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

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Message-ID: <7294.1243240990@jrobl>
Date:	Mon, 25 May 2009 17:43:10 +0900
From:	hooanon05@...oo.co.jp
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
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 


Arnd Bergmann:
> 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.

Yes, that is the description in the union mount document.
While it says to rename a regular file is implemented, the code differs
actually.
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+Rename across different levels of the union is implemented as a copy-up
+operation for regular files. Rename of directories simply returns EXDEV, the
+same as if we tried to rename across different mounts. Most applications have
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