From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 19ud7K-0005qy-00 for ; Wed, 03 Sep 2003 12:16:34 -0700 Received: from smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.60]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 19ud7K-0004Hj-FE for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 03 Sep 2003 12:16:34 -0700 Received: from 216-15-124-77.c3-0.smr-ubr3.sbo-smr.ma.cable.rcn.com ([216.15.124.77] helo=mizar.alcor.net) by smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #4) id 19ud7J-0005nT-00 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 03 Sep 2003 15:16:33 -0400 Received: from mdz by mizar.alcor.net with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 19ud7J-0003LA-00 for ; Wed, 03 Sep 2003 15:16:33 -0400 From: Matt Zimmerman Subject: Re: [uml-devel] hostfs as root Message-ID: <20030903191633.GV7304@alcor.net> References: <1062581538.15476.4.camel@henrik.marasystems.com> <18250.1062613374@marajade.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <18250.1062613374@marajade.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 15:16:33 -0400 To: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net On Wed, Sep 03, 2003 at 02:22:54PM -0400, Michael Richardson wrote: > >>>>> "Henrik" == Henrik Nordstrom writes: > >> /etc/mtab~ is created with mode 0, and this shows up in the host that > >> way > >> as well. Perhaps this is the real problem. > > Henrik> Right.. hostfs will almost certainly not work well with file mode 0 > Henrik> until the virtual permissions layer is implemented. > > Henrik> Today hostfs directly maps permissions to the host files, which > Henrik> breaks > > But, did this change between 2.4.19-47 and 2.4.20-8? > > 2.4.19 works just fine. Yes, it did. Things were changed so that files could be created read-only with O_RDWR. -- - mdz ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel