From: =?utf-8?q?R=C3=BCdiger_Meier?= <sweet_f_a@gmx.de>
To: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] libtirpc,rpcbind: move socket from /var/run to /run
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 00:40:33 +0100
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On Thursday 08 December 2011, Tom Gundersen wrote:
> /run is guaranteed to be available and writeable at any time, whereas
> /var might be on a separate partition and hence not available during
> early boot. By moving the socket from /var to /run we are able to use
> rpcbind earlier, which would in particular make a difference in case
> /var is on an nfs mount, something I am currently seeing bug reports
> about.

I don't have /run on any system so IMHO it's not really guaranteed. Does 
it will be created if not existent? I hope not.

cu,
Rudi