linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/13] overlay: overlay filesystem documentation

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Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.2.01.1209100333290.22738@frira.zrqbmnf.qr>
Date:	Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:47:04 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...i.de>
To:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/13] overlay: overlay filesystem documentation


On Wednesday 2012-08-15 17:48, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
>[...]
>+This is most obvious from the 'st_dev' field returned by stat(2).
>+
>+While directories will report an st_dev from the overlay-filesystem,
>+all non-directory objects will report an st_dev from the lower or
>+upper filesystem that is providing the object.

That would seem to render `rsync --one-filesystem` unusable?
(or similar options in other tools)


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