Overlay merging, with whiteouts

2008-03-11 Thread Michael Towers
Here is an example using the new 'shwh' (show-whiteouts) option, available in aufs-20080310. Junjiro: Maybe you'd like to check this through and include it in the cvs source? # EXAMPLE USAGE OF THE 'shwh' OPTION -- 2008.03.11 #

Overlay merging

2008-02-27 Thread Michael Towers
Hi there, I have a feature request. I don't know whether it would be possible, or whether you have a better idea, but here goes. I have a three layer aufs mount, which is being used as the root fs: [top]layer1=rw(tmpfs):layer2=ro+wh(squashfs):layer3=rr(squashfs)[bottom] What I want to do is

build question

2008-01-30 Thread Michael Towers
It used to be possible to build aufs without the full kernel sources, but now this doesn't work, I get the following: ... make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.23-ARCH' grep: /usr/src/linux-2.6.23-ARCH/mm/shmem.c: No such file or directory CC [M]

Re: aufs initramfs question

2007-10-19 Thread Michael Towers
Hi Philipp, Yes, something like that should work - it's more or less how most live CDs do it (though I can't speak for the details, I haven't used this method for a while - I am now using klibc instead of busybox and mounting aufs later). If you need example scripts you could look at

Re: aufs initramfs question

2007-10-19 Thread Michael Towers
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael Towers: I see you are using initrd there. I am not at all sure about this, but I ::: The sample in aufs cvs tree supports initramfs too. Junjiro Okajima Could it be that there is a difference in regard to this in pivot_root and switch_root? I

time delay before changes become visible

2007-06-18 Thread Michael Towers
We are getting a strange 'lag' behaviour using aufs (well it seems strange to us). It's happening in a live CD environment using squashfs. After certain file-system operations - apparently where a large number of files get added or updated, but exactly when it happens and when not is not clear -