[Linux-cachefs] Re: [PATCH 0/7] Permit filesystem local caching and NFS superblock sharing [try #13]

[Ian Kent]

On Wed, 2006-09-06 at 14:24 +0100, David Howells wrote:
> Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust at fys.uio.no> wrote:
> 
> > It really doesn't matter whether there is a symlink or not. automounters
> > should _not_ be trying to create directories on any filesystem other
> > than the autofs filesystem itself.
> 
> Yes, I agree.

Not really.

What about multiple recursive bind mounts?
What about the initial directory for the autofs mount itself?

What about the case where a admin expects autofs to create these
directories for map entries that have multiple offsets.

As I've said before in version 5 I'm saying that it is a requirement
that the the directories already exist in this case but in version 4
people may have become accustomed to this behavior and right or wrong
this type of change shouldn't be made without warning to the users or
possibly not made at all.

Ian