Re: Why Unionfs is better than Aufs

2010-03-23 Thread sfjro
First reason ::: If we have a save partition on top, we also have the SFS files in that partition. Aufs will refuse to mount those SFS files as they are already inside a branch. Consequently, we are forced to copy the main SFS file into RAM and mount it from there. However,

Re: Why Unionfs is better than Aufs

2010-03-23 Thread Barry Kauler
Thank you very much for your very detailed response. This is the major difference from the Unionfs mail-list, where there is often no response. The idea of temporarily remounting with 'udba=inotify' looks like a great idea! I'll try it. I will also try the patch to mount a Squashfs file that is

Re: Why Unionfs is better than Aufs

2010-03-21 Thread sfjro
Hello Barry, Barry Kauler: Now, it may be that these two things can be done in Aufs, but I don't know how: First reason ::: If we have a save partition on top, we also have the SFS files in that partition. Aufs will refuse to mount those SFS files as they are already inside a

Why Unionfs is better than Aufs

2010-03-20 Thread Barry Kauler
Over the years with Puppy Linux I have gone backwards and forwards between using Aufs and Unionfs. They each have advantages and disadvantages, but Unionfs has two major advantages that make me prefer it. The problem is that we have had ongoing stability issues with Unionfs and the developers are