linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/35] Union mounts

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Message-Id: <20100421150634.1f01240a.randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Date:	Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:06:34 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Valerie Aurora <vaurora@...hat.com>
Cc:	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/35] Union mounts - everything but the xattrs

On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:04:07 -0700 Valerie Aurora wrote:

> This patch series implements union mounts for every system call
> except:
> 
> - xattr-related calls
> - fchmod()/fchown()/futimensat() on an fd
> 
> The copyup portion is a proof of concept based around union_path_nd(),
> which looks up both the target <mnt,dentry> pair and its parent's.  If
> the parent is on a union mount, and the target is on a lower layer, we
> copy up the target.
> 
> This patch set is very raw and could use even the most superficial
> review.  Just take a look at Erez's review from December to see how
> low-hanging the fruit is on this one.
> 
> -VAL


Hi VAL,

In the future, please make patches 1-N reply/refer to patch 0 instead of to
the preceding numbered patch.


thanks,
---
~Randy
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