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Re: XFS volume labels

To: Ed McKenzie <eem12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: XFS volume labels
From: Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 13:32:09 -0500
Cc: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: Message from Ed McKenzie <eem12@xxxxxxxxxxx> of "Wed, 04 Apr 2001 14:25:17 EDT." <20010404142517.B1267@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sender: owner-linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I can set XFS volume labels using xfs_admin, but it seems the kernel
> can't mount-by-label (which is how RH7 does things.)  Is this a TODO
> item? If I do a clean install on another machine using the prerelease
> CD, will I have a functional system? :)
> 
> (I've also noticed that some of my ext2 disks no longer
> mount-by-label, even though e2label shows the expected value.)
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> ed


Mount by label is all user space, there is no kernel code involved,
beyond reading data out the block device interface to look for the
magic numbers. You need a version of the mount command with this
support in it for the code to function.

I am using mount-2.10m-6 but I have to admit I have not tried a mount
by label recently.

Steve



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