Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 24 Jun 2003 17:07:12 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.5.72: follow_mount / follow_link |
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jlnance@unity.ncsu.edu wrote: > On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 08:42:56AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > >>Unfortunately, this is probably the only realistic way to ever get >>working direct mounts, so please don't dismiss it out of hand. >>follow_link on a directory has turned out to be a really useful way of >>doing automounting. > > > Hi Peter, > I have always wondered why direct mounts, as well as things like > /net/host are difficult with Linux. If you have a couple of minutes, > would you explain the problem? Also, do you have any idea how Solaris > does this and is it easier there? >
Oh yes... no, I don't know what Solaris does, although I suspect they had to adjust their VFS to *make* it work (management directive: this shalt work) even if that meant overall performance loss.
If you don't find something in the autofs archives get back to me or corner me on IRC sometime.
-hpa
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