> > There's a slight problem with filesystem type representation in fuse > > based filesystems. > > > > >From the kernel's view, there are just two filesystem types: fuse and > > fuseblk. From the user's view there are lots of different filesystem > > types. The user is not even much concerned if the filesystem is fuse > > based or not. > > Yes. Those who are concerned with the fstype and mount like > > mount -t fstype device mountpoint > > apparently expect mount/fstab line like > > device mountpoint fstype ...
The problem with supporting /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs-3g rw,... type syntax in /proc/mounts is that it would add much more complexity to the kernel. The same could be achieved in userspace by teaching the mount utility about special filesystems like ntfs-3g. This patch aims for the minium footprint for a feature, that really doesn't concern the kernel at all. Miklos - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
