linux-kernel - /etc/fstab.d yes or not

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Message-ID: <20120120140444.GC13157@x2.net.home>
Date:	Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:04:44 +0100
From:	Karel Zak <kzak@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	util-linux@...r.kernel.org
Subject: /etc/fstab.d yes or not

 I'd like to add support for /etc/fstab.d to libmount. The library is
 currently used by mount, umount and mount.nfs. The goal is to use it
 on more places.

 The /etc/fstab.d directory has been requested by people who maintains
 large number of mountpoints etc.

 The directory is not replacement for /etc/fstab, it's additional place
 where you can describe your filesystems.

 The disadvantage is that the stuff in the directory will be invisible
 for some tools (udisks, systemd, ...), so I have very vocal
 disagreement from some people who don't want to see /etc/fstab.d at all.

 BTW, systemd allows to define addition mountpoints in
 systemd.mount(5) unit file(s), so we already have additional place
 for fstab stuff...

 Commands? Objections?

    Karel

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 Karel Zak  <kzak@...hat.com>
 http://karelzak.blogspot.com
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