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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@computergmbh.de>
Cc: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>, Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>,
	linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	util-linux-ng@vger.kernel.org, linuxram@us.ibm.com,
	viro@ftp.linux.org.uk, hch@infradead.org, a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl
Subject: Re: [patch] VFS: extend /proc/mounts
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:09:30 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080116160930.28168da3.akpm@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0801170057520.31385@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:58:06 +0100 (CET) Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@computergmbh.de> wrote:

> 
> On Jan 17 2008 00:43, Karel Zak wrote:
> >> 
> >> Seems like a plain bad idea to me.  There will be any number of home-made
> >> /proc/mounts parsers and we don't know what they do.
> >
> > So, let's use /proc/mounts_v2  ;-)
> 
> Was not it like "don't use /proc for new things"?

Well yeah.  If we're going to do a brand new mechanism to expose
per-mount data then we should hunker down and get it right.

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From: Andrew Morton <akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>
To: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh-bdq14YP6qtRlEiWPh9xO2Q@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Karel Zak <kzak-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	Miklos Szeredi <miklos-sUDqSbJrdHQHWmgEVkV9KA@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-fsdevel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	util-linux-ng-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linuxram-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org,
	viro-rfM+Q5joDG/XmaaqVzeoHQ@public.gmane.org,
	hch-wEGCiKHe2LqWVfeAwA7xHQ@public.gmane.org,
	a.p.zijlstra-/NLkJaSkS4VmR6Xm/wNWPw@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [patch] VFS: extend /proc/mounts
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:09:30 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080116160930.28168da3.akpm@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0801170057520.31385-vVwEwcwQeYFPkBl3ERsXe1l1cybopEuJUBSOeVevoDU@public.gmane.org>

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:58:06 +0100 (CET) Jan Engelhardt <jengelh-bdq14YP6qtRlEiWPh9xO2Q@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> 
> On Jan 17 2008 00:43, Karel Zak wrote:
> >> 
> >> Seems like a plain bad idea to me.  There will be any number of home-made
> >> /proc/mounts parsers and we don't know what they do.
> >
> > So, let's use /proc/mounts_v2  ;-)
> 
> Was not it like "don't use /proc for new things"?

Well yeah.  If we're going to do a brand new mechanism to expose
per-mount data then we should hunker down and get it right.

  reply	other threads:[~2008-01-17  0:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-16 22:12 [patch] VFS: extend /proc/mounts Miklos Szeredi
2008-01-16 22:12 ` Miklos Szeredi
2008-01-16 22:30 ` Andrew Morton
2008-01-16 23:15   ` Miklos Szeredi
2008-01-16 23:15     ` Miklos Szeredi
2008-01-16 23:43   ` Karel Zak
2008-01-16 23:43     ` Karel Zak
2008-01-16 23:58     ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-01-17  0:09       ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2008-01-17  0:09         ` Andrew Morton
2008-01-17  3:35         ` Al Viro
2008-01-17  0:33       ` Neil Brown
2008-01-17  0:33         ` Neil Brown
2008-01-17  1:17         ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-01-17  8:55         ` Miklos Szeredi
2008-01-17  8:55           ` Miklos Szeredi
2008-01-17 15:36           ` Chuck Lever
2008-01-17 15:36             ` Chuck Lever
2008-01-17  2:45   ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-01-17  3:33 ` Al Viro
2008-01-17  3:33   ` Al Viro
2008-01-17  8:36   ` Miklos Szeredi
2008-01-17 10:34     ` Karel Zak

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