Ian Kent wrote:
>
> To fit in with the existing framework I would need to require the entire
> map returned for a NULL key.
>
That's correct.
>
>>And of course autofs needs to deal with the consequences of the map
>>changing underneath it.
>
> I normally reread the map and try again on lookup failure. There is the
> HUP signal to do a manual map reread.
>
A better option is probably to update periodically. You still need to
be able to handle query of a mount point that you don't know about
(might have appeared anew) or a mount point you thought exist not being
found.
-hpa
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