#356 NORM Future : Problems with /etc/mtab

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#356: Problems with /etc/mtab
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  Reporter:  dwmw2   |       Owner:  wmb at firmworks.com                
      Type:  defect  |      Status:  new                              
  Priority:  normal  |   Milestone:  Future Release                   
 Component:  distro  |     Version:  Development build as of this date
Resolution:          |    Keywords:                                   
  Verified:  1       |  
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Comment(by bernie):

 To handle the loopback mounts gracefully, the last remaining reason why
 /etc/mtab has to be a real file instead of a symlink to /proc/mounts.

 So we came up with a scheme involving the automatic cleanup of loopback
 devices associated with the loop mounts:

  * kernel patch by dwmw2 posted to lkml
  * userspace patch by me to util-linux-ng maintainer

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Ticket URL: <https://dev.laptop.org/ticket/356#comment:7>
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