sf...@users.sourceforge.net: > Lou Gosselin: > > Test Case E # This won't work without the modified aufs... > > > mkdir -p union a/mnt/original_files > > > mount -t tmpfs tmpfs a/mnt > > > mkdir -p a/mnt/new_mount_files > > > mount -t aufs aufs union -o br:a:a/mnt > > > find > > I am reviewing the behaviour of overlapping, and found case E works too. > Which version of aufs (and kernel) are you using? > > $ mkdir -p u a/mnt > $ sudo mount -t tmpfs nont a/mnt > $ sudo mount -t aufs -o br:a:a/mnt none u > $
Lou and Barry, Here is a new specification and a patch about overlapping, please review and test it if you have time. - /au = /br0 + /br1 ... + /brN - /brX/dirA exists - /brX/fs.img exists old-spec new-spec -------------------------------------------------- append:/out/dirB allow allow append:/brX/dirA x x (Lou's case C) append:/au/dirA x x mount something at /brX/dirA, append:/brX/dirA allow allow (Lou's case E?) mount something at /au/dirA, append:/au/dirA allow allow loopback mount /brX/fs.img at /out/dirB, append:/out/dirB x ALLOW (Barry may be interested) loopback mount /au/fs.img at /out/dirB, append:/out/dirB x x J. R. Okajima
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