From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: jlnance@unity.ncsu.edu
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.72: follow_mount / follow_link
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 17:07:12 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3EF8E7B0.4030700@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030624235049.GA9292@ncsu.edu>
jlnance@unity.ncsu.edu wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 08:42:56AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
>
>>Unfortunately, this is probably the only realistic way to ever get
>>working direct mounts, so please don't dismiss it out of hand.
>>follow_link on a directory has turned out to be a really useful way of
>>doing automounting.
>
>
> Hi Peter,
> I have always wondered why direct mounts, as well as things like
> /net/host are difficult with Linux. If you have a couple of minutes,
> would you explain the problem? Also, do you have any idea how Solaris
> does this and is it easier there?
>
Oh yes... no, I don't know what Solaris does, although I suspect they
had to adjust their VFS to *make* it work (management directive: this
shalt work) even if that meant overall performance loss.
If you don't find something in the autofs archives get back to me or
corner me on IRC sometime.
-hpa
prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-06-24 23:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-06-24 14:41 [PATCH] 2.5.72: follow_mount / follow_link Mike Waychison
2003-06-24 14:54 ` viro
2003-06-24 15:42 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-06-24 23:50 ` jlnance
2003-06-25 0:00 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-06-25 0:07 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
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