[pbs-devel] [PATCH backup] docs: update zfs swap docs to be in line with debian trixie changes.

[pbs-devel] [PATCH backup] docs: update zfs swap docs to be in line with debian trixie changes.

[Manuel Federanko]

Debian trixie does no longer read /etc/sysctl.conf [1]

[1] https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/issues.html#etc-sysctl-conf-is-no-longer-honored

Signed-off-by: Manuel Federanko <m.federanko@proxmox.com>
---
 docs/local-zfs.rst | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/local-zfs.rst b/docs/local-zfs.rst
index b7bc727b..9b8ab9de 100644
--- a/docs/local-zfs.rst
+++ b/docs/local-zfs.rst
@@ -283,8 +283,9 @@ A good value for servers is 10:

   # sysctl -w vm.swappiness=10

-To make the swappiness persistent, open `/etc/sysctl.conf` with
-an editor of your choice and add the following line:
+To make the swappiness persistent, create a new file
+`/etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf` with an editor of your choice and add the
+following line:

 .. code-block:: console

--
2.47.3


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Re: [pbs-devel] [PATCH backup] docs: update zfs swap docs to be in line with debian trixie changes.

[Christian Ebner]

Thanks for the patch!

On 1/26/26 12:00 PM, Manuel Federanko wrote:
> Debian trixie does no longer read /etc/sysctl.conf [1]
> 
> [1] https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/issues.html#etc-sysctl-conf-is-no-longer-honored
> 
> Signed-off-by: Manuel Federanko <m.federanko@proxmox.com>

Quickly double checked this is honored on a PBS 4.1 install and the docs 
are rendered as expected.

Acked-by: Christian Ebner <c.ebner@proxmox.com>


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Re: [pbs-devel] [PATCH backup] docs: update zfs swap docs to be in line with debian trixie changes.

[Lukas Wagner]

On Mon Jan 26, 2026 at 12:01 PM CET, Manuel Federanko wrote:
> Debian trixie does no longer read /etc/sysctl.conf [1]
>
> [1] https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/issues.html#etc-sysctl-conf-is-no-longer-honored
>
> Signed-off-by: Manuel Federanko <m.federanko@proxmox.com>
> ---
>  docs/local-zfs.rst | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/docs/local-zfs.rst b/docs/local-zfs.rst
> index b7bc727b..9b8ab9de 100644
> --- a/docs/local-zfs.rst
> +++ b/docs/local-zfs.rst
> @@ -283,8 +283,9 @@ A good value for servers is 10:
>
>    # sysctl -w vm.swappiness=10
>
> -To make the swappiness persistent, open `/etc/sysctl.conf` with
> -an editor of your choice and add the following line:
> +To make the swappiness persistent, create a new file
> +`/etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf` with an editor of your choice and add the
> +following line:
>
>  .. code-block:: console
>
> --
> 2.47.3
>
>
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I just applied the same patch for PDM, so consider this:

Reviewed-by: Lukas Wagner <l.wagner@proxmox.com>

and technically also:

Suggested-by: Lukas Wagner <l.wagner@proxmox.com>



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