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Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 14:59:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu>
To: Andreas Steinmetz <ast@domdv.de>
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Subject: Re: rootfs exposure in /proc/mounts
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On Sat, 26 Oct 2002, Andreas Steinmetz wrote:

> Maybe I do oversee the obious but:
> 
> can somebody please explain why rootfs is exposed in /proc/mounts (I do 
> mean the "rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0" entry) and if there is a good reason 
> for the exposure?

Mostly the fact that it _is_ mounted and special-casing its removal from
/proc/mounts is more PITA than it's worth.

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