Hello Alejandro,
On Mon, Dec 05, 2022 at 02:18:19PM +0100, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> On 12/5/22 13:38, Jakub Wilk wrote:
> > * Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>, 2022-12-04 15:06:
> > > > > > Issue: mount point I<B> → mount I<B>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Here, I<B> is the destination mount, and I<b> is a subdirectory path under"
> > > > > > "the mount point I<B>. The propagation type of the resulting mount, I<B/b>,"
> > > > > > "follows the same rules as for a bind mount, where the propagation type of"
> > > > > > "the source mount is considered always to be private."
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm not sure about this one. If we change that wording, I'd
> > > > > like to make sure we don't lose any details in the
> > > > > information. Please CC any related kernel developers, and
> > > > > suggest them review the documentation for more consistent
> > > > > language.
> > > >
> > > > Until recently, there was "mount point" used all over this man
> > > > pages. This was changed to "mount" in one of the previous
> > > > release of man pages.
> > >
> > > I didn't know that; please point to the commit that did that.
> >
> > Probably this one:
> >
> > commit 8c9a82742976dc98578338ef886776f06c0ab3f2
> > Author: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: 2021-08-18 01:34:54 +0200
> > mount_namespaces.7: Terminology clean-up: "mount point" ==> "mount"
> > Many times, this page use the terminology "mount point", where
> > "mount" would be better. A "mount point" is the location at which
> > a mount is attached. A "mount" is an association between a
> > filesystem and a mount point.
> > Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Both terms are valid, but they have different meanings.
> >
> > (No idea which one is appropriate in the paragraph in question.)
>
>
> Thanks! I also don't know, so I'll leave this as is for now.
So you want me to remind you later on this or should I switch it to
WONTFIX?
Greetings
Helge
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