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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] Namespace inheritance between processes
Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 23:14:20 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <cdf28091b8147cd4e6608c143ecac78b@lilly.quanstro.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <d6ae2485b0a77c30504133351ee5cbeb@9netics.com>

> > Also, a totally random question: It seems like poor ergonomics that
> > one must create empty directories in order to serve as mount points.
> > Why not just allow mounting to names that don't exist yet?
>
> mntgen(4)

linux has the same restriction, and no mntgen.  :-)

- erik



      reply	other threads:[~2016-05-22  6:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-05-21  7:26 Casey Rodarmor
2016-05-21  7:37 ` Casey Rodarmor
2016-05-21  8:49   ` Skip Tavakkolian
2016-05-21 10:01   ` Anthony Martin
2016-05-21 12:06     ` Anthony Martin
2016-05-22  3:01       ` Casey Rodarmor
2016-05-22  5:28         ` Skip Tavakkolian
2016-05-22  6:14           ` erik quanstrom [this message]

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