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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 18:44:01 -0500
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Alexei Starovoitov <ast@plumgrid.com> writes:

> We can argue about api for 2nd, whether it's mount with fd=1234 string
> or else, but for the first mount style doesn't make sense.

Why does mount not make sense?  It is exactly what you are looking for
so why does it not make sense?

Eric