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Date:      Sat, 13 Jul 2013 15:25:25 -0700
From:      Kirk McKusick <mckusick@mckusick.com>
To:        Robert Millan <rmh@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-fs@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Compatibility options for mount(8) 
Message-ID:  <201307132225.r6DMPP7p002100@chez.mckusick.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAOfDtXM958BXberg=N-Pt4H9Z3AF%2BA3MV02sMWFkCSTQXqi%2Bnw@mail.gmail.com>

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> Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 23:42:29 +0200
> From: Robert Millan <rmh@freebsd.org>
> To: Kirk McKusick <mckusick@mckusick.com>
> Subject: Re: Compatibility options for mount(8)
> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org
> 
> 2013/7/11 Kirk McKusick <mckusick@mckusick.com>:
> 
> > I am fine with your proposed addition. I would favor changing the
> > manual page from
> >
> > +For compatibility with some other implementations; this flag is
> >
> > to
> >
> > +For compatibility with some Linux implementations; this flag is
> >
> > as it is (primarily) Linux compatibility and also reflects the comment
> > that you have added in the code.
> 
> Well I'm not sure. There's only one implementation I'm aware of that
> accepts -n, the one in the Linux version of mount (i.e. the mount
> program from util-linux package).
> 
> If we want to be more precise we could investigate, but I think it's
> overkill. It doesn't hurt to be vague on this IMHO.
> 
> If you don't mind, I'd leave this with "some other" as initially
> proposed by Jeremy.
> 
> --
> Robert Millan
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OK to leave it.

	Kirk McKusick



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