On 04/16/2012 06:31 AM, Denys Vlasenko wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 6:02 AM, Rob Landley <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 04/15/2012 08:19 PM, Denys Vlasenko wrote:
>>> I agree, and I will implement that if util-linux's umount does the same.
>>> Does it?
>>
>> Why on earth would that matter?
> 
> Script compatibility.

Migrating to busybox, sure.  Migrating from busybox: not our problem.

>> + // De-allocate the loop device.  This ioctl should be ignored on
>> + // any non-loop block devices.
>>
>> I really don't understand this deference to the limitations of
>> util-linux.
> 
> I want to avoid people writing scripts which work with busybox
> applets but "mysteriously break" on big distros.

Works with big distros, breaks with busybox: busybox has a problem.

Works with busybox, breaks with big distros: distros have a problem.

Way back when, I was rooting for busybox to _replace_ all those other
packages in general use.

> Your arguments about umount behavior make a lot of sense.
> 
> Does anyone volunteer to talk to util-linux people to make them
> adopt some or all of these proposals?

Did anyone volunteer to talk to Minix to get them to implement ext2?

Rob
-- 
GNU/Linux isn't: Linux=GPLv2, GNU=GPLv3+, they can't share code.
Either it's "mere aggregation", or a license violation.  Pick one.
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