Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-26,: Re: [patch] Remove the magic entries from /proc/mounts

# Re: [patch] Remove the magic entries from /proc/mounts

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
Fri, 30 Jun 2000 13:20:12 -0700

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Erik Andersen wrote:
>
> > You have to filter out the "magicness" of these entries, not the
> > string "none".
>
> Hmm. How about these heuristics instead?
>

Not good. ramfs can be root legitimately.

-hpa

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