Re: [PATCH] cleanup in fs/super.c (do_kern_mount())

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On Mon, 3 Sep 2001 Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote:

> From: Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu>
>
> New helper function: do_kern_mount() (aka. kern_mount() donw right).
>
> +#define MS_NOUSER (1<<31)
>
> But you introduce a new, undocumented, mount flag?

"if you have that in ->s_flags - never attach it to any user-visible
mountpoint".

> On the other hand, if you think this bit is also useful from
> user space, then the use should be documented.)

See above. No, it's not useful for userland ;-) For internal use,
OTOH...

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