On 12/03/2013 03:35 PM, Pádraig Brady wrote: > On 11/22/2013 01:52 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote: >> On 11/12/2013 07:45 AM, Bernhard Voelker wrote: >>> Isn't that what the findmnt(8) command achieves with >>> the -S,--source option, i.e. it's not only about dereferencing >>> per se but rather telling the tool that we're searching for >>> the source of a mount instead of the target? >>> >>> Therefore, I think making the changes in get_point() is abusing the >>> semantics of that function. Instead, get_disk() should be enhanced >>> in a similar way as in get_point() via canonicalize_file_name(). >> >> Makes sense. >> >>> Another question is if such behavior could/should be made the default >>> or if a new option has to be introduced. >> >> I'd make it default to dereference. No new options needed I think. > > This would be appropriate for the imminent release I think. > I'll have a look later if you've no time.
That would have been the next item I planned to work on, but if you're in a hurry for the snapshot release, then I'm also fine if you do it. So the question is: when would you like to do the release? Have a nice day, Berny
