From: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
To: Roger Leigh <rleigh@codelibre.net>
Cc: util-linux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add mount option for initramfs
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:14:40 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20111220131440.GE22739@n.net.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20111216231538.GR17458@codelibre.net>
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 11:15:38PM +0000, Roger Leigh wrote:
> { "nofail", 0, 0, MS_COMMENT}, /* Do not fail if ENOENT on dev */
> + { "initramfs", 0, 0, MS_COMMENT}, /* Mount filesystem in initramfs */
I don't think this is the right way. We have to be very conservative
with new mount options, especially with options specific for any
use case.
You can use comment=initramfs and in new mount(8) will be also
supported x-* options, then you can use x-initrd or so.
Karel
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-12-19 13:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-12-16 23:15 [PATCH] Add mount option for initramfs Roger Leigh
2011-12-17 10:15 ` [PATCH] Add man page entry " Roger Leigh
2011-12-20 13:14 ` Karel Zak [this message]
2011-12-19 13:40 ` [PATCH] Add mount option " Roger Leigh
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