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author | Mark Hatle <mark.hatle@windriver.com> | 2011-02-03 21:36:21 -0600 |
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committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2011-02-07 16:52:41 +0000 |
commit | d372eadfd3d7105a85b4d227c52538ab4ec3b2eb (patch) | |
tree | c635edc1bc0a803f039d3d1e3f1d13e12ef7b1d0 /meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux-2.17.2 | |
parent | fdb6a23ea0d73994d2ff20b719626b82c65413af (diff) | |
download | openembedded-core-contrib-d372eadfd3d7105a85b4d227c52538ab4ec3b2eb.tar.gz |
util-linux: Add mount lock patch
Add the mount lock patch that moves the lock file from the potentially R/O
/etc, to the R/W /var/lock directory.
This resolves a problem when mounting when / (and /etc) is mounted R/O.
Signed-off-by: Mark Hatle <mark.hatle@windriver.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux-2.17.2')
-rw-r--r-- | meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux-2.17.2/util-linux-ng-2.16-mount_lock_path.patch | 25 |
1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux-2.17.2/util-linux-ng-2.16-mount_lock_path.patch b/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux-2.17.2/util-linux-ng-2.16-mount_lock_path.patch new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8e79d8b5fe --- /dev/null +++ b/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux-2.17.2/util-linux-ng-2.16-mount_lock_path.patch @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +The FHS indicates that /etc must be capable of being mounted R/O. + +The FHS also indicates that lock files belong in /var/lock, and /var must +be R/W as soon as possible during boot. + +This patch moves the mtab lock file from the potentially R/O /etc, to the +R/W /var/lock area. This lock file is used when mounting disks and making +other mount adjustments. The _PATH_MOUNTED_TMP is not adjusted, as failing +to write to this file does not cause any functional limitations. + +(Note, if /etc is R/O, then /etc/mtab should be a symlink to /proc/mounts) + +Signed-off-by: Mark Hatle <mark.hatle@windriver.com> + +--- util-linux-ng-2.16/include/pathnames.h.orig ++++ util-linux-ng-2.16/include/pathnames.h +@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ + # endif + #endif + +-#define _PATH_MOUNTED_LOCK _PATH_MOUNTED "~" ++#define _PATH_MOUNTED_LOCK "/var/lock/mtab~" + #define _PATH_MOUNTED_TMP _PATH_MOUNTED ".tmp" + + #ifndef _PATH_DEV |