[Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Bug#418445: Bug#418445: Bug#418445: initscripts: please mount debugfs on boot

[Bas Zoetekouw]

Hi Petter!

You wrote:

> > I'm not sure I really like that solution though, as debugfs is a
> > generic kernel feature and not specific to blktrace afaik.  As the
> > kernel developers put it: "In principle, it is the same as /proc,
> > just with the explicit information that binary compatibility will
> > never be a goal" [1].  So I would find it most natural to do the
> > mounting alongside with mounting /sys and /proc.
> 
> I got no hard feeling either way, apart from keeping the complexity of
> the initscripts scripts down.  But I notice from [1] that it state
> that the debugfs is intended for kernel developers.  This is quite
> different from sys and proc, which is intended for everyday use.  Did
> I misunderstand something?

No that's mostly right I guess.  It's still a generic interface though.

> Also, can you verify that it is possible to enable the debugfs by
> adding a line in /etc/fstab or not?

Putting it in fstab works fine in principle.  Still, I would find that a
less optimal solution than just mounting it by default.  Would it really
complicate the initscript so much to just mount an extra fs?

Best regards, 
Bas.

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