From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from ishtar.tlinx.org ([173.164.175.65]:50837 "EHLO Ishtar.hs.tlinx.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758605AbaGYCUz (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Jul 2014 22:20:55 -0400 Message-ID: <53D1BF03.9000201@tlinx.org> Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 19:20:51 -0700 From: "Linda A. Walsh" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Karel Zak CC: util-linux@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Q: (RFE?) How do you specify the 'no-canonicalize' option in fstab? References: <53D08C77.6010500@tlinx.org> <20140724073222.GI26781@x2.net.home> In-Reply-To: <20140724073222.GI26781@x2.net.home> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Karel Zak wrote: > On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 09:32:55PM -0700, Linda A. Walsh wrote: > >> While it works interactively, that leaves out using it when most of the file >> systems are loaded -- how can one specify -no-canonicalize in /etc/fstab? >> > > Why do you want something like this? > ---- Why wouldn't I? > > The option --no-canonicalize has very special purpose (e.g. when > mount. helper calls mount(8)). > The default canonicalization has a very special purpose to the kernel/dm, but it is not necessarily what a user wants to see when they type 'mount'. Is there a reason NOT to give the option to user to display it as they wish, or is there some reason to force the user into using the kernel/lvm internal format?