Thanks for your response. But, hold up. I demonstrated a(n apparently) valid use case, shared links where other people have hit this problem over the years, and proposed an implementation accommodating it (which I'm using in a patched/forked version of `util-linux`, currently). Since the requested change would allow for subtypes to include `.` in addition to [a-zA-Z0-9_]* I don't see a theoretical restriction (even if the implementation as proposed is unacceptable as-is based on style or unforeseen edge cases). Users want to use `.` in subtypes, it's backward-compatible, it doesn't violate any documentation/guarantee (as far as I can tell) and a working solution has been provided. What's the rationale for prohibiting this use case? Thank you. On Thu, Aug 22, 2024, 07:09 Miklos Szeredi <miklos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon, 5 Aug 2024 at 11:49, Karel Zak <kzak@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > Hi John, > > > > On Thu, Aug 01, 2024 at 11:16:30AM GMT, John Rinehart wrote: > > > `util-linux` seems to fail to handle a use case that users like me seem to > > > be hitting with some frequency. The issue is around > > > https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/blob/86b6684e7a215a0608bd130371bd7b3faae67aca/libmount/src/context.c#L2115-L2121 > > > and seems rooted in the fact that `util-linux` operates on `type` where > > > type is always of the form <a>.<b> but where <b> is apparently assumed to > > > not contain Unicode U+002E (ASCII 2E): '.' ("dotless"). I say it "appears > > > to assume" this since the logic which appears to remove the subtype does so > > > by using `strrchr`, which addresses only the last period in the `helper` > > > string. If the `subtype`, itself, has a U+002E character then this won't > > > remove the subtype. > > > > > > As an example, if `helper` looks like > > > `path/name.type./subtype/path/with/a.period` then the modified `helper` > > > after `strrchr` will look like `path/name.type./subtype/path/with/a` > > > instead of the apparently-intended `path/name.type`. > > > > the convention for filesystem names is (was): > > > > <type>[.<subtype>] > > > > For example, for the "mount" helper, it is: > > > > /path/mount.<type>[.<subtype>] > > > > I believe it is acceptable for the "path" to contain dots (or any > > other characters). The important thing is the last segment of the path > > (e.g. /mount.<type>[.<subtype>]). We should not be concerned with > > anything else besides the last segment. > > > > It is strange to assume that <subtype> can also contain path-like > > segments and dots. It seems like someone may want to use <subtype> to > > encode additional information ... > > > > Miklos (CC:), what is your opinion? Is it correct to assume that <subtype> > > is whatever? > > We can assume that subtype is just [a-zA-Z0-9_]*, I think. > > Thanks, > Miklos > > > > > > > Karel > > > > > > > This crops up for users like me because I use NixOS which is a store-based > > > Linux operating system using paths like: > > > ``` > > > $ readlink -f $(which s3fs) > > > > > > /nix/store/xwbx0fbg65ml2qjl86p9p2w58kghqn8r-s3fs-fuse-1.94/bin/s3fs > > > ``` > > > (So, paths like `/nix/store/<hash>-<name>-<version>/bin/<cmd>`). `version` > > > is usually a dot-delimited string like `1.23`. > > > > > > I've generated a patch which seems to ameliorate this behavior. It's > > > attached (sorry if attachments are not the way to go with this mailing > > > list, specifically, or mailing lists, generally - this is my first time > > > submitting a patch to a mailing list). The logic is simple, but it > > > basically iterates through all possible substrings according to the number > > > of U+002E characters in the `type` string. It's a more generic form of the > > > logic already present, but it's a little heavy-handed. Happy with any and > > > all changes which preserve the apparently-corrected behavior. > > > > > > Please let me know if I should make any changes or if a change like this > > > won't be accepted for some reason or if I'm misunderstanding the > > > problem/solution. > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > Cf. > > > 1. https://discourse.nixos.org/t/how-to-setup-s3fs-mount/6283/5 > > > 2. https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/46529#issuecomment-655536831 > > > > > > -- John Rinehart > > > > > > > > -- > > Karel Zak <kzak@xxxxxxxxxx> > > http://karelzak.blogspot.com > >
