NEWS: describe the new user slices

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Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2020-11-12 13:32:39 +01:00
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* "systemctl edit" has been updated to show the original effective unit * "systemctl edit" has been updated to show the original effective unit
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* Units in user mode are now segregated into three new slices:
session.slice (units that form the core of graphical session),
app.slice ("normal" user applications), and background.slice
(low-priority tasks). Unless otherwise configured, user units are
placed in app.slice. The plan is to add resource limits and
protections for the different slices in the future.
Contributions from: Adolfo Jayme Barrientos, afg, Alec Moskvin, Alyssa Contributions from: Adolfo Jayme Barrientos, afg, Alec Moskvin, Alyssa
Ross, Amitanand Chikorde, Andrew Hangsleben, Anita Zhang, Ansgar Ross, Amitanand Chikorde, Andrew Hangsleben, Anita Zhang, Ansgar
Burchardt, Arian van Putten, Aurelien Jarno, Axel Rasmussen, bauen1, Burchardt, Arian van Putten, Aurelien Jarno, Axel Rasmussen, bauen1,