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Diffstat (limited to 'libmount/src/tab.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | libmount/src/tab.c | 13 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libmount/src/tab.c b/libmount/src/tab.c index 1c159b56f..bac6cf87b 100644 --- a/libmount/src/tab.c +++ b/libmount/src/tab.c @@ -210,7 +210,18 @@ int mnt_table_remove_fs(struct libmnt_table *tb, struct libmnt_fs *fs) * @tb: mountinfo file (/proc/self/mountinfo) * @root: returns pointer to the root filesystem (/) * - * Returns: 0 on success or -1 case of error. + * The function uses parent ID from mountinfo file to determine root filesystem + * (the filesystem with the smallest ID). The function is designed mostly for + * applications where is necessary to sort mountpoints by IDs to get the tree + * of the mountpoints (e.g. findmnt default output). + * + * If you're not sure than use + * + * mnt_table_find_target(tb, "/", MNT_ITER_BACKWARD); + * + * this is more robust and usable for arbitrary tab file (including fstab). + * + * Returns: 0 on success or less then zero case of error. */ int mnt_table_get_root_fs(struct libmnt_table *tb, struct libmnt_fs **root) { |