> biggest problem is the /dev. The easiest Way (but not the most secure=
) is to
> mount a small ramdisk over /dev after the System has booted. IFS or u=
serfs
> can do a good job here, too.
>=20
userfs might be a good idea for /dev, but ifs doesn't work (and hasn't
worked for ages). Well, Linus thinks this IFS thing should be in libc
anyway (hmmm... maybe, Somebody's Gotta Implement That). Personally, a
kernel file system for it would be better (OK, Somebody's Gotta Impleme=
nt
That, too).
> Kernel-bloat. And the folks who dont run with /proc in kernel for
> minimalized systems dount need a /etc/mtab at all. They can simply ha=
rdcode
> mount and unmount (with -n) in the boot/shutdown scripts.
>=20
In fact, the -n should be hardcoded anyway. Or rather, mount+umount cou=
ld
lstat() /etc/mtab, and skip their locking games if it's a symlink.
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