Specify discouraged paths for mount points
Metadata
Current evaluation
Triaged documentation enhancement to warn against unsuitable filesystem storage mount paths; guidance remains absent and maintainers say research is needed to define the list.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: The issue is triaged, labeled as a documentation enhancement, and explicitly acknowledged by @lengau as a good idea. The current reference and generated schema descriptions still omit warnings, but the exact discouraged paths require research before the documentation can be updated.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
11
Complexity:
42
Confidence:
92
Actionability:
66
Issue body
### Request type
Enhancement
### What needs to get done
It would be handy if we provided some additional insight about storage locations, specifically discouraging some location.
```yaml
storage:
# ...
# (Optional) The mount location for filesystem stores. For multi-stores
# the location acts as the parent directory for each mounted store.
location: <location>
```
For example, we could say
> Do not use `/charm` or `/tmp` for the location.
### Documentation location
https://canonical-charmcraft.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/stable/reference/files/charmcraft-yaml-file/#storage
### Additional information
_No response_
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
11
Complexity:
42
Confidence:
92
Actionability:
66
|
keep open | Triaged documentation enhancement to warn against unsuitable filesystem storage mount paths; guidance remains absent and maintainers say research is needed to define the list. | |
| ~deepseek/deepseek-pro-latest |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
13
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
78
Actionability:
60
|
keep open | Documentation enhancement to discourage certain mount-point paths (e.g. /charm, /tmp) for the storage.location field. Triaged; maintainer agrees but notes research is needed to determine a good list. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
13
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
70
Actionability:
60
|
keep open | Documentation enhancement to discourage certain mount point paths in storage.location field | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
18
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
82
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Docs enhancement to add discouraged mount paths (e.g. /charm, /tmp) to the storage location reference. Triaged, acknowledged by maintainer as a good idea requiring research, no progress since Sep 2025. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
60
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
0
|
keep open | Enhancement request to document discouraged mount paths for storage locations. Triaged and acknowledged by a maintainer, but currently paused pending research to determine appropriate paths. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
0
|
keep open | Documentation enhancement to specify discouraged mount point paths for storage configuration. Currently triaged and awaiting maintainer research to determine appropriate paths. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
60
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
0
|
keep open | Enhancement to document discouraged mount point paths in charmcraft.yaml. Triaged and acknowledged by a maintainer, but paused pending research into suitable paths. |
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Related To:
CHARMCRAFT#646
(confidence 98%)
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