Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:18:09 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper <gcooper@FreeBSD.org> To: Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt@mac.com> Cc: "freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Arch" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: RFC: root mount enhancement (round 2) Message-ID: <AANLkTimXJ7m8UbMn5%2BuZRbsk9cCwh3CVRFGC-SQY88q=@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <34EF2360-1B68-4E0C-8CCE-409CE141D0B8@mac.com> References: <34EF2360-1B68-4E0C-8CCE-409CE141D0B8@mac.com>
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On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt@mac.com> wrote:
> Summary of round 1:
...
> To re-iterate: the logic is recursive. After mounting some file system
> as root, the kernel will follow the directives in /.mount.conf (if the
> file exists) for remounting the root file system. At each iteration the
> kernel will remount devfs under /dev and remount the current root file
> system under /.mount within the new root file system.
I like the proposal, but like Ed, I do have a concern with
infinite recursion. Should a breadcrumb be added to prevent infinite
recursion with the mounts, or is it game over, egg on your face, if
you create an infinite recursion situation?
Thanks,
-Garrett
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