[PATCH] nologin: new applet.

Harald Becker ralda at gmx.de
Fri Nov 4 16:48:49 UTC 2011


>>> And a standalone file takes minimum 4k of disk space
>> Ok that's a true argument. As an optional applet the real disk space
>> used may be less with the binary version. Depends on the usage.
> Depends on the filesystem. Some are optimized for minimizing storage
> size.

That is why I called it "depends on usage", with initramfs and reiserfs
in mind. ... but not all times you can use such file systems. In cases
where you are stuck on standard ext2/3/4 file systems without trunk
merging the binary versions could be more space efficient. That's why I
called it "optional", let the system implementer decide. IMHO.

--
Harald


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