Re: The /tmp and modules_install saga

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 17:46:56 +0100 (BST)


> I don't get it. What can the difference between /tmp be between RH and
> slackware? Sticky flag? Size? Soft link? None of those make any

To safely create /tmp work areas from shell scripts you need the
C program "mktemp" originally from OpenBSD. Not everyone has it

> should not be used for temporary storage. /lib'd be mounted ro on my
> systems if it weren't for the fact that it's on the same partition as

Stop and think a bit. If you cannot write to /lib because its mounted
read only then how the _hell_ are you going to install your new modules
I assure you that make modules_install does not use dd on the raw disk
to sneak them past read only mounts.

> You cannot discount a fix because it won't work on some distributions.

Indeed, but there is no reason to make 50% of the userbase with such
distributions post to linux-kernel for the next 6 months if its not needed

Alan

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