Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 27 Jun 2001 19:19:46 +1200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] User chroot | From | (Chris Wedgwood) |
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On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 09:40:36PM -0400, Alexander Viro wrote:
> You need /dev/zero to get anywhere near the normal behaviour of the > system.
Not commenting on the original patch, I think requiring /dev/zero for a 'usable' system should be considered a [g]libc bug. /dev/zero should be present, but if not, [g]libc should have fall-back mechanisms to deal with things.
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