tmpfs used to be used for /tmp before, the reason it got removed as tmpfs was that a tmpfs would get clogged and also had to be setup in /etc/fstab which many others didn't know how to do or did incorrectly, thus leading to lots of difficulties for users. I can't remember exactly, but it was something like this. It was thus decided that the most KISS thing to do was to just have it as a normal dir. Noone remembers this? The moment you expand the system is the moment you introduce another thing to learn... -K >Hi people! > >I interested to make Arch Linux suitable for use with a /var/run and >/var/lock that are mounted as tmpfs. But this also helps, in the case >that not mounted as tmpfs, to make more simple "purge function" for >these directories at rc.sysinit step. > >In my case this is "just for fun!", but other users can be benefited by >this, for example "netbook users". > >OK, i initially created rc-script patches for the packages in the extra >repo that use /var/run/program-name-directory and fails if not exists. >(these list was obtained with """ for x in $(find >/usr/share/pkgtools/lists -type f); do egrep -l "var/run/.+" $x;done >""" > >@@NOTE@@: I will send the patches to the FL individualy per package >now, reference to this email in FL, and then copy the links to >response in this email. ;) > >Please review it, thanks in advance. :) > >** Actually work OK (/var/run) > core/openswan-2.4.11-1 > core/dbus-core-1.2.4-1 > core/netcfg-2.1.2-1 > extra/consolekit-0.3.0-3 > > >** Patched RC files (/var/run) > extra/apache-2.2.11-2 > extra/bind-9.5.0.P2-1 > extra/clamav-0.94-1 > extra/courier-imap-4.4.1-1 > extra/courier-mta-0.60.0-1 > extra/cyrus-sasl-2.1.22-10 > extra/fetchmail-6.3.8-4 > extra/hal-0.5.11-7 (patched for policykit) > extra/laptop-mode-tools-1.47-1 > extra/lighttpd-1.4.20-2 > extra/mpd-0.14.1-3 > extra/policykit-0.9-7 (no rc-script here, patched in hal) > extra/samba-3.2.7-1 > extra/wicd-1.5.8-1 > > >** Researched (/var/run) > extra/iptraf-3.0.0-2 (Trivial patch for iptraf.c or using a > profile.d/iptraf for creating a "iptraf()" or another > solution) > > * Apparently these don't use /var/run/program-name-directory, but > maybe a simple "mkdir" to rc-script for precaution. > extra/bftpd-2.3-1 (The daemon uses directly /var/run/bftpd.pid) > extra/networkmanager-0.7.0-1 (The daemon uses directly > /var/run/NetworkManager.pid) > > extra/wesnoth-1.4.7-1 (this game don't have a rc-script for the >daemon, if run the /usr/bin/wesnothd without /var/run/wesnothd it >fails, solution: provide a rc-script) > > >** Pending for research (/var/run) > community/pulseaudio-0.9.14-1 > community/ultimate-ircd-3.0.2-1 > community/xen-3.3.1-1 > community/wdm-1.28-2 > community/dspam-3.8.0-2 > community/inn-2.4.5-3 > community/gpsd-2.37-2 > community/apache13-1.3.41-3 > community/freeradius-2.1.3-1 > community/lastfmsubmitd-0.35-1 > community/selinux-pam-1.0.1-1 > community/fail2ban-0.8.3-1 > community/ircservices-5.0.62-3 > community/p3scan-2.3.2-2 > community/bind-geodns-9.4.1-1 > community/jabberd14-1.6.1.1-3 > > >** Pending for research (/var/lock) > core/dmraid-1.0.0.rc14-2 > extra/sane-1.0.19-2 >
