Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] private mounts | From | Ram <> | Date | Thu, 28 Apr 2005 12:30:02 -0700 |
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On Thu, 2005-04-28 at 00:00, Miklos Szeredi wrote: > > ok. Generally overmounts are done on the root dentry of the topmost > > vfsmount. But in this case, your patch mounts it on the same dentry > > as that of the private mount. > > > > Essentially I was always under the assertion that 'a dentry can hold > > only one vfsmount'. But invisible mount seem to invalidate that > > assertion. > > You can do that without an invisible mount: > > mkdir /tmp/mnt > mkdir /tmp/dir1 > mkdir /tmp/dir1/subdir1 > mkdir /tmp/dir2 > mkdir /tmp/dir2/subdir2 > > cd /tmp/mnt > mount --bind /tmp/dir1 . > mount --bind /tmp/dir2 . > > Now you have both /tmp/dir1 and /tmp/dir2 rooted at the same dentry.
Ok. got it!. Agreed. great example!
Thanks, RP
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