Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] init-install*: /etc/mtab make a link rather than a copy

2016-07-29 Thread Khem Raj
> On Jul 29, 2016, at 3:17 AM, Belal, Awais wrote: > >>> On Jul 28, 2016, at 1:49 AM, Awais Belal wrote: >>> >>> Using a copy would only make management of devices erroneous >>> and makes the system unstable in some scenarios as tools will >>> have to manipulate both files separately. A link e

Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] init-install*: /etc/mtab make a link rather than a copy

2016-07-29 Thread Belal, Awais
init-install*: /etc/mtab make a link rather than a copy On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 1:49 AM, Awais Belal wrote: > Using a copy would only make management of devices erroneous > and makes the system unstable in some scenarios as tools will > have to manipulate both files separately. A link ensur

Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] init-install*: /etc/mtab make a link rather than a copy

2016-07-29 Thread Belal, Awais
>> On Jul 28, 2016, at 1:49 AM, Awais Belal wrote: >> >> Using a copy would only make management of devices erroneous >> and makes the system unstable in some scenarios as tools will >> have to manipulate both files separately. A link ensures that >> both files /proc/mounts and /etc/mtab will have

Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] init-install*: /etc/mtab make a link rather than a copy

2016-07-28 Thread Andre McCurdy
On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 1:49 AM, Awais Belal wrote: > Using a copy would only make management of devices erroneous > and makes the system unstable in some scenarios as tools will > have to manipulate both files separately. A link ensures that > both files /proc/mounts and /etc/mtab will have the s

Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] init-install*: /etc/mtab make a link rather than a copy

2016-07-28 Thread Khem Raj
> On Jul 28, 2016, at 1:49 AM, Awais Belal wrote: > > Using a copy would only make management of devices erroneous > and makes the system unstable in some scenarios as tools will > have to manipulate both files separately. A link ensures that > both files /proc/mounts and /etc/mtab will have the

[OE-core] [PATCH] init-install*: /etc/mtab make a link rather than a copy

2016-07-28 Thread Awais Belal
Using a copy would only make management of devices erroneous and makes the system unstable in some scenarios as tools will have to manipulate both files separately. A link ensures that both files /proc/mounts and /etc/mtab will have the same information at all times and this is how it is handled on