Re: Virtual mounts

From: Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 21 2000 - 12:31:36 EST


On Mon, 21 Feb 2000, Tony Hoyle wrote:

> I had an idea in the bath yesterday :-)
>
> I had the idea of the 'virtual mount'. Basically you mount with -o virtual, and the vfs records
> the mount details, then returns immediately. When the first non-stat operation is done on the mount
> point, the mount actually happens.

Already done (first by Sun, IIRC). RTFM on automounter/amd/autofs

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