--- util-linux-2.13-pre6/mount/mount.c	2005-08-14 11:16:33.000000000 -0400
+++ util-linux-2.13-pre6-new/mount/mount.c	2006-03-18 00:25:50.000000000 -0500
@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ struct opt_map {
 #define MS_GROUP	0x08000000
 #define MS_COMMENT	0x00020000
 #define MS_LOOP		0x00010000
+#define MS_BG		0x04000000
 
 /* Options that we keep the mount system call from seeing.  */
-#define MS_NOSYS	(MS_NOAUTO|MS_USERS|MS_USER|MS_COMMENT|MS_LOOP)
+#define MS_NOSYS	(MS_NOAUTO|MS_USERS|MS_USER|MS_COMMENT|MS_LOOP|MS_BG)
 
 /* Options that we keep from appearing in the options field in the mtab.  */
 #define MS_NOMTAB	(MS_REMOUNT|MS_NOAUTO|MS_USERS|MS_USER)
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ static const struct opt_map opt_map[] = 
   { "comment",	0, 0, MS_COMMENT},	/* fstab comment only (kudzu,_netdev)*/
 
   /* add new options here */
+  { "bg",	1, 0, MS_BG	},	/* fork this mount into the background */
 #ifdef MS_NOSUB
   { "sub",	0, 1, MS_NOSUB	},	/* allow submounts */
   { "nosub",	0, 0, MS_NOSUB	},	/* don't allow submounts */
@@ -791,6 +793,7 @@ try_mount_one (const char *spec0, const 
   const char *loopdev = 0, *loopfile = 0;
   struct stat statbuf;
   int nfs_mount_version = 0;	/* any version */
+  pid_t pid = -1;
 
   /* copies for freeing on exit */
   const char *opts1, *spec1, *node1, *types1, *extra_opts1;
@@ -850,28 +853,41 @@ retry_nfs:
 
   block_signals (SIG_BLOCK);
 
-  if (!fake)
-    mnt5_res = guess_fstype_and_mount (spec, node, &types, flags & ~MS_NOSYS,
-				       mount_opts);
+  if (!fake) {
+    /* Don't bother checking if fork failed because if it does, we will just
+     * act as if MS_BG was not specified in the first place */
+    if (flags & MS_BG)
+      pid = fork();
+    if (pid == -1 || pid == 0)
+      mnt5_res = guess_fstype_and_mount (spec, node, &types, flags & ~MS_NOSYS,
+				         mount_opts);
+  }
 
   if (fake || mnt5_res == 0) {
       /* Mount succeeded, report this (if verbose) and write mtab entry.  */
       if (loop)
 	  opt_loopdev = loopdev;
 
-      update_mtab_entry(loop ? loopfile : spec,
+      if (pid == -1 || pid == 0) {
+        update_mtab_entry(loop ? loopfile : spec,
 			node,
 			types ? types : "unknown",
 			fix_opts_string (flags & ~MS_NOMTAB, extra_opts, user),
 			flags,
 			freq,
 			pass);
+        if (pid == 0)
+          exit(mnt5_res);
+      }
 
       block_signals (SIG_UNBLOCK);
       res = 0;
       goto out;
   }
 
+  if (pid == 0)
+    exit(mnt5_res);
+
   mnt_err = errno;
 
   if (loop)