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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH] add filesystem subtype support
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> > There's a slight problem with filesystem type representation in fuse
> > based filesystems.
> >
> > >From the kernel's view, there are just two filesystem types: fuse and
> > fuseblk. From the user's view there are lots of different filesystem
> > types. The user is not even much concerned if the filesystem is fuse
> > based or not.
>
> Yes. Those who are concerned with the fstype and mount like
>
> mount -t fstype device mountpoint
>
> apparently expect mount/fstab line like
>
> device mountpoint fstype ...

The problem with supporting

/dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs-3g rw,...

type syntax in /proc/mounts is that it would add much more complexity
to the kernel. The same could be achieved in userspace by teaching
the mount utility about special filesystems like ntfs-3g.

This patch aims for the minium footprint for a feature, that really
doesn't concern the kernel at all.

Miklos
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