Re: OK to mount multiple FS in one dir?

Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Sun, 25 Feb 2001 01:08:04 -0500 (EST)


On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Wakko Warner wrote:

> > > > I found I could mount three partitions on /mnt
> > >
> > > Yes. New feature, appeared in the 2.4.0test series, or shortly before.
>
> I have a question, why was this idea even considered?

Direct request from HPA. Autofs can win from having that (mounting
atop of mountpoint). I'd rather live without that stuff, but back then it
looked like an OK idea - we could do that. There is a better solution for
original problem, but...

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