-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On Mon, 2020-06-15 at 16:10 -0400, Ben Cotton wrote: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/NSSDBMRemoval > > == Summary == > Network Security Services (NSS) historically supports 2 different > database backends, based on SQLite and dbm. Since Fedora 28, the > SQLite backend has been used by default and the dbm backend has been > deprecated ([[Changes/NSSDefaultFileFormatSql|NSS Default File Format > SQL]]). This Change is about removing the support for the dbm backend > entirely. > > == Owner == > * Name: [[User:ueno| Daiki Ueno]] > * Email: dueno@xxxxxxxxxx > > == Detailed Description == > Applications that use the NSS library often use a database for > storage > of keys, certificates and trust. NSS supports two different storage > formats, one is based on SQLite and another one is based on dbm > files. > > Today's default file format used by NSS, used when applications omit > the type parameter, is the SQLite file format, and the older dbm > format has been considered as deprecated since Fedora 28, because it > has several drawbacks such as lack of support for parallel access to > the storage. > > As the default change was made 2 years ago, and NSS provides a > transparent migration mechanism from the dbm format to the SQLite > format, the suggestion is to completely disable the dbm backend. > > == Benefit to Fedora == > There are a few benefits: > * By disabling the dbm database, the size of the library binary will > be slightly smaller > * The NSS developers will be able to focus on the new file format > > == Scope == > * Proposal owners: > A build time environment variable (NSS_DISABLE_DBM) needs to be set. > > * Other developers: N/A > * Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change) > * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change) > > == Upgrade/compatibility impact == > The impact should be limited, as long as the users always update from > the previous version. That would ensure the existing databases on the > system are properly migrated. Therefore, we propose this as a Self > Contained Change, rather than a System Wide Change. Does it mean that people who upgrade from F31 to F33 will work just fine? > In the discussion on the fedora-devel list, it was pointed that > pesign > package embedded the dbm format database. It has now been resolved in > [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1827902 bug 1827902]. > > == How To Test == > N/A (not a System Wide Change) > > == User Experience == > No user visible changes. > > == Dependencies == > N/A (not a System Wide Change) > > == Contingency Plan == > * Contingency mechanism: Revert the shipped configuration > * Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change) > * Blocks release? No > > > > > > -- > Ben Cotton > He / Him / His > Senior Program Manager, Fedora & CentOS Stream > Red Hat > TZ=America/Indiana/Indianapolis > _______________________________________________ > devel-announce mailing list -- devel-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to > devel-announce-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - -- Igor Raits <ignatenkobrain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEcwgJ58gsbV5f5dMcEV1auJxcHh4FAl7n12oACgkQEV1auJxc Hh69AhAAqMcmdCbus8WJVDLeNcLl2o9jIMWGgcIzPcz0wrC70yGG46mkrlD47h/s c3ZuzhiCWi3xZ9NHOwkWpF46DJE9ac5/4bJjxv6doJNfRCoUIgdTYQpmXoYzWXqq mfQK8f2qD2PHaBkK+0Cq2z9TJ/7xigsPKxHPDbzwfjOV4IodTk/0RO6SxsdF6Y2V rOeaPVp+Lf+QRMKVGwpkRidMxwKxEsYN09MJc8yj9M+LL+lqepSzqB4oG1IevOlt 3xb1FG53W5WGe7SOEz4Gej3MVRt/YnZwsiIQD8ztEH8udp9+VBEEtyfVeNkcel0A t5Uq5sJccmWGARmua++4HC9lSPI92MbEITzePfBi8yPquXfhz7pBypKQ4922HarL 0Y4hj1D2hPCySXeFQ9sD0iccgcyew9a2Z/S//aCUIaMY2TTaqgPN2lo9MdD1MbFY r1YD24RA/ogSc+dyK01u354hsPvg0u/hfaZwmyBlXNLWmLu2nPHywhwrKbkPDppC G0dVqgHYSVVnFHuXmviuhWMyrUjiJJY7LDccXGrQEUoIAvU1nYw6HgWB7e/O8dwV OS+XOJDxlzdHolNxOXI+FUaL1r7MlbsAOAkFdS5lFBHSK81yU6BGn1KNPZ9K9z/T uFBZLsIr/T+/iT3pn+1N3DlLLXdAdw67N7MNh2mzwHWWIMv/6m4= =nJVu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
