Specify discouraged paths for mount points
Metadata
Current evaluation
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.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: Maintainer @lengau explicitly acknowledged the request (2025-09-17) as 'a good idea' but noted it requires research to determine an appropriate list of discouraged paths. The issue is triaged with labels, has an internal Jira ticket (CHARMCRAFT-646), and the docs file still lacks the suggested guidance. Inactivity is ~6 months, not yet at the threshold for closing, and the work is scoped but pending research.
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
17.5
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
82
Support Request:
10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
17.5
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. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
65
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
0
|
keep open | Documentation update to discourage specific paths for storage mount points in charmcraft.yaml. Currently triaged and under discussion. Requires research to finalize the list of discouraged paths before implementation. |
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