From: Roger Leigh <rleigh@codelibre.net>
To: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
Cc: util-linux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add mount option for initramfs
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:40:48 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20111219134047.GG325@codelibre.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20111220131440.GE22739@n.net.home>
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 02:14:40PM +0100, Karel Zak wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 11:15:38PM +0000, Roger Leigh wrote:
> > { "nofail", 0, 0, MS_COMMENT}, /* Do not fail if ENOENT on dev */
> > + { "initramfs", 0, 0, MS_COMMENT}, /* Mount filesystem in initramfs */
>
> I don't think this is the right way. We have to be very conservative
> with new mount options, especially with options specific for any
> use case.
>
> You can use comment=initramfs and in new mount(8) will be also
> supported x-* options, then you can use x-initrd or so.
OK, no worries. I didn't realise you could use the comment syntax
in this way, so either that or x-initramfs/x-initrd will do nicely.
Thanks,
Roger
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-12-16 23:15 [PATCH] Add mount option for initramfs Roger Leigh
2011-12-17 10:15 ` [PATCH] Add man page entry " Roger Leigh
2011-12-20 13:14 ` [PATCH] Add mount option " Karel Zak
2011-12-19 13:40 ` Roger Leigh [this message]
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