[OE-core] [PATCH 1/1] shutdown-desktop: use poweroff for the Exec field in the shutdown.desktop

[Otavio Salvador]

On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 5:10 AM, Chen Qi <Qi.Chen at windriver.com> wrote:

> Use 'poweroff' instead of 'halt' for the Exec field in the
> shutdown.desktop.
>
> The purpose of this patch is to make the 'shutdown' icon on on our sato
> images work as expected for both sysvinit and systemd images. Previously,
> the Exec field was 'halt'. The `halt' command could poweroff the system
> in sysvinit images but it only could halt the system in systemd images.
> The difference is due to the different implementations of the `halt'
> command.
>
> In sysvinit, the `halt' command will effective execute `/sbin/init 0'. This
> is for the compatibility with sysvinit 2.4, as stated in the comments of
> the
> source code. In systemd, the `halt' command will effectively execute the
> reboot(RB_HATL_SYSTEM).
>
> As the 'shutdown' icon is expected to actually shutdown the system, we
> should
> use poweroff instead of halt for its Exec field.
>
> [YOCTO #4347]
>
> Signed-off-by: Chen Qi <Qi.Chen at windriver.com>
>

Reviewed-by: Otavio Salvador <otavio at ossystems.com.br>

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