>> I'm not sure whether this is a bug or expected behavior. >> Suppose I create a "looped" bind mount situation as follows. >> >> # mkdir test >> # touch test/foo >> # mkdir bindtest >> # touch bindtest/bar >> # mkdir bindtest/test >> # mount --bind test/ bindtest/test/ >> # ls bindtest/test/ >> foo >> # mount --bind bindtest/ test/ > >This mounts the bindtest/ tree on test/ _without_ copying the mount >points which are found on subtrees. This is necessary to avoid loops >in the filesystem (bind mounts are somewhat like hardlinks on >directories, just without the headaches).
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