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SubjectRe: tmpfs disabled in .config but in /proc/filesystems
On Fri, 5 Oct 2007, Hugh Dickins wrote:

> On Fri, 5 Oct 2007, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:
> > Am I running crazy here (some 2.6.23-rc6-ish)?
> >
> > $ zcat /proc/config.gz | grep TMPFS
> > # CONFIG_TMPFS is not set
> > $ grep tmpfs /proc/filesystems
> > nodev tmpfs
>
> tmpfs (mm/shmem.c) is used by the kernel to support shared memory
> of various kinds even when CONFIG_TMPFS is not set. But only when
> CONFIG_TMPFS=y can users mount a tmpfs as a fully capable filesystem.
> Confusing, yes: sorry for putting the fear of craziness upon you.

Oops, sorry, now I remember reading about this... As a matter of fact, the
presence in /proc/filesystem - was it a deliberate decision, or
technically preferrable or a mistake? Wouldn't it be more logical to
completely hide it from the user then?

Thanks
Guennadi
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