Re: "dynamic" fstab

[iMil <imil%home.imil.net@localhost>]

> I use "from_mount" in the fs_spec column of /etc/fstab.  This is documented 
> in mount(8), but not in fstab(5).  /etc/rc.d/fsck_root does not know how to 
> deal with that, but I have an unusual setup and use "0" in the fs_passno 
> column to suppress fsck_root.

Yes I actually use 0 for fs_passno anyway as the rw mount forbids fsck
to check the root fs.

> I'd suggest modifying /etc/rc.d/fsck_root to look for fs_spec="from_mount" 
> flag, and use sysctl kern.root_device in that case.  It does not have to edit 
> /etc/fstab; it just has to pass the correct device name to fsck(8).  We 
> could/should also modify fsck(8) to understand fs_spec="from_mount".

ha! that's cleaner indeed, thanks for the hint :)

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