SYSTEMD.SLICE(5) systemd.slice SYSTEMD.SLICE(5)
NAME
systemd.slice - Slice unit configuration
SYNOPSIS
slice.slice
DESCRIPTION
A unit configuration file whose name ends in ".slice" encodes information about a slice
unit. A slice unit is a concept for hierarchically managing resources of a group of
processes. This management is performed by creating a node in the Linux Control Group
(cgroup) tree. Units that manage processes (primarily scope and service units) may be
assigned to a specific slice. For each slice, certain resource limits may be set that
apply to all processes of all units contained in that slice. Slices are organized
hierarchically in a tree. The name of the slice encodes the location in the tree. The name
consists of a dash-separated series of names, which describes the path to the slice from
the root slice. The root slice is named -.slice. Example: foo-bar.slice is a slice that is
located within foo.slice, which in turn is located in the root slice -.slice.
Note that slice units cannot be templated, nor is possible to add multiple names to a
slice unit by creating additional symlinks to its unit file.
By default, service and scope units are placed in system.slice, virtual machines and
containers registered with systemd-machined(8) are found in machine.slice, and user
sessions handled by systemd-logind(8) in user.slice. See systemd.special(7) for more
information.
See systemd.unit(5) for the common options of all unit configuration files. The common
configuration items are configured in the generic [Unit] and [Install] sections. The slice
specific configuration options are configured in the [Slice] section. Currently, only
generic resource control settings as described in systemd.resource-control(5) are allowed.
See the New Control Group Interfaces[1] for an introduction on how to make use of slice
units from programs.
AUTOMATIC DEPENDENCIES
Implicit Dependencies
The following dependencies are implicitly added:
o Slice units automatically gain dependencies of type After= and Requires= on their
immediate parent slice unit.
Default Dependencies
The following dependencies are added unless DefaultDependencies=no is set:
o Slice units will automatically have dependencies of type Conflicts= and Before= on
shutdown.target. These ensure that slice units are removed prior to system shutdown.
Only slice units involved with late system shutdown should disable
DefaultDependencies= option.
SEE ALSO
systemd(1), systemd.unit(5), systemd.resource-control(5), systemd.service(5),
systemd.scope(5), systemd.special(7), systemd.directives(7)
NOTES
1. New Control Group Interfaces
https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ControlGroupInterface/
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