stop ignoring initramfs in df ?

[Rob Landley]

On Wednesday 14 February 2007 8:00 am, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> so i started to add a df build option, "ignore initramfs mount", that would 
> control the hardcoded filter in df.c for the "rootfs" mount ... idea being 
> that in embedded/bootable systems, it is common to run right out of the 
> initramfs rather than switching over to a "normal" root
> 
> however, i cant decide whether this warrants an actual build option ... the 
> trade offs are that in the desktop case, you'd never want to see the rootfs 
> output ... but does controlling literally 2 lines of code offset this ?

Look at the df I did in toybox.  I filter out overmounts (which hides 
initramfs if something's mounted over it but doesn't treat it specially), and 
I filter out mount points that have a total capacity (not free space) of zero 
(which nukes things like /proc and /sys).

> -mike

Rob
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