[PATCH 3/3] login: Make user accounting database no-op

Adhemerval Zanella Netto adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org
Fri Oct 10 13:36:23 GMT 2025



On 09/10/25 06:55, Thorsten Kukuk wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM Adhemerval Zanella Netto
> <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> wrote:
>> On 28/01/25 07:58, Thorsten Kukuk wrote:
>>> On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 at 9:53 PM Adhemerval Zanella Netto
>>> <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I think to really fixing the API would require to move the utmp/utmpx handling
>>>> out of the process, otherwise we will need quite complex solution to proper
>>>> BZ#24492.
>>>>
>>>> And these issues exist for a long time, without much traction to fix on glibc.
>>>> The unsigned trick is a rubber band, but the implementation is still clunky in
>>>> some parts.
>>>>
>>>> That's why I still think best course of action is just to deprecate this API
>>>> on glibc side and move to what Thorsten has suggested some years ago.
>>>
>>> Any news on how to go forward with this patch?
>>
>> Florian has hinted me that is in his plan to review it.  It is too late for 2.41,
>> so I think we should aim for 2.42.  In any case, it is missing review.
> 
> Since even 2.42 is already out, any update on this one?

It still need review, Florian do you think we would be able to do this for
2.43? I can send an updated version for review.


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