linux-kernel - Re: util-linux-ng: unprivileged mounts support

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Date:	Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:31:04 -0500
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
To:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc:	util-linux-ng@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	hch@...radead.org, serue@...ibm.com, viro@....linux.org.uk,
	ebiederm@...ssion.com, kzak@...hat.com,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	containers@...ts.osdl.org
Subject: Re: util-linux-ng: unprivileged mounts support

On Tuesday 08 January 2008, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> --- util-linux-ng.orig/configure.ac	2008-01-07 21:40:22.000000000 +0100
> +++ util-linux-ng/configure.ac	2008-01-07 21:40:50.000000000 +0100
> @@ -91,6 +92,11 @@ fi
>  UTIL_CHECK_LIB(util, openpty)
>  UTIL_CHECK_LIB(termcap, tgetnum)
>
> +UTIL_CHECK_LIB(cap, cap_get_proc)
> +if test $have_cap = no; then
> +   AC_MSG_ERROR([libcap is required for mount]);
> +fi

this should be optional and it should be controlled with an AC_ARG_WITH()

with all the non-linux changes that have gone in, does there need to be header 
checks here and then have mount.c key off of them ?  i'm thinking so ...
-mike

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