linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 15/32] union-mount: Documentation

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Date:	Mon, 25 May 2009 09:03:07 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	hooanon05@...oo.co.jp
Cc:	Jan Blunck <jblunck@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
	bharata@...ibm.com, dwmw2@...radead.org, mszeredi@...e.cz,
	vaurora@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/32] union-mount: Documentation

On Monday 25 May 2009, hooanon05@...oo.co.jp wrote:
> Is renaming a regular file supported?
> Accrding to the change in "[PATCH 24/32] union-mount: in-kernel file
> copy between union mounted filesystems", every rename under union seems
> to be rejected.

Right, but that is consistent with how the kernel would treat a
rename from one mount point to another, and tools like 'mv'
can handle this in user space.

	Arnd <><
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