Bug#805449: Allow to replace the existing dbus daemon without reboot

2015-12-26 Thread Yuri D'Elia
Package: dbus Version: 1.10.6-1 Followup-For: Bug #805449 So while I was restarting the system for another dbus update, I actually changed my mind. This should be of critical priority because of the way we're using it. A systemd-based system becomes essentially un-usable after a dbus restart. It

Bug#805449: Allow to replace the existing dbus daemon without reboot

2015-11-18 Thread Christoph Anton Mitterer
We've already had some concerns about that issue at the local institute... Am 18. November 2015 12:10:24 MEZ, schrieb Yuri D'Elia : >I realize debian has nothing to do with this, but still, as long as you >don't close the bug, I'm fine with wontfix... I don't think this should

Bug#805449: Allow to replace the existing dbus daemon without reboot

2015-11-18 Thread Yuri D'Elia
On 18/11/15 11:23, Simon McVittie wrote: >> We can re-exec init, but not dbus? > > Yes. Handing off IPC connections across a re-exec is a feature of > significant complexity, which will break the system if done wrong; it > would require support for serializing and deserializing dbus-daemon's >

Bug#805449: Allow to replace the existing dbus daemon without reboot

2015-11-18 Thread Simon McVittie
Control: severity 805449 wishlist Control: tags 805449 + upstream wontfix On 18/11/15 09:45, Yuri D'Elia wrote: > A reboot is required to replace the running dbus-daemon. ... > We can re-exec init, but not dbus? Yes. Handing off IPC connections across a re-exec is a feature of significant

Bug#805449: Allow to replace the existing dbus daemon without reboot

2015-11-18 Thread Yuri D'Elia
Package: dbus Version: 1.10.4-1 Severity: normal Setting up dbus (1.10.4-1) ... A reboot is required to replace the running dbus-daemon. Somehow I have a big problem with that. We can re-exec init, but not dbus?