sys-apps/systemd: bump to 260.4 - #4261
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systemd is a core OS component and this version bump should be validated with image-diff/boot/runtime verification beyond what can be safely inferred from the ebuild-only changes here.
Pull request overview
Bumps the Gentoo ebuild and overlay bits to ship sys-apps/systemd 260.4 (notably to pick up the upstream sysext nested mount fix referenced in the PR description).
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- Add
systemd-260.4.ebuildand corresponding distfile entry inManifest. - Pin
=sys-apps/systemd-260.4viapackage.accept_keywords. - Add a changelog entry for the systemd update.
File summaries
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-260.4.ebuild | New 260.4 ebuild enabling the version bump. |
| sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sys-apps/systemd/Manifest | Adds the 260.4 tarball hashes/size for fetch verification. |
| sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.accept_keywords | Accept-keywords pin to ensure 260.4 is selected. |
| changelog/updates/2026-03-09-systemd.md | User-facing changelog entry for the systemd update. |
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| - systemd ([260.4](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases#release-v260.4) (includes [260.3](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases#release-v260.3), [260.2](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases#release-v260.2))) | |||
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| # Pull some fixes | ||
| =sys-apps/systemd-260.4 |
I just dropped one patch ('files/systemd-260.2-networkd-resolve-hook.patch')
which is not needed anymore.
Signed-off-by: Mathieu Tortuyaux <mtortuyaux@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Mathieu Tortuyaux <mtortuyaux@microsoft.com>
this pulls interesting patches (nested mount with sysext) Signed-off-by: Mathieu Tortuyaux <mtortuyaux@microsoft.com>
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The newly added changelog entry appears misdated via its filename (will sort out of order in release notes), and should be corrected before merge.
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sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.accept_keywords:187
- The reason comment "Pull some fixes" is too vague for a profile keyword pin; please note the actual motivation (e.g., sysext nested-mount fix / related issue) so future updates know what must not regress.
# Pull some fixes
changelog/updates/2026-03-09-systemd.md:1
- This changelog entry is dated 2026-03-09 in the filename, but the systemd 260.4 bump appears to be happening now; that will place the note out of chronological order in release notes. Consider renaming the file to the actual change date (and keeping the same content).
- systemd ([260.4](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases#release-v260.4) (includes [260.3](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases#release-v260.3), [260.2](https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases#release-v260.2)))
- Files reviewed: 4/4 changed files
- Comments generated: 1
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| # malloc_usable_size doesn't play well with _F_S=3: | ||
| # https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/41459 (bug #971773) | ||
| if tc-is-clang && tc-enables-fortify-source ; then | ||
| # We can't unconditionally do this b/c we fortify needs |
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This mainly provides the nested mount fix for sysext: systemd/systemd#41875 (which has been backported on 260.x: systemd/systemd@34e2cae)
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flatcar/Flatcar#2111 (comment)
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changelog/directory (user-facing change, bug fix, security fix, update)/bootand/usrsize, packages, list files for any missing binaries, kernel modules, config files, kernel modules, etc.Related to: