms-volatile-tmp.txt`` from ``FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES``. + .. _migration-5.1-removed-recipes: Removed recipes diff --git a/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.2.rst b/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.2.rst index 30049b89f6..ac3bb9cebe 100644 --- a/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.2.rst +++ b/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.2.rst @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ New Features / Enhancements in 4.2 - New variables: - - :term:`VOLATILE_TMP_DIR` allows to specify + - VOLATILE_TMP_DIR allows to specify whether ``/tmp`` should be on persistent storage or in RAM. diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst index 37007aa202..65d5fb86fc 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst @@ -2994,10 +2994,11 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. and users across an entire work project. It is best to do this in the packages themselves but this is not always possible. - By default, the OpenEmbedded build system uses the ``fs-perms.txt`` and - ``fs-perms-volatile-log.txt`` which are located in the ``meta/files`` - folder in the :term:`Source Directory`. If you create your own permission - setting table files, you should place those in your layer. + By default, the OpenEmbedded build system uses the ``fs-perms.txt``, + ``fs-perms-volatile-log.txt`` and ``fs-perms-volatile-tmp.txt`` which are + located in the ``meta/files`` folder in the :term:`Source Directory`. If + you create your own permission setting table files, you should place + those in your layer. You can override the value of :term:`FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES` variable in the ``conf/local.conf`` file, which is found in the @@ -3008,11 +3009,12 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. In order to disable the volatile log, which is enabled by default, one can remove the ``files/fs-perms-volatile-log.txt`` value from - ``FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES``. + ``FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES``. Similarly, in order to disable the volatile + tmp, one can remove the ``files/fs-perms-volatile-tmp.txt`` value. For guidance on how to define your own file permissions settings - tables, examine the existing ``fs-perms.txt`` and - ``fs-perms-volatile-log.txt`` files. + tables, examine the existing ``fs-perms.txt``, + ``fs-perms-volatile-log.txt`` and ``fs-perms-volatile-tmp.txt`` files. :term:`FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS` Specifies the value of the ``#address-cells`` value for the @@ -9988,18 +9990,6 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. PACKAGE_INSTALL = "${INITRAMFS_SCRIPTS} ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils} base-passwd" - :term:`VOLATILE_TMP_DIR` - Specifies the persistence of the target's ``/tmp`` directory. - - By default, :term:`VOLATILE_TMP_DIR` is set to "yes", in which case - ``/tmp`` links to a directory which resides in RAM in a ``tmpfs`` - filesystem. - - If instead, you want the ``/tmp`` directory to be persistent, set the - variable to "no" to make it a regular directory in the root filesystem. - - This supports both sysvinit and systemd based systems. - :term:`WARN_QA` Specifies the quality assurance checks whose failures are reported as warnings by the OpenEmbedded build system. You set this variable in
The VOLATILE_TMP_DIR variable was removed and it's functionality replaced with a FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES entry in https://git.yoctoproject.org/poky/commit/?id=2f46b6f27dfa3a9d5ad177900fcecfe64c3536f1 ("bitbake.conf: drop VOLATILE_TMP_DIR, use FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES instead") Signed-off-by: Niko Mauno <niko.mauno@vaisala.com> --- .../migration-guides/migration-5.1.rst | 6 ++++ .../migration-guides/release-notes-4.2.rst | 2 +- documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 28 ++++++------------- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)