man: SystemMaxUse= clarification in journald.conf(5)

Similar semantics applies to {System,Runtime}MaxUse= as to
{System,Runtime}MaxFiles=, i.e. active files aren't vacuumed and the limit
is not thus strictly honored.
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subsequently something else causes the file system to fill up,
journald will stop using more space, but it will not be
removing existing files to reduce the footprint again,
either.</para>
either. Also note that only archived files are deleted to reduce the
space occupied by journal files. This means that, in effect, there might
still be more space used than <varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname> or
<varname>RuntimeMaxUse=</varname> limit after a vacuuming operation is
complete.</para>
<para><varname>SystemMaxFileSize=</varname> and
<varname>RuntimeMaxFileSize=</varname> control how large