linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] overlay filesystem fixes for 3.18

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Message-ID: <1775324.vr1BUO4kWb@xrated>
Date:	Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:51:59 +0100
From:	Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj@...la.net>
To:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc:	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux-Fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] overlay filesystem fixes for 3.18

On Freitag, 21. November 2014 13:41:57 Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj@...la.net> wrote:
> > Dear Miklos,
> > 
> > On Donnerstag, 20. November 2014 17:45:31 Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> >> The biggest change is to rename the filesystem from "overlayfs" to
> >> "overlay". This will allow legacy overlayfs to be easily carried by
> >> distros
> >> alongside the new mainline one.
> > 
> > Would you kindly give a firm elaboration of this rename?
> > 
> 
> See this thread:
> 
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/11/18/433

Okay, thanks. I  must have missed this one. "overlay" is as good as a name can 
be, IMHO.

Cheers,
Pete
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