linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] debugfs: ignore auto and noauto options if given

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Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 12:23:14 +0200
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>, 
	Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>, Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>, 
	linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>, 
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] debugfs: ignore auto and noauto options if given

Hi Wolfram,

On Mon, May 27, 2024 at 12:08 PM Wolfram Sang
<wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com> wrote:
> > Afaict, the "auto" option has either never existent or it was removed before
> > the new mount api conversion time ago for debugfs.
>
> Frankly, I have no idea why I put this 'auto' in my fstab ages ago. But
> it seems, I am not the only one[1].

fstab(5):

       defaults
           use default options: rw, suid, dev, exec, auto, nouser, and async.

       noauto
           do not mount when mount -a is given (e.g., at boot time)

So I assume "auto" is still passed when using "defaults"?

However, nowadays (since +10y?), debugfs etc. tend to no longer be
put in /etc/fstab, but be mounted automatically by some initscript.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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