[libvirt PATCH 0/8] rpm: Fix handling of systemd units

[Daniel P. Berrangé]

On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 08:52:15AM -0700, Andrea Bolognani wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 04:28:11PM +0100, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> > > > IOW, I think the problem needs to be raised & addressed in context of
> > > > the Fedora and systemd communities, rather than having libvirt diverge
> > > > from normal Feora packaging practice.
> > >
> > > I absolutely agree with you, and I fully intend to push for these
> > > changes (or comparable ones) to be implemented in systemd, where they
> > > belong and from where they can benefit more than just us.
> > >
> > > That said, timing is a concern. Fedora 38 and RHEL 9.2 are both on
> > > libvirt 9.0.0 at the moment, so they haven't been hit by the issue
> > > yet, but new releases for both are just around the corner and I have
> > > little confidence that we'd be able to push the necessary changes
> > > through in time. So a local solution seems like the only plausible
> > > way that we can avoid breaking user's deployments.
> >
> > If we at least start the discussion, we can get feedback on whether the
> > idea is likely to gain traction, or there are other things we have
> > overlooked
> 
> I can open an issue on the systemd side pointing to these patches,
> but polishing things up to the level of a proper PR is off the table
> right now because I simply can't allocate enough time for it. Would
> you consider that good enough to move forward with the libvirt
> changes?
> 
> On the Fedora side, I wouldn't know what forum would be the most
> appropriate to get the discussion started. Any pointers?

Fedora devel list is probably the catch all place to raise it

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/

There is a packaging list, which is technically the most on-topic place,
but it is mostly a ghost town as people tend to use the devel list for
everything

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/packaging@lists.fedoraproject.org/

With regards,
Daniel
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