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Diffstat (limited to 'meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux-2.17.2/util-linux-ng-2.16-mount_lock_path.patch')
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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 |