Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 9 Mar 2001 14:25:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 9 Mar 2001 14:25:40 -0500 Received: from hera.cwi.nl ([192.16.191.8]:36533 "EHLO hera.cwi.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 9 Mar 2001 14:25:33 -0500 Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 20:23:43 +0100 (MET) From: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl Message-Id: To: mikeg@wen-online.de, viro@math.psu.edu Subject: Re: Ramdisk (and other) problems with 2.4.2 Cc: aeb@veritas.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, root@chaos.analogic.com Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Andries, comments? > remount > Attempt to change the mount flags of > already-mounted file system. This is commonly > used to make a readonly file system writeable. Yes. But maybe "mount flags" is too narrow? It is up to the filesystem what precisely it does. What about remount Attempt to remount an already-mounted file system. This is commonly used to change the mount flags for a file system, especially to make a readonly file system writeable. It does not change device or mount point. ? Andries - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/