linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.26-rc4

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Date:	Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:34:07 +0200
From:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:	raven@...maw.net
CC:	viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, jmoyer@...hat.com,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, miklos@...redi.hu, jesper@...gh.cc,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.26-rc4

> Perhaps, if we didn't use /etc/mtab anywhere.
> It would make a difference if we could "mount" /proc/mounts onto a file
> such as /etc/mtab and everyone always did that.

That's actually remarkably close to being possible.  Loopback mounts
have already been fixed not to rely on /etc/mtab.  The only major
piece missing is "user" mounts, and there's already a patchset for
that waiting for review by the VFS maintainers.  After that, it's just
a "simple" issue of fixing up all the userspace pieces.  Could be
finished in the next decade, possibly ;)

Miklos
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