linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] overlayfs update for 4.18

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Date:   Sun, 10 Jun 2018 00:55:44 +0100
From:   Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] overlayfs update for 4.18

On Sat, Jun 09, 2018 at 02:42:20PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Hmm.
> 
> So I had held off on pulling this in the hope that it would get more comments.
> 
> I like most of the vfs-level stuff - it gets rid of some of the
> hackery we had for overlayfs.
> 
> It does add some new hackery to replace it (like the file accounting), though.
> 
> And Christoph's copmmentary isn't really helping the situation.
> Christoph, I haven't seen the NAK history, can you elaborate?
> 
> And Al, can you please take a look?

Will post tonight...