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diff --git a/man/systemd.xml b/man/systemd.xml index 66db5bb..f4aa7e0 100644 --- a/man/systemd.xml +++ b/man/systemd.xml @@ -62,10 +62,29 @@ <filename>user.conf.d</filename> directories. See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for more information.</para> + + <para><command>systemd</command> contains native implementations of various tasks that need to be + executed as part of the boot process. For example, it sets the hostname or configures the loopback + network device. It also sets up and mounts various API file systems, such as <filename>/sys/</filename>, + <filename>/proc/</filename>, and <filename>/dev/</filename>.</para> + + <para>Note that some but not all interfaces provided by systemd are covered by the + <ulink url="https://systemd.io/PORTABILITY_AND_STABILITY/">Interface Portability and Stability Promise</ulink>.</para> + + <para>The D-Bus API of <command>systemd</command> is described in + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.systemd1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + and + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.LogControl1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. + </para> + + <para>Systems which invoke systemd in a container or initrd environment should implement the <ulink + url="https://systemd.io/CONTAINER_INTERFACE">Container Interface</ulink> or + <ulink url="https://systemd.io/INITRD_INTERFACE/">initrd Interface</ulink> + specifications, respectively.</para> </refsect1> <refsect1> - <title>Concepts</title> + <title>Units</title> <para>systemd provides a dependency system between various entities called "units" of 11 different types. Units encapsulate @@ -261,34 +280,10 @@ example, start jobs for any of those inactive units getting queued as well.</para> - <para>systemd contains native implementations of various tasks - that need to be executed as part of the boot process. For example, - it sets the hostname or configures the loopback network device. It - also sets up and mounts various API file systems, such as - <filename>/sys/</filename> or <filename>/proc/</filename>.</para> - - <para>For more information about the concepts and - ideas behind systemd, please refer to the - <ulink url="https://0pointer.de/blog/projects/systemd.html">Original Design Document</ulink>.</para> - - <para>Note that some but not all interfaces provided by systemd are covered by the - <ulink url="https://systemd.io/PORTABILITY_AND_STABILITY/">Interface Portability and Stability Promise</ulink>.</para> - <para>Units may be generated dynamically at boot and system manager reload time, for example based on other configuration files or parameters passed on the kernel command line. For details, see <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> - - <para>The D-Bus API of <command>systemd</command> is described in - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.systemd1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> - and - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.LogControl1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. - </para> - - <para>Systems which invoke systemd in a container or initrd environment should implement the <ulink - url="https://systemd.io/CONTAINER_INTERFACE">Container Interface</ulink> or - <ulink url="https://systemd.io/INITRD_INTERFACE/">initrd Interface</ulink> - specifications, respectively.</para> </refsect1> <refsect1> @@ -1558,6 +1553,10 @@ <member><citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry></member> <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.directives</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry></member> </simplelist></para> + + <para>For more information about the concepts and + ideas behind systemd, please refer to the + <ulink url="https://0pointer.de/blog/projects/systemd.html">Original Design Document</ulink>.</para> </refsect1> </refentry> |