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12071 clarify implementation of single_instance in SMF services
Reviewed by: Robert Mustacchi <rm@fingolfin.org>

*** 258,270 **** it is available) for managing the service. general/single_instance ! If single_instance is set to true, svc.startd only allows one ! instance of this service to transition to online or degraded at any ! time. Additionally, svc.startd managed services can define the optional properties listed below in the startd property group. --- 258,272 ---- it is available) for managing the service. general/single_instance ! This was originally supposed to ensure that only one service ! instance could be in online or degraded state at once; however, it ! was never implemented, and is often incorrectly specified in multi- ! instance manifests. As such, it should be considered obsolete and ! not specified in new manifests. Additionally, svc.startd managed services can define the optional properties listed below in the startd property group.
*** 435,440 **** scf_value_is_type(3SCF), contract(4), init.d(4), process(4), inittab(4), attributes(5), smf(5), smf_method(5) ! March 18, 2011 SVC.STARTD(1M) --- 437,442 ---- scf_value_is_type(3SCF), contract(4), init.d(4), process(4), inittab(4), attributes(5), smf(5), smf_method(5) ! December 11, 2019 SVC.STARTD(1M)