From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 4 Jun 2001 08:29:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 4 Jun 2001 08:29:13 -0400 Received: from docs3.abcrs.com ([63.238.77.222]:11784 "EHLO mailer.progressive-comp.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 4 Jun 2001 08:29:03 -0400 Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 08:28:46 -0400 Message-Id: <200106041228.IAA08746@mailer.progressive-comp.com> From: Hank Leininger Reply-To: Hank Leininger To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: symlink_prefix X-Shameless-Plug: Check out http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/ X-Warning: This mail posted via a web gateway at marc.theaimsgroup.com X-Warning: Report any violation of list policy to abuse@progressive-comp.com X-Posted-By: Hank Leininger Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 2001-06-03, Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote: > Suppose I have devices /dev/a, /dev/b, /dev/c that contain the > /, /usr and /usr/spool filesystems for FOO OS. Now > mount /dev/a /mnt -o symlink_prefix=/mnt > mount /dev/b /mnt/usr -o symlink_prefix=/mnt > mount /dev/c /mnt/usr/spool -o symlink_prefix=/mnt Cool. What happens when someone creates new absolute symlinks under /mnt ? Will/should the magic /mnt/ header be stripped from any symlink created under such a path-translated volume? The answer is probably 'yes', but either one violates POLA :( -- Hank Leininger