[Bug 1692136] Re: Backport "core/timer: downgrade message about random time addition (#5229)".

[Brian Murray]

Hello Vinson, or anyone else affected,

Accepted systemd into zesty-proposed. The package will build now and be
available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/232-21ubuntu4
in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package.  See
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how
to enable and use -proposed.Your feedback will aid us getting this
update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug,
mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag
from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the
bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to
verification-failed.  In either case, details of your testing will help
us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification .  Thank you in
advance!

** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu Zesty)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed

** Tags added: verification-needed

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1692136

Title:
  Backport "core/timer: downgrade message about random time addition
  (#5229)".

Status in systemd:
  Fix Released
Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in systemd source package in Xenial:
  Triaged
Status in systemd source package in Yakkety:
  Triaged
Status in systemd source package in Zesty:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  [Impact]

   * Systemd spams logs too much with pointless messages

  [Test Case]

   * Boot system and observe no pointless messages of scheduling random
  timers for things at a given offset

  [Regression Potential]

   * Low, this patch simply changes the priority of the message from
  info to debug.

  [Original bug report]

  Please backport upstream systemd v233 commit
  382852fd581efe3cc0ae11154102ab9f435adea1 "core/timer: downgrade
  message about random time addition (#5229)".
  https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/382852fd581efe3cc0ae11154102ab9f435adea1

  This removes "random time" messages flooding dmesg.

  The spew was introduced with v229 commit "core: add new RandomSec=
  setting for time units".
  https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/744c7693751830149ae78fdaf95c6c6f99d59f07

  trusty based off v204 is not affected.

  xenial based off v229, yakkety based off v231, and zesty based off
  v232 need this fix.

  artful based off v233 has the fix.

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/systemd/+bug/1692136/+subscriptions