Re: Get rid of /etc/mtab ?

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Subject: Re: Get rid of /etc/mtab ?
From: Bernd Eckenfels <lists@lina.inka.de>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 23:35:29 +0200
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On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 02:23:11PM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote:
> This is an old discussion, but we shouldn't be expecting:
> 
>         1) kernel developers to make changes just for us

If they make sence for the usage of /proc/mount it is very reasonable to
asume it will be included in the kernel.

/etc/mtab -> /proc/mounts works perfectly well for most normal systems. The
major problem is loop devices, but this for sure needs fixing in the kernel.

Greetings
Bernd

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