Darren J Moffat <darrenm at sac.sfbay.sun.com> wrote:
> NOTES
> If the directory on which a file system is to be mounted is
> --- mount_hsfs.man Mon Apr 28 06:57:45 2008
> +++ mount_hsfs.new Mon Apr 28 06:55:09 2008
> @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
> the missing arguments, including the FSType-
> specific_options; see mount(1M) for more details.
>
> + hsfs supports loopback file mounts: see mount(1M).
....
It does not seem to be a good idea to let the incorrect name "loopback file
mounts" taken from Linux leak into many man pages.
The idea has first been implemented on SunOS in 1988 and the correct
naming for what's happening would be something like "emulated block device".
If at all, please use "lofi" to avoid confusion with real loopback mounts
done via "mount -F lofs".
J?rg
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