On Wed Oct 25, 2000 at 12:16:40PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Erik Andersen wrote:
> > 
> > On Wed Oct 25, 2000 at 11:43:02AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > >
> > > There is another good reason to ditch /etc/mtab: as a static file, it
> > 
> > And it is supposed to be writable though it lives in /etc.  It should live
> > in /var.  Has the LSB ever gotten around to addressing this wart?
> > This is a pita for embedded systems...
> > 
> 
> /var doesn't work either, because it may not be available at boot.

Another good reason for fixing /proc/mounts or using /dev/mounts...

 -Erik

--
Erik B. Andersen   email:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--This message was written using 73% post-consumer electrons--
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Reply via email to