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From: Christoph Rohland <cr@sap.com>
To: "J . A . Magallon" <jamagallon@able.es>
Cc: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: /dev/shm mount visible
Date: 06 Feb 2001 20:13:54 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3ofwfaakt.fsf@linux.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010206160110.A4163@werewolf.able.es>
In-Reply-To: <20010206160110.A4163@werewolf.able.es>

On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, jamagallon@able.es wrote:
> Just a little question. In previous kernels and shm patches the
> /dev/shm filesytem was invisible under a 'mount' query (just managed
> like procfs or devpts). 

mount does always show all mounted fses. I asume you mean df.

> Now it appears listed under a mount command. Is it normal ?  Does
> mount show it coz it is no more 'special' or hidden in any way ?

Because shm fs now estimates the free space when not given any
limits. This is needed to use it as /tmp for some applications.

Greetings
		Christoph


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  reply	other threads:[~2001-02-06 19:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-02-06 15:01 /dev/shm mount visible J . A . Magallon
2001-02-06 19:13 ` Christoph Rohland [this message]
2001-02-06 19:12   ` J . A . Magallon

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