Re: [PATCH] 2.5.72: follow_mount / follow_link

[H. Peter Anvin]

[e-mail] wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 08:42:56AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 
> 
>>Unfortunately, this is probably the only realistic way to ever get
>>working direct mounts, so please don't dismiss it out of hand.
>>follow_link on a directory has turned out to be a really useful way of
>>doing automounting.
> 
> 
> Hi Peter,
>     I have always wondered why direct mounts, as well as things like
> /net/host are difficult with Linux.  If you have a couple of minutes,
> would you explain the problem?  Also, do you have any idea how Solaris
> does this and is it easier there?
> 

It's a pretty long lecture, and I have had it enough time that I'm not
really keen on repeating it every time anyone asks.  Look at the
archives of the autofs mailing list on linux.kernel.org.

	-hpa