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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: rootfs exposure in /proc/mounts
From:       Andreas Steinmetz <ast () domdv ! de>
Date:       2002-10-26 19:12:49
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Alexander Viro wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 26 Oct 2002, Andreas Steinmetz wrote:
> 
> 
>>Maybe I do oversee the obious but:
>>
>>can somebody please explain why rootfs is exposed in /proc/mounts (I do 
>>mean the "rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0" entry) and if there is a good reason 
>>for the exposure?
> 
> 
> Mostly the fact that it _is_ mounted and special-casing its removal from
> /proc/mounts is more PITA than it's worth.
> 
Acceptable but somewhat sad as it confuses e.g. "umount -avt noproc" 
which is somewhat standard in shutdown/reboot scripts (using a softlink 
from /etc/mtab to /proc/mounts).

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