Re: rootfs exposure in /proc/mounts

Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Sat, 26 Oct 2002 14:59:39 -0400 (EDT)


On Sat, 26 Oct 2002, Andreas Steinmetz wrote:

> Maybe I do oversee the obious but:
>
> can somebody please explain why rootfs is exposed in /proc/mounts (I do
> mean the "rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0" entry) and if there is a good reason
> for the exposure?

Mostly the fact that it _is_ mounted and special-casing its removal from
/proc/mounts is more PITA than it's worth.

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