stop ignoring initramfs in df ?

Denis Vlasenko vda.linux at googlemail.com
Wed Feb 14 20:51:39 UTC 2007


On Wednesday 14 February 2007 14:00, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> so i started to add a df build option, "ignore initramfs mount", that would 
> control the hardcoded filter in df.c for the "rootfs" mount ... idea being 
> that in embedded/bootable systems, it is common to run right out of the 
> initramfs rather than switching over to a "normal" root
> 
> however, i cant decide whether this warrants an actual build option ... the 
> trade offs are that in the desktop case, you'd never want to see the rootfs 
> output ... but does controlling literally 2 lines of code offset this ?

I don't know what is a rationale for hiding that. It _is_ mounted there, right?
So why we are lying to user that it isn't there?

In my opinion we should just remove this feature.
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