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Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] rbind across namespaces
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From: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu> Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 07:43:41 +0200
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> FWIW, all this stuff has already been done and posted here. > > Detachable chunks of vfsmounts: > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=109872862003192&w=2 > > 'Soft' reference counts for manipulating vfsmounts without pinning them > down: > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=109872797030644&w=2
I think this might just interest Jamie Lokier. He had a very similar poposal recently, but without reference to this patch, so I guess he wasn't aware of it.
> Referencing vfsmounts in userspace using a file descriptor: > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=109871948812782&w=2
Why not just use /proc/PID/fd/FD?
> walking mountpoints in userspace: > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=109875012510262&w=2
Is this needed? Userspace can find out mountpoints from /proc/mounts (or something similar for detached trees).
> attaching mountpoints in userspace: > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=109875063100111&w=2
Again, bind from/to /proc/PID/fd/FD should work without any new interfaces.
> detaching mountpoints in userspace: > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=109880051800963&w=2
What's wrong with sys_umount()?
> getting info from a vfsmount: > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=109875135030473&w=2
/proc or /sys should do fine for this purpose I think.
I agree, that having "floating trees" could be useful, but I don't see the point of adding new interfaces to support it.
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