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To: Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] binfmt_misc.c, kernel-2.4.12
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Alexander Viro wrote:
> 
> ...
> Check that your modules.conf contains
> 
> post-install binfmt_misc mount -t binfmt_misc none /proc/sys/binfmt_misc
> pre-remove binfmt_misc umount /proc/sys/binfmt_misc
> 

Why is it necessary that the new binfmt_misc create its own
filesystem type, when all it seems to need is a couple of
/proc entries?