The existing implementation seemed useful enough to warrant a new
helper function. Care was taken to ensure the revised code no longer
suffers any memory leaks.
The tmpfiles.d spec contains entry types that should be acted upon in different modes
of operation: create, clean, remove, and purge - split up create & remove logic to
clarify the modes of operation finit supports.
The tmpfiles.d spec has proven useful in systemd, enough so that some developers
are starting to ship tmpfiles.d configuration files with their software.
By splitting the tmpfiles functionality in finit out into a separate executable
we are providing a useful piece of software that package managers can hook into.
Aaron Andersen