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Date: Sat, 27 May 1995 17:48:33 +0400 (GMT+0400)
From: Anthony Graphics <agl@mac.glas.apc.org>
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To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: mount "features"
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On Sat, 27 May 1995, Bruce Evans wrote:

> Date: Sat, 27 May 1995 06:28:16 +1000
> From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
> To: agl@redline.ru, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org
> Subject: Re: mount "features"
> 
> >mount /dev/fd0 /mnt
> >(on the write protected floppy) Well, getting tons of errors from the kernel,
> >ok
> 
> Mount (rw) and open ([r]w) don't check for writability.  The mount succeeds
> and you get errors later.
Nope, mount after this step shows that floppy is _not_ mounted:
if it was mounted I won't be posting here.
> 
> >mount -r /dev/fd0 /mnt
> >/dev/fd0 on /mnt: Device busy
> >:-0
> 
> The device is apparently still mounted.
See above.
> 
> >mount -r /dev/fd0.1440 /mnt
> >ok :-0
> 
> In FreeBSD, you can mount multiple times at the same mount point.  Each
> mount gives another layer that hides the previous layer if the default
> mount options are used.  fd0.1440 is different from fd0 as far as mount
> can tell, so the mount is permitted.
> 
Sure thing but note that first mount _failed_
It is not a problem however: there are surely more important things
left to do, still I'm curious a bit
AGL
> Bruce
>