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

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Message-Id: <20120120.232002.849876084731555262.yamato@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:20:02 +0900 (JST)
From:	Masatake YAMATO <yamato@...hat.com>
To:	kzak@...hat.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	util-linux@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: /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.

I'm working on systemd to support /etc/fstab.d.

Masatake YAMATO
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