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	Kent on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:42:02 +0800)
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.26-rc4
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From: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:34:07 +0200
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> Perhaps, if we didn't use /etc/mtab anywhere.
> It would make a difference if we could "mount" /proc/mounts onto a file
> such as /etc/mtab and everyone always did that.

That's actually remarkably close to being possible.  Loopback mounts
have already been fixed not to rely on /etc/mtab.  The only major
piece missing is "user" mounts, and there's already a patchset for
that waiting for review by the VFS maintainers.  After that, it's just
a "simple" issue of fixing up all the userspace pieces.  Could be
finished in the next decade, possibly ;)

Miklos
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