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From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:54:37 -0700
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:


> > This systemd exposure has seriously eroded your sanity.  
> 
> See Andrew's message, this was added because of klibc :)

For the purpose to pass messages from early init through to final boot.
Systemd continued this for the same purpose. Which I agree is totally
legit. But where systemd fails, is that it continues to use this
interface far beyond the need.

I agree with Andrew, we should have had a way to close the pipe after
the system was up and running.

-- Steve