# Re: \[RFC iproute2\] netns: add mounting state file for each netns

- From: Alexander Aring \<hidden\>
- Date: 2019-07-02 05:36:56 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2019/07/11141027
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2019/06/11140824/t.md

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Hi Matteo,

On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 09:29:33PM +0200, Matteo Croce wrote:
> When ip creates a netns, there is a small time interval between the
> placeholder file creation in NETNS_RUN_DIR and the bind mount from /proc.
> 
> Add a temporary file named .mounting-$netns which gets deleted after the
> bind mount, so watching for delete event matching the .mounting-* name
> will notify watchers only after the bind mount has been done.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matteo Croce <redacted>

thanks for working on it and making my mess better!
Would be nice to have it upstream.

- Alex
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