> Fuzzy Fox writes:
> > H. Peter Anvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > The problem is that almost everything that browses does both a
> > > readdir() and a stat(); the readdir() is easy but keeping the stat()
> > > from mounting the filesystem is really, really hard...
> >
> > In my experience with other automounters, that's how they work. If you
> > stat() the mount-point, the filesystem is mounted. I don't see it as a
> > problem; just the cost of doing business. :)
>
> There may be no need to worry. This trickery with stat(2) is only an
> issue if the mount point appears in a readdir(2), which in turn would
> happen if you hacked around with symlinks. If "fakes" are used, we can
> get around that. Alternatively, if overloading the dentry lookup
> method is used, it may also not be a problem.
>
Well, it's definitely something to think about.
-hpa
