Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: /proc/mounts "stuff" | From | Chris Meadors <> | Date | Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:42:50 -0500 |
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On Tue, 2004-02-24 at 16:34, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > Linux version 2.2.24 (actually since pivot-root), have a > problem with what's in /proc/mounts vs. what's written > to /etc/mtab when mounting file-systems.
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> On that system /dev/root doesn't even exist! > Neither does rootfs in any accessible way. Therefore, > the shutdown routine(s) that read /proc/mounts will > fail, leaving improperly dismounted volumes. Basically, > if I execute `init 0` from the console, everything's > fine, but executing 'reboot' from a network connection > will result in a long fsucking startup. > > I think the two unusable entries should not show in > /proc/mounts, > rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0 > /dev/root / ext2 rw 0 0 > That would fix the problem because there is no way to > umount either of them. Try it, `umount rootfs` returns > ENOENT as does `umount /dev/root'`.
I have been considering making this same post for a while.
I do have a /dev/root (a symlink to my actual root device), and it is no better. At shutdown/reboot time rootfs is still tried to be umounted and fails leaving me with a dirty root at the next boot.
-- Chris
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