I just found this list after realizing util-linux forked and writing a nearly
identical patch for util-linux just yesterday to only use the blkid cache when
mounting by label or uuid.

I noticed your patch reads the blkid cache when guessing the filesystem type,
which is the one difference from my patch.  I left that out because the cost
of using libblkid is almost certainly more expensive than simply using the
filesystem detection logic, especially with a large number of devices.  Also,
that way libblkid is used for what it is intended to optimize: caching uuids
and labels to prevent having to scan n**2 devices in order to mount by uuid.

See my test case documented at: http://www.shapor.com/libblkid/, with a link
to the thread on linux-ext4 which I cc'ed the maintainer of util-linux on with
no response (yet).

Its refreshing to see work being done on util-linux with an active mailing
list and some issues with core Linux infrastructure being attended to.  Keep
up the good work!

Regards,
Shapor
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