Removing the second paragraph from the x-* entry in favor of a "since util-linux v2.30" parenthetical. While the motivation for the userspace storage is interesting, it's covered in more detail in the 0a14cc8b (libmount: revert X-* and x-* meaning, 2016-12-09) commit message. For example, the "keep existing fstab configurations usable" wording I'm removing was a bit confusing, because fstabs using x-* and expecting the options to be preserved in userspace were broken before util-linux v2.30. The clearer language from 0a14cc8b's commit message is: The systemd and dracut users will get the new (=fixed) functionality without a change in fstab configuration. It's not clear to me if there was an earlier version of util-linux that also preserved x-* options. Without that, the existing fstabs using x-* and intending to have the options preserved *become* usable with v2.30; they weren't usable before. Also some minor grammar fixes to the first paragraph. Signed-off-by: W. Trevor King <wking@xxxxxxxxxx> --- sys-utils/mount.8 | 18 +++++++----------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/sys-utils/mount.8 b/sys-utils/mount.8 index d20e35d..2bcb12a 100644 --- a/sys-utils/mount.8 +++ b/sys-utils/mount.8 @@ -1178,17 +1178,13 @@ nor sent to the mount.\fItype\fR helpers nor to the system call. The suggested format is \fBX-\fIappname\fR.\fIoption\fR. .TP .B x-* -The same as \fBX-*\fR options, but stored permanently in the user space. It -means the options are also available for umount or another operations. Note -that maintain mount options in user space is tricky, because it's necessary use -libmount based tools and there is no guarantee that the options will be always -available (for example after a move mount operation or in unshared namespace). - -Note that before util-linux v2.30 the x-* options have not been maintained by -libmount and stored in user space (functionality was the same as have X-* now), -but due to growing number of use-cases (in initrd, systemd etc.) the -functionality have been extended to keep existing fstab configurations usable -without a change. +The same as \fBX-*\fR options, but (since util-linux v2.30) stored +permanently in the user space. Storing the options means they are +also available for umount and other operations. Note that maintaining +mount options in user space is tricky, because it's necessary use +libmount-based tools and there is no guarantee that the options will +be always available (for example after a move mount operation or in an +unshared namespace). .TP .BR X-mount.mkdir [ = \fImode\fR ] Allow to make a target directory (mountpoint). The optional argument -- 2.1.0.60.g85f0837 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
