Re: bin/60383: fssconfig(8): distinguish between taking and loading a snapshot

The following reply was made to PR bin/60383; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Taylor R Campbell <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Cc: 
Subject: Re: bin/60383: fssconfig(8): distinguish between taking and loading a snapshot
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:30:28 +0000

 Would also be nice if creating and mounting a snapshot didn't require
 specifying an fssN device, just like dumping a snapshot with dump(8)
 doesn't require that.
 
 For example, perhaps the interface could look something like:
 
 - Take a snapshot without mounting it:
 
 	# snapfs /home /home/.snap/20260718
 
 - Mount a snapshot:
 
 	# mount -t snapshot /home/.snap/20260718 /mnt
 
 Under the hood, it might be nice if /dev/fss were a cloning device so
 programs could just open("/dev/fss") without having to allocate an
 fssN unit themselves.