#356 NORM V1.1: 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:  V1.1                             
 Component:  distro  |     Version:  Development build as of this date
Resolution:          |    Keywords:                                   
  Verified:  1       |  
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Comment(by wmb at firmworks.com):

 I did some research on this issue.  Here is the best explanation that I
 found:

 http://onesis.org/oneSIS-manual/node33.html

 If we keep mtab in /etc, the disadvantage is a fair amount of unnecessary
 JFFS2 filesystem traffic.  If we make /etc/mtab a symlink to /proc/mounts,
 the disadvantage is that umounting a loopback device will not
 automatically free /dev/loopN.

 I vote for doing the symlink.

 But I am not in a position to actually make the change, because I don't
 own that part of the system.

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