Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 13 May 2001 07:21:25 -0700 (PDT) | From | Gerhard Mack <> | Subject | Re: mount /dev/hdb2 /usr; swapon /dev/hdb2 keeps flooding |
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On Sat, 12 May 2001, Alexander Viro wrote:
> > > On Sun, 13 May 2001, BERECZ Szabolcs wrote: > > > On Sat, 12 May 2001, Alexander Viro wrote: > > > > > - Doctor, it hurts when I do it! > > > - Don't do it, then. > > > > > > Just what behaviour had you expected? > > maybe that I don't have to shutdown? > > I think it's a *bad* behaviour > > Erm... Let me restate: what did you expect to achieve with that? > Swap on device means that all contents of that device is lost. > Mounting fs from device generally means that you don't want the > loss of contents. At least until you unmount the thing. >
Really? Then why do 2.4.x kernels let you mkfs a mounted fs?
Gerhard
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<>< As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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