On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 08:42:54PM +0100, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Karel Zak <kzak@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Miklos would be possible to fix kernel to accept MS_REC for
> > MS_REMOUNT|MS_BIND|MS_RDONLY operation? Please.
>
> I really hate the current mount(2) API. It's a gigantic hack, and it's
We all hate it, but we have to use it every day..
> nearing the end of its life anyway due to flags running out.
well, the current problem with MS_REC is just one small inconsistence
in the current MS_REMOUNT|MS_BIND semantic. It would be really nice
to fix it now.
> So instead of adding more hacks, I think it would be better to think
> about adding a couple of syscalls that have clearly defined semantics.
Yes, but it's (very) long term goal...
Karel
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