linux-kernel - Union mounts comparison with overlay file system prototype?

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Message-ID: <4D8B4A6F.9040303@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:43:11 -0400
From:	Ric Wheeler <rwheeler@...hat.com>
To:	Valerie Aurora <valerie.aurora@...il.com>, miklos@...redi.hu
CC:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Subject: Union mounts comparison with overlay file system prototype?

On 03/22/2011 10:12 PM, Valerie Aurora wrote:
> And I cc'd linux@...r.kernel.org on all the patches instead of
> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org - guess I'm really out of the kernel
> business now!  Anyway, if you want your replies to go to lkml, you'll
> have to hand edit the cc list.
>
> -VAL
>
  Val, Miklos,

Can one or both of you summarize what we union mounts and overlay do better or 
worse? Do we need both or just one?

Thanks!

Ric

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