Timeline for What is meant by mounting a device in Linux?
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| Nov 24, 2023 at 8:41 | comment | added | rahulaga-msft | thinking bit more; mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom is this like telling OS that files under mount point /media/cdrom is associated with FileSystem driver interfaced via device file /dev/cdrom ? | |
| Nov 24, 2023 at 6:04 | comment | added | rahulaga-msft | So far I understand /dev/sdb1 device file provides you with interface to read/write to disks, is this correct ? meaning corresponding device driver would have implemented Open/Read/Write system calls. But when you try accessing file via mount point, then this being normal file should interface with appropriate FileSystem driver for Read/Write system calls. Somehow the role of /dev/sdb1 during I/O operation is not clicking to me given I/O operation would be performed on file available through mount point path ? | |
| Nov 24, 2023 at 6:04 | comment | added | rahulaga-msft | Thanks lot @Gilles'SO-stopbeingevil' !! Am learning lot better from your answers rather following heavy text. | |
| Jun 25, 2023 at 6:20 | comment | added | Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' | @MehdiCharife Mainly because being able to mount a device at a specific location is part of the requirements. This feature is used for all filesystems, not just for removable devices. For example, if you have /home on a separate device, that really has to appear as /home, not as /dev/sdb1. And there's also the root filesystem, which gets mounted in a special way, but there has to be a way to associate / with a filesystem. Also, many filesystems don't have associated device files, but need a mount point anyway. | |
| S Jun 25, 2023 at 6:15 | history | suggested | Mehdi Charife | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Incorporated the answerer explanation from the comments. |
| Jun 24, 2023 at 21:22 | comment | added | Mehdi Charife | @Gilles'SO-stopbeingevil' Why not associate /dev/cdrom directly with the filesystem? Why do you need a new directory for that? | |
| Jun 24, 2023 at 21:20 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Oct 16, 2010 at 20:19 | vote | accept | Renjith G | ||
| Oct 16, 2010 at 20:09 | history | answered | Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' | CC BY-SA 2.5 |